New Bed Designed to Reduce Patient-Lift-Related Injuries
Protect Mothers and Babies from Unnecessary Harm
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.
ASTRO Reaffirms Commitment to Quality, Issues Progress Report on Patient Safety Plan
Fairfax, Virginia, January 26, 2011—The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and reduce the chances of medical errors.
Membership Now Open for the First and Only Individual Membership Program for Patient Safety Field
Pilot Validates RTLS, Dana-Farber Selects Versus for Yawkey Cancer Center
Covisint, a Compuware Company, Wins New Business from Vermont Blueprint for Health
Merge Healthcare Deploys New Imaging Interoperability Solution at UMass Memorial Health Care
What’s in a Name?
As an editor, I expect to pay more attention than most people do to word choice. Whether I’m talking to others or myself, composing emails, editing manuscripts, writing for print or the web, or squeezing maximum value out of my 140 characters on Twitter, I’m constantly searching for the right words.
ECRI Institute Survey Identifies Top Risk Management Concerns for 2011
Ohio Business, Healthcare Leaders’ Collaboration to Improve Patient Safety Results in Estimated Annual Savings of Nearly $13 Million
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.