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Technology

World’s First Adjustable Patient Check-In Kiosk Unveiled

February 21, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Orlando, February 21, 2011—Connected Technology Solutions (CTS) unveiled the world’s first adjustable self-service healthcare kiosk at the 2011 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, the annual tradeshow for healthcare IT professionals.

Technology

VitalHealth Software Announces Beta Program for Ambulatory EHR Designed with Mayo Clinic

February 21, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 21, 2011—VitalHealth Software, a leading provider of web-based software solutions for health management, announced the beta testing availability of VitalHealth EHR for Practices version 1.8, the latest version of its electronic health record (EHR) solution for small practices.

Technology

Capsule’s Connectivity Solution to Deliver Information from Stryker’s Wireless Smart Beds into EMRs

February 21, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Andover, Massachusetts, February 21, 2011—Capsule (www.capsuletech.com), the leading provider of medical device connectivity, announced it now supports Stryker’s new wireless smart bed to connect patient data from Stryker smart beds directly into hospital Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

Leadership

Payers and Providers Study: Turning Clincial Data into Actionable Information Key Mandate for Clinical Analytics

February 20, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Orlando, Florida, February 20, 2011—Using clinical analytics to meet Stage One meaningful use criteria and lowering clinical costs emerged as the top drivers for providers and payers, respectively, for using and analyzing clinical data.

Uncategorized

Editor’s Note: HIMSS11

February 18, 2011 ‐ Patton McGinley

By Susan Carr

The year’s largest celebration of healthcare IT takes place next week (Feb. 20-24) in Orlando. A number of us associated with PSQH will be in attendance, and copies of the Jan/Feb issue will be available in publication bins in the Convention Center (check the program guide for exact location)

Leadership

AHA Establishes New Award to Recognize Leadership in Healthcare Quality Improvement

February 17, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Washington, D.C., February 9, 2011—The AHA announces the new Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award to recognize state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations’ leadership in improving healthcare quality.

Environment and Facilities

New Toolkit Will Help Emergency Departments Prevent and Mitigate Violence Against Staff

February 16, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

February 16, 2011—Violence in hospital emergency departments is a well-documented and serious problem. The majority of emergency department nurses have experienced some form of verbal or physical abuse at the hands of a patient or a patient’s friend or relative at some point in their careers.

Infection Control

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. Launches Online Tool to Help Reduce Number of Surgical Site Infections

February 16, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Piscataway, New Jersey, February 16, 2011—Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., launched the Safe Surgery Initiative (www.safesurgeryinitiative.com), a website for providers, health plans and employers to provide customizable tools geared to educate providers and patients about preventing surgical site infections (SSI).

Technology

RFID Showcase

February 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

RFID Showcase

Coming to the AID of Healthcare

By Tom Inglesby

Many companies focus on the realm of RFID (radio frequency identification) for healthcare, and there have been some significant challenges both on the R&D side and the practitioner’s implementation side.

Patient Safety

Safety Culture Oregon Hospitals Use Survey Results to Drive Change

February 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Safety Culture

Oregon Hospitals Use Survey Results to Drive Change

By Ruth Medak, MD, FACP

Medical error rates at hospitals are under scrutiny as never before, both from within and outside the healthcare profession. In response, many hospitals have begun transforming their internal cultures to align medical practice more closely with safety goals.