Diagnosing Sepsis Sooner To Save More Lives
Sepsis Trend: Redivus Health is finding that up to 50% of the time sepsis is being under-recognized. For Hannah Schoendaler, Director of Nursing, and Amanda Volchko, Physician Assistant, at Sheridan…
Meet Our Founders: Dr. Heath Latham
For Dr. Heath Latham, moving into a new neighborhood led to starting a new company. About six years ago, he reconnected with a new neighbor and former colleague, Jeff Dunn.…
Stroke: Racing the Clock
“I’m to the point where I don’t want to be without this app for Code Blue or stroke. It’s an essential tool, not just an optional tool.” For Dr. Marc…
Meet Our Founders: How a Code Blue Tragedy Shaped My Mission to Combat Medical Error
This article was originally written by Jeff Dunn for LinkedIn's Hard Cases series, where medical professionals share the toughest challenges they've faced in their careers. My career took an unexpected…
Treating Sepsis Like a Code
Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Mortality increases 7.6% every hour that treatment is delayed. Dr. Jacob Shepherd, a family medicine resident in Kansas City, Mo.,…
Sepsis: Quick Action Saves Lives
The evening before, the elderly resident’s vital signs were normal. The next morning, they were anything but normal. The long-term care facility staff called Kassandra Kuhlman, R.N., the nurse on…
Code Blue: Action in Slow Motion
Being called to a Code Blue is routine for an ER doctor in a large hospital. As chair of the Emergency Department at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.,…
Meet Our Team: Doug Peterson, R.N.
It was a passion for rural healthcare and an interaction with a Palm Pilot that led Doug Peterson to work for Redivus Health. With 36 years of healthcare experience covering…
Code Blue: Taking the Stress Out
Franklin County Emergency Medical Services and Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan., are committed to high standards of patient care. They partner with The University of Kansas Health System to…
Meet Our Team: Kristy Blomquist, R.N.
With more than a decade of experience working as an ICU nurse, serving on hospital Code Blue and sepsis response teams, and training others as a nursing educator and ACLS…
Code Blue: Bringing Order to Chaos
For Maddy, a hospital ER nurse, her first experience using the Redivus Health Code Blue app came in the middle of a Code Blue event. “A code was called in…
Sepsis Scare: Redivus to the Rescue
For Lauren Bond, a nurse who now runs a business specializing in geriatric care management services, being involved with usability testing for the Redivus Health app in the simulation lab…
Sepsis: Reading the Signs
Sepsis claims more lives each year than any cancer. For Tammie Williams, an experienced ER nurse, spotting the signs of sepsis is second nature. She sees cases regularly and knows…
Code Blue: Beating the Odds
Less than 11% of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive. —American Heart Association For Dr. Jacob Shepherd, a family medicine resident, using the Redivus Health Code…