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The American Hospital Association Continues its Endorsement of Versus RTLS for Patient Flow

February 2, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Traverse City, Michigan, February 2, 2011—In 2006, AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, selected Versus Technology, Inc.’s Real-time Locating System (RTLS) as a component of its Patient Flow Platform.

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Protect Mothers and Babies from Unnecessary Harm

January 26, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Washington, D.C., January 26, 2011—Virginia Business Coalition on Health joins the employer-driven hospital quality watchdog, The Leapfrog Group, in issuing a Call to Action in response to new data finding that thousands of babies are electively scheduled for delivery too early, resulting in a higher likelihood of death, being admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and life-long health problems.

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Membership Now Open for the First and Only Individual Membership Program for Patient Safety Field

January 26, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

January 26, 2011—The American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety invites you to join its community of individuals committed to accelerating the delivery of safe patient care.

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Ohio Business, Healthcare Leaders’ Collaboration to Improve Patient Safety Results in Estimated Annual Savings of Nearly $13 Million

January 18, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

A unique collaborative effort among business leaders and healthcare providers to make Ohio the safest place in the nation for healthcare has led to more than $12.8 million in healthcare savings, more than 900 fewer patient days spent in the hospital and nearly 3,600 fewer adverse drug events and infections in children.

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2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced

January 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission announced the 2010 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. Honorees were selected in three award categories.

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National Patient Safety Foundation Creates First Professional Society and Certification Program for Patient Safety

December 22, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), a nonprofit specializing in advancing safe patient care, is creating a groundbreaking new membership program for patient safety professionals that will provide a unique opportunity for sharing of best practices and the unification of the growing patient safety community.

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Agfa HealthCare’s DR and CR Solutions Provide Tools to Help Manage Patient Safety

November 24, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

With Agfa HealthCare’s full range of detector technologies for direct radiography (DR) and computed radiography (CR) solutions, radiologists have the ability to decide when and where to apply specific detector options.

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Safety and Savings in Las Vegas: Nurses Have Decision Support at UMC

November 18, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Safety and Savings in Las Vegas: Nurses Have Decision Support at UMC

By Mitch Work, MPA, FHIMSS; and Chuck Appleby

As one of the country’s fastest-growing cities in the early 21st century, Las Vegas, Nevada, has had to shoulder all the demographic challenges that distinction entails. Through it all, University Medical Center (UMC) has steadfastly maintained its role as the safety net for the sickest and neediest patients in this metro area of nearly two million people.

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Integrated Quality Measures Improve Patient Safety & Care

November 18, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Integrated Quality Measures Improve Patient Safety & Care

By Leigh S. Hamby, MD, MHA; Dan Housman; Betsy Parker, PMP

In 2008, the Piedmont Clinic welcomed a new CEO who has led the clinic leadership in its development and adoption of a clinical integration model that blends clinical and financial integration. As part of this process much discussion revolved around the best way to track and use data to create integration.

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Addressing Institutional Conflict of Interest to Promote Patient Safety

November 18, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Addressing Institutional Conflict of Interest to Promote Patient Safety

By Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD; and Tim Mackey, MAS

Studies show that 67% of academic departments have financial relationships with industry (Campbell, 2007b). The Institute of Medicine has warned that academic institutions lack independent review, with resulting tolerance of conflicts due to financial gains, which may pose serious barriers to addressing the issue (IOM, 2009).