Diagnostic Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology
Critical Communication: Improving Patient Safety
The written diagnostic imaging report is the key method of communication between radiologists and referring clinicians. However, the radiology report is valuable not only for its contents, but also for the timeliness of delivery given the important subject matter of radiologic results, including, in some cases, critical findings.
Health & IT Quality: Failure Is Not an Option
Health & IT Quality
Failure Is Not an Option
Healthcare could learn much from Gene Kranz. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with other mission scientists and crew, Kranz led his Tiger Team of experts at NASA in its successful effort to bring three astronauts on a perilous 500,000 mile journey around the moon and back home to Earth.
Study Finds Radio Frequency Technology Highly Effective in Preventing Retained Surgical Items in Bariatric Procedures
Bellevue, Washington, February 10, 2011—RF Surgical Systems, Inc., the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, announced the first published data on the power of radio frequency technology to identify retained surgical items in all patient types.
New Bed Designed to Reduce Patient-Lift-Related Injuries
Covisint, a Compuware Company, Wins New Business from Vermont Blueprint for Health
RelayHealth Expands SaaS-Based HIE and PHR Platform with Certified EHR
RelayHealth announced the latest addition to the company’s health IT solutions: RelayClinical™ EHR, now fully certified for ambulatory EHR by Drummond Group, Inc.
Rauland-Borg Partners with Voalté to Bring Nurse Call to iPhones
Vocera Acquires Wallace Wireless
Two South Florida Hospitals Select Novel Radio Frequency Detection Technology to Aid in Prevention of Retained Items in Surgery
Good Samaritan Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center are the first two hospitals in South Florida to use radio-frequency (RF) detection technology in their operating rooms.