Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System Released
PROACTOnDemand, the new RCA SaaS Web Application for performing and delivering Root Cause Analysis developed by Reliability Center, Inc., of Hopewell, Virginia was awarded the Product of the Year Gold Award by Plant Engineering magazine readers in the Maintenance Software category.
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Expert Peter Pronovost Earns Dual National Honors
Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.M., a world-renowned patient safety champion who’s devoted his career to making hospitals and health care safer for patients by reducing medical errors and avoidable harm, is the recipient of two national honors.
50,000 Physicians Now on Doximity Medical Network
In the year since its launch, Doximity has grown to over 50,000 active physicians and is now used by 9% of all doctors in the United States. In that time, Doximity has also facilitated more than one million connections between doctors— affecting the care of tens of millions of American patients. In reaching this milestone, Doximity has established itself as the largest and fastest-growing professional network for physicians online.
Doximity uniquely provides a HIPAA-compliant platform where physicians use their real name and verified credentials to establish and share their professional expertise.
Complimentary Knowledge Assessment in Partnership for Patients Clinical Topics Offered
EMP Forms Patient Safety Organization
Patient Safety Education Program Offers QRC-Enabled Posters
Kimberly-Clark and Safe Care Campaign team with CDC, The Joint Commission’s Speak UpTM Educational Campaign and the Patient Channel to provide consumer education.
Health 2.0 and ONC Announce Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge
Health 2.0 and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today launched the Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge, designed to spur development of platform-agnostic health information technology (HIT) tools to facilitate the reporting of medical errors in hospital and outpatient settings. The deadline to submit applications is August 31, 2012.
Vocera Introduces Patient Connect
Vocera Communications, Inc. introduced Vocera Patient Connect, a new multimedia discharge solution, at the AONE 45th Annual Meeting on March 22-23 in Boston. Vocera Patient Connect provides a patient-centric approach to communication that improves patient comprehension and compliance of discharge instructions, contributing to reduced readmissions.
Quick Response Code-Enabled Patient Safety Education Program Launched
Consumer Reports: Many Medical Implants Never Tested For Safety, Leaving Patients At Risk
A new investigation by Consumer Reports reveals that while tens of millions of American consumers live with medical devices implanted in their bodies, many of these implants have never been tested for safety and manufacturers are often required to do nothing more than file paperwork and pay a user fee before bringing their products to market.