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UAB Health System expands ɫֱ 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 ɫֱ. Using ɫֱ, 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 ɫֱ for Colorectal surgery, and will now expand to the cardiac, thoracic and gynecological oncology..

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

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alan
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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 ɫֱ. Using ɫֱ, 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 ɫֱ for Colorectal surgery, and will now expand to the cardiac, thoracic and gynecological oncology..

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