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Editor's Notes
PSQH is co-sponsoring a series of audioconferences about patient safety. The first in the series, Dealing with Disruptive Behavior: The Joint Commission's New Standard and One System's Strategy for Success, will take place on Sept. 17.

ASQ's Healthcare Division has issued a Call for Presentations for the Quality Institute for Healthcare, which will take place May 18 — 19, 2009, in Minneapolis. Submission deadline is Sept. 30.

Conference News
The following conference have been added to the online calendar:

• October 23-25: The Canadian Healthcare Safety Symposium 8: Healthcare and the Law
  

Current News

• The Center for Connected Health receives funding from MS HealthVault Be Well Fund for home-base glucose monitoring system.
  
  
• MITSS will accept nominations for its HOPE Award through Sept. 1.
  
  
• CMS issues final IPPS rule, which includes nonpayment of charges for "reasonably preventable" never events.
  
  
• CCHIT task force on PHR certification recommends strong focus on patient privacy.
  
  
• Safe lifting "toolkit" provides free resources for injury prevention.
  
  
• Medicare will make incentive payments to providers who use ePrescribing.
  
  

• NHS award contract to P3 Medical for PDC wristbands.
  
  
• United Regional Health Care partners with CDW healthcare for bedside documentation.
  
  
• Dialog Medical installs informed consent software at William Beaumont Army Medical Center
  
  
• Optimal Solutions launches interactive television for patients at Metro Health.
  
  
• Muskogee Community Hospital selects DocuSys for anesthesia IS.
  
  
• Hospital in Madrid, Spain, deploys Ekahau wi-fi RTLS to protect emergency room employees.
  
  
• Karl Storz and LiveData announce exclusive distribution agreement.
  
  
• Clarian Transplant provides patients with web site by MedActionPlan.com to help manage medications.
  
  
• WellSpan selects rL Solutions for its patient safety, quality and reporting initiatives.
  
  

Product News

• Draeger launches wireless patient-worn monitor.
  
  
• Diatherix receives CLIA certificate for process that identifies multiple pathogens in single test.
  
  
• Epocrates and BMJ Group unveil online clinical resources.
  
  
• ECRI Institute evaluates RF-detectable surgical sponge systems in published report.
  
  
• Welch Allyn introduces blood pressure cuff with standardized connection.
  
  

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