NPSF Announces Patient Safety 7/365
Medication safety and health care culture and safety are the focus as the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) leads Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 3-9, 2013. This year’s theme, Patient Safety 7/365, reminds health care professionals and health consumers that providing safe patient care requires constant dedication and effort, 365 days a year.
Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Partners with Emily Jerry Foundation for Pediatric Safety Initiative
Because of their small size, pediatric patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors. An error that might have minimal effect to an adult could be catastrophic to a child. To help promote awareness of this issue, Medi-Dose/EPS is working with the Emily Jerry Foundation to incorporate their Blue Angel warning logo into MILT 3.0 software.
Just Culture for Critical Access Hospitals Program Announced
Outcome Engenuity has announced the Just Culture Critical Access Hospital Program. This program will give smaller Critical Access Hospitals better and more ready access to Just Culture materials and training.
Patients Engaged as Consumers
Patient engagement is a hot topic. From next week’s HIMSS Conference and Exhibition to the current issue of Health Affairs, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, and most healthcare organizations, patient engagement is prominently on the agenda. In Forbes, quality and safety guru Michael Millenson reports that the patient engagement movement has entered a new, high-powered phase.
Cox Medical Center Branson Uses T-System’s Care Continuity to Reduce Readmissions
Cox Medical Center Branson completed activation of T-System’s PerformNext Care Continuity web-based solution in its hospital and provider clinics to facilitate patient transitions and improve communication and access to clinical data. The facility has set a goal to reduce avoidable readmissions by 20 percent with the primary intention to improve their patients’ safety, satisfaction, experience and outcomes.
New AHRQ Resource Can Help Prevent Patient Falls in Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a new online toolkit, “Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care,” that focuses on reducing falls that occur during a patient’s hospital stay.
ECRI Institute PSO Uncovers HIT-related Events in Deep Dive Analysis
The federal government is spending about $19 billion to encourage hospitals, physician practices, and other healthcare organizations to invest in their health information technology (HIT) infrastructure with the goal of improving patient safety and quality through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
EMPSF: The Role of Nurse Leaders in Quality and Patient Safety
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The Role of Nurse Leaders in Quality and Patient Safety
In October 2010, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. This report was the result of a 2-year initiative by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the IOM, designed to respond to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. The report outlines four key messages:
2012 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced
The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission have announced the 2012 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The awards will be presented on March 8, during a luncheon at the 2013 NQF Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Washington, DC.
Intelligent Hospital Award Winners Named
Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence in healthcare, has announced that two of its customers have been recognized as Intelligent Hospital Award winners for 2013, presented by the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) and Intelligent Hospital.org.