Perspective: Enforceable Regulations for Patient Safety
Perspective
Enforceable Regulations for Patient Safety
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err Is Human (2000),
recommended a national goal of reducing medical errors by 50% within 5
years. To say that we haven’t met this goal would be an understatement.
In its latest National Healthcare Quality Report, the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) asserts that, “measures of
patient safety … indicate not only a lack of improvement but also, in
fact, a decline of almost 1 percent in this area.”
Certification Commission Launching 2011 Certification Programs in October
Over 700 attend Sept. 3 Town Call, provide feedback showing strong interest.
Hill-Rom and Radianse Announce Partnering Agreement to Integrate Location-Sensing Technology into NaviCare® Nurse Call
New technology will extend Hill-Rom leadership in health care locating by breaking down barriers to Enterprise-Wide Deployment
Audiopoint Adds Voice to Health Care Reform Debate
Audiopoint, a leading provider of innovative voice data solutions,
today announced the availability of NotifierRx®, its new suite of
automated patient management services.
Patient Safety Video Library Released by Safer Healthcare
Collection of video vignettes helps health care and education professionals teach and reinforce key patient safety topics.
Joint Commission Alert: Effective Leadership Critical to Preventing Medical Errors
Leaders must take responsibility for patient safety.
Baxa Launches Awareness Campaign Addressing Serious Risk of Tubing Misconnection in the Neonatal ICU
Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new awareness campaign for
its NeoThrive Enteral Feeding System. The exclusive NeoThrive System
provides Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) a safer way to help
their fragile patients grow.
VoIPcare Announces qMetrix for Healthcare for Real-Time Collection of Quality Data
VoIPcare Technology today announced the enhancement of their qMetrix
for Heathcare system. The system is a secure web based application to
assist hospitals in real time collection, storage and reporting of core
measures.
Coastal Shows Cultural Competency in Action with New Training Program
Coastal just released its second Cultural Competency program Cultural Competency: Problem Solving with Communication.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Achieves 99 Percent CPOE Adoption Using Eclipsys’ Solution
Empowering physicians to adopt at their own pace, medication and non-medication orders now completed electronically across the enterprise.