In Pursuit of a Patient-Centered VA Prescription Label
In Pursuit of a Patient-Centered VA Prescription Label
The patient-centered prescription label movement has roots in primary research studies by notable health literacy proponents (Davis et al., 2006; Davis et al., 2008; Shrank et al., 2007; Sharnk, Avorn et al., 2007). This foundational work paved the way for setting standards for prescription label formats, content, lexicon, and numeracy interpretation.
ISMP to Assess U.S. Hospitals Regarding Medication Safety Practices
AllMed Announces Web-Based External Peer Review Solution for Hospitals
Portland, Oregon, June 7, 2011—AllMed Healthcare Management, an innovator in the development of web-based medical review workflow software, announced the launch of its online external peer review services for hospitals and ASCs through PeerPoint.
Medication Safety: The “Other” Healthcare Reform Movement
Medication Safety
The “Other” Healthcare Reform Movement
While most mainstream media coverage in recent months has framed discussions of healthcare reform around issues of access and cost management, there is an equally critical type of healthcare reform evolving within hospitals that impacts nearly every patient—improving medication safety.
ISMP: Measuring Up to Medication Safety
ISMP
Measuring Up to Medication Safety
Medications are among the most common interventions used to improve health. So it should come as no surprise that adverse drug events—injuries caused by the use of medications—are a substantial source of preventable harm to hospitalized patients. Measuring the level of safety is fundamental to improvement.
Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research with IBM Business Analytics
Healthcare Organizations Release Updated Guide to e-Prescribing
Englewood, Colorado, April 26, 2011—Five partner organizations issued an updated 2011 edition of A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing. This “how-to” guide helps healthcare professionals make informed decisions about how and when to transition from paper to e-prescribing systems.
ISMP Launches 2011 Assessment of Medication Safety
MEDecision and Health Language Inc. Form Strategic Alliance
Wayne, Pa. and Denver; March 14, 2011—MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, and Health Language, Inc. (HLI), a global leader in medical terminology management, announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will enable MEDecision to help its healthcare payer and provider customers transition to, comply with and capitalize on the industry’s forthcoming ICD-10 requirements.