Health IT & Quality: Health IT’s Glue
Health IT & Quality
Health IT’s Glue
With the march toward deployment of healthcare IT in full swing, concern mounts about obtaining the full value from the investment. Spending $19 billion on health IT tools does not guarantee patient safety, enhanced quality, improved access to care, or reduced cost. In fact, many studies over the past years have shown just the opposite.
Rauland-Borg and Visonic Technologies Collaboration Brings Enhanced RTLS Functionality to the Responder 5® Nurse Call System
Rauland-Borg, the leader in Healthcare Nurse Call Systems, and Visonic
Technologies, a global provider of scalable Active RFID/RTLS based
safety, security and management solutions for the healthcare industry,
announce the integration of Elpas RTLS technology with the Responder 5
Nurse Call System.
ISMP Develops Guidelines for Standard Order Sets
Computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) for medications gives
healthcare organizations the ability to provide prescribers with a
collection, or set, of predefined standardized orders that address
common patient conditions. These order sets can be used for paper based
as well as CPOE systems.
3M and Patient Care Technology Systems Collaborate on State-of-the-Art Automated Hand Hygiene Solution to Improve Compliance
3M and Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of
Consulier Engineering, Inc., have
signed an agreement to bring a state-of-the-art automated hand hygiene
compliance solution to healthcare customers globally.
Capsule’s Connectivity Solution to Automatically Deliver Patient Data from Stryker Smart Beds into EMRs
Capsule, the leading provider of medical device
connectivity, has entered into a partnership with
Stryker’s Medical division to connect patient data from Stryker smart
beds directly into hospital Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
Eclipsys and Microsoft Form Strategic Alliance to Make Enterprise Health IT More Open and Powerful
Eclipsys Corp.® and Microsoft Corp. have
signed an alliance agreement to deliver the choice and flexibility that
hospitals need and want to improve health information technology (HIT)
efficiencies.
Capsule Introduces Low Acuity Application for Connectivity in Med-Surg Environments
Capsule, the leading provider of medical device
connectivity, introduces its low acuity application, ideal for the
med-surg environment.
Epocrates Launches Most Popular Medical Reference Tool for Android Smartphones
As part of an ongoing commitment to supporting physicians at the point
of care, Epocrates, Inc., announced availability of a beta version of
its software for Google’s Android™. With this new offering, Epocrates®
software is now available across all major mobile platforms, including
iPhone®, BlackBerry®, Palm®, Windows Mobile® and Android.
GE Healthcare Introduces Vscan™ Pocket-sized Visualization Tool for Point-of-care Imaging
GE Healthcare announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized
visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging
capabilities at the point-of-care.
Siemens and NextGen Healthcare Renew Alliance To Deliver Ambulatory IT Solutions
Siemens Healthcare announced it has renewed its strategic alliance with
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to deliver innovative ambulatory
information technology (IT) solutions.