NCQA and Lilly Launch Online Quality Improvement Guide to Help Reduce Health Care Disparities and Improve Patient Care
Lilly USA and the NCQA have collaborated to release a free online guide and resource library for health care organizations that wish to undertake quality improvement initiatives to improve culturally and linguistically appropriate services and reduce disparities in care.
Recognizing Best of the Best in Health IT — 2009 National Davies Awards Announced
Health information technology – specifically
electronic health records – is an integral component of quality patient
care for the recipients of the 2009 HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence.
InfoLogix Selected by Albert Einstein Healthcare Network for eLearning Modules to Support EMR Implementation
InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG), a leading technology provider of
enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial
industries, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network…
Cardinal Health Introduces Expanded Suite of Services to Help Hospital Pharmacies Improve Cost Containment, Workflow, Patient Safety
Cardinal Health today introduced an expanded suite of consulting,
analytics and operations services to help hospital pharmacy directors
improve cost containment, work flow and patient safety.
Baxa IntelliFlowRx™ Upgrades Expand Pharmacy Capabilities
Baxa Corporation announces the expansion of its IntelliFlowRx Workflow
Manager system to include Preparation Modes, FormularyPlus™ and TPN
processing capabilities.
2009 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced
The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint
Commission today announced the 2009 recipients of the annual John M.
Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. Honorees were selected in
all five award categories.
Center for Technology and Aging Releases Guidelines for $500,000 Medication Optimization Diffusion Grants Programs
One-year grants designed to identify ways to
rapidly spread technologies that can reduce $290 billion in
non-adherence and $47 billion in drug-related hospitalizations annually
in U.S.
Philips Issues Important Device Safety Alert about Avalon Fetal Monitors
FDA issues letter for healthcare providers.
2010 NPSF Patient Safety Congress: Call for Solutions
Ten years after the IOM report, NPSF seeks to focus on solutions to achieve measurable advances in patient safety.
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Taps Starbak Video Portal to Help Children and Adults with Disabilities
Leading healthcare provider improves inter-office communication,
promotes continued employee education and lowers annual travel expenses.