Patient Safety Organizations: Building a Safer Healthcare System
The surge of voluntary regional and national initiatives to improve patient safety demonstrates the momentum building to unite the healthcare community. Recently, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100,000 and 5 Million Lives Campaigns enrolled thousands of hospitals in a concerted effort targeting patient safety. Regionally, states such as Maryland have established networks to encourage peer-to-peer collaboration and learning. Now, the federal government has set the groundwork for a national network of organizations working to reduce harm to patients.
Capsule Introduces its Next Generation Point of Care Connectivity Solution
Capsule (www.capsuletech.com), the leading provider of medical device connectivity, announced the release of the Capsule Neuron™, the first intelligent, touch screen platform for managing device connectivity at the bedside.
Leadership Practices to Advance Patient Safety
Historically, the medical community has accepted that a certain amount of unintended injury and error will occur because of the complex nature of medicine and variation in patients. The executive team of a large multi-state health system knew it had to change that mindset among leaders and healthcare providers in its 32 hospitals.
Nationwide Nursing Shortage Spotlights Need for Retention Programs
The recent health care summit at the White House spotlighted the nursing shortage, which threatens the quality of patient care throughout the nation’s hospitals.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Announces Latest Phase of Efficiency, Excellence and Engagement Campaign
At a time when some hospitals are struggling financially, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Texas is maintaining its profitability by focusing on efficient patient care with quality at its core. In its latest effort to ensure excellent care, St. Luke’s is streamlining its transfer process for patients who need to be moved from the Emergency Department (ED) to another area of the hospital for critical care.
Maryland ICU Patients Connected to Remote Critical Care Staff, Improving Quality and Safety
Starting Monday, May 18, Maryland intensive care patients are connected by voice, video and data lines to specialized physicians and nurses at a tertiary care referral center 130 miles away.
Coalition for Quality & Patient Safety of Chicagoland PSO Taps ECRI Institute PSO for Support
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is pleased to announce an agreement with the Coalition for Quality & Patient Safety (CQPS) of Chicagoland PSO to provide patient safety data collection, reporting, and analysis.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital to Install LiveData OR-Dashboard, Driving Universal Protocol and SCIP Compliance
LiveData, Inc., (www.livedata.com) today announced that The Johns Hopkins Hospital has chosen LiveData OR-Dashboard™ to advance patient safety and increase operating room efficiency at the renowned medical center.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital to Install LiveData OR-Dashboard, Driving Universal Protocol and SCIP Compliance
LiveData, Inc., (www.livedata.com) today announced that The Johns Hopkins Hospital has chosen LiveData OR-Dashboard™ to advance patient safety and increase operating room efficiency at the renowned medical center.
Nationwide Nursing Shortage Spotlights Need for Retention Programs
The recent health care summit at the White House spotlighted the nursing shortage, which threatens the quality of patient care throughout the nation’s hospitals.