Hospira and Smiths Medical to Co-Promote Infusion Pumps and Develop a Standardized Safety Monitoring and Reporting Solution across Infusion Systems
Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, and Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced a commercial collaboration and co-development agreement for infusion pump systems.
Health Literacy Innovations Announces New Licensing Agreements
Health Literacy Innovations, creators of the Health Literacy Advisor, the nation’s first interactive health literacy software tool, today announced the following organizations have signed new agreements to license the Health Literacy Advisor…
NPSF Unveils 2011 Patient Safety Awareness Campaign
In a concerted effort to encourage and strengthen collaboration between patients, families and healthcare providers, the National Patient Safety Foundation today announced its 2011 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign.
Patients Are Injured Due to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows
Errors related to missed or delayed diagnosis are frequently a cause of patient injury and therefore an underlying cause of patient safety related events.
Certain Types of Vena Cava Filters May Fracture and Fragment, Causing Potentially Life-Threatening Complications
ITA Partners extends its oncology decision-support offerings with the launch of eviti™
ITA Partners, Inc., an independent, third-party expert with nearly a decade of experience supporting oncology treatment decisions and patient care, is extending its decision-support services with the introduction of eviti™.
Patient Safety on the Fly
Patient Safety on the Fly Technology and Teamwork
Picture this: You are a nurse on an emergency transport helicopter en route to pick up a critical patient who is intubated at an outlying facility. Upon arrival, you learn the patient has adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), complicated by septic shock.
First, Protect the Patient from Harm
First, Protect the Patient from Harm
Applying Adult Learning Principles to Patient Safety
“First, do no harm.” Today, unlike in the time of Hippocrates, evidence of harm may not become immediately obvious during healthcare interventions. For example, a lapse in attention while inserting a central line may result in a blood stream infection that becomes apparent days later.
NPSF Announces Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research and Development in Patient Safety
NPSF Offers Webinar on Patient Safety Resources
The National Patient Safety Foundation will offer a complimentary webinar, “Patient Safety Resources and Publication Strategies: Uncovering and Contributing Important Knowledge in the Field,” at 1:00pm ET on June 22, 2010.