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MAeHC Participates in Successful Massachusetts HIWay Kick-Off

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit pioneer and leader in healthcare delivery through health information technology, announced it participated in the official launch of the statewide healthcare information exchange, known as the Massachusetts Health Information Highway (HIway).

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New AHRQ Tool Assesses Patient Safety Culture in Pharmacies

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

AHRQ has released the Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture and a free toolkit of materials that helps community pharmacies assess their culture of patient safety.

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Provider Perspectives on Patient Safety: Join the Discussion

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

By Susan Carr

The independent news organization ProPublica has been investigating patient safety through a series of feature articles and social media offerings.

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EPMG Assists Families Experiencing Unexpected Death or Outcomes

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Emergency Physicians Medical Group’s (EPMG) Next Step Program has been nationally recognized as an innovation designed to reach out to patients and their family members in a very unique way.

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NPSF Announces 15th Annual Patient Safety Congress

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The NPSF Patient Safety Congress, to be held May 8 – 10 in New Orleans, is an educational and networking event. Speakers and posters are invited to share experiences and successes so all may benefit.

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Report Cites Health Care Integration as a National Priority for Improving Patient Safety

October 23, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation today released a report on care integration that highlights the issue as a national priority for improving patient safety and the efficiency of the US health care system. Order from Chaos: Accelerating Care Integration is the result of a Leape Institute Roundtable that brought together leading experts in the fields of patient safety and health system improvement.

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Donald Berwick Receives Institute of Medicine’s 2012 Lienhard Award

October 16, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Institute of Medicine recently presented the 2012 Gustav O. Lienhard Award to Donald M. Berwick, a physician whose work has catalyzed a national movement to improve health care quality and safety.

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ArborMetrix’s Registry Solution Enhances Quality, Lower Cost of Surgical Care

October 16, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) have selected ArborMetrix, a provider of real-time, cloud-based analytics solutions for acute and specialty care, to help accelerate their surgical care quality improvement efforts.

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Radisphere Partnership Provides Quality, Lower Cost Radiology Services

October 16, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Radisphere, the largest and fastest-growing national radiology group in the United States, has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) to bring high quality, lower cost radiology services to the rural hospital community.

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National Patient Safety Foundation Announces Leadership Transition

October 15, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has announced that Diane C. Pinakiewicz, MBA, CPPS will be leaving her position as president of NPSF, effective November 12, 2012.