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UAB Health System expands Ƶ to cardiac, thoracic and gynecology-oncology

November 15, 2018
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Dr. Daniel Chu, UAB Health System’s ERAS Medical Director, was recently awarded a University of Alabama grant of $210,000 for his ongoing ERAS research, which will expand UAB’s partnership with Ƶ. Using Ƶ, UAB Medicine provides patients with a digital experience through which they can access information about their surgeries via cell phone, tablet or computer – from surgery preparation through the recovery process. UAB first implemented Ƶ for Colorectal surgery, and will now expand to the cardiac, thoracic and gynecological oncology..

UAB Health System expands Ƶ to cardiac, thoracic and gynecology-oncology

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alan
on
November 15, 2018

Dr. Daniel Chu, UAB Health System’s ERAS Medical Director, was recently awarded a University of Alabama grant of $210,000 for his ongoing ERAS research, which will expand UAB’s partnership with Ƶ. Using Ƶ, UAB Medicine provides patients with a digital experience through which they can access information about their surgeries via cell phone, tablet or computer – from surgery preparation through the recovery process. UAB first implemented Ƶ for Colorectal surgery, and will now expand to the cardiac, thoracic and gynecological oncology..

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