Starting July 30, inpatient providers will be able to send most discharge medication orders electronically within CS-Link™ in a process referred to as e-prescribing. Rather than printing, faxing or writing out a prescription, the order will transmit electronically from CS-Link directly to the patient’s preferred pharmacy.
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Demetra Stalling was one of more than 400 cancer survivors, family guests and physicians who came to reconnect, reflect and celebrate at Cedars-Sinai's annual Cancer Survivors Day luncheon in June. Stalling had more to celebrate than most — she beat cancer twice.
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As breast cancer patients are achieving longer survival rates, the importance of quality of life has increased and surgeons are faced with trying to balance performing adequate oncologic surgery while maximizing quality of life and minimizing morbidity.
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Aberrant morphologic features that are caused by genetic and epigenetic changes in cancer cells seen by pathologists can be quantitated by digital image analysis. Analysis of tumors through this technique provides multiple benefits and complements human vision.
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Members of the medical staff are encouraged to nominate a candidate for the 2016 Pioneer in Medicine award. This award is given to a member of the medical staff who has made clinical and research contributions recognized at Cedars-Sinai and in the national or international medical communities.
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Employees and volunteers across Cedars-Sinai got a glimpse last week of groundbreaking research innovations and discoveries fostered by the Campaign for Cedars-Sinai during a daylong event where senior leaders kicked off the public phase of the fundraising effort. The campaign has an overall goal of raising $600 million by 2018, making it the most ambitious fundraising effort to date.
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Andriana Nikolova, MD, noticed as a student at Harvard Medical School that while there had been advances in medical techniques, the same could not be said for medical technology. Nikolova, now a Cardiology Fellow at Cedars-Sinai, and her husband co-founded a company to improve technology efficiencies at hospitals.
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The California law governing the renewal of state Fluoroscopy Operator and Supervisor permits now requires that four out of the 10 hours of continuing education that physicians complete be specific to radiation safety during fluoroscopy.
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When you type "visit diagnosis" in CS-Link™, the option for "list" or "calculator" with database matches pops up. You have the option to choose "calculator" or "list." While the "list" may seem short, often it is burdensomely long. Click "calculator" tab and save time.
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