Patient Safety and Health IT
Classen predicts IOM report will be ‘To Err Is Human’ for technology vendors.
Patient safety was one of many topics on the agenda at HIMSS12—the health information technology (IT) conference that drew more than 37,000 professionals to Las Vegas Feb. 21–24. One session in particular highlighted how far we still have to go in providing reliable, safe care and in understanding the role of health IT in safety.
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Selects iSirona for Medical Device Integration
Panama City, Florida—iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, announced that Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska, will be implementing iSirona’s device connectivity solution in conjunction with the launch of their new Epic EMR. Ranked one of the top pediatric hospitals for orthopedics and cardiology in the nation, Children’s will be ultimately connecting devices enterprise-wide-across in-patient care areas, oncology units, the emergency department and pre- and post-operative care units.
HIMSS Statement on Release of Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM
HIMSS is pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have published their proposed rule for Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 2 (Meaningful Use Stage 2); the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) also published the associated Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Goes Live with Awarepoint’s Real-time Location System
Las Vegas—Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has successfully deployed its real-time location system at its Columbia University Medical Center campus to enhance workflow, quality of care, and patient satisfaction in perioperative areas of the internationally renowned hospital.
Electronic Health Records Association Releases Statement Of Commitment On Patient Safety
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Association recently released its Statement of Commitment to Patient Safety and a Learning Healthcare System in response to the Institute of Medicine’s report released last fall, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care.
First Databank Addresses Medication Alert Fatigue in HIT Systems
Awarepoint Launches New Version of aware360°Suite of Real-time Location System Solutions
GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Introduces New Offering to Reduce Unwarranted Clinical Variation in Hospitals
HCA Announces Collaboration with AirStrip Technologies
Nashville—HCA announced a collaboration with AirStrip Technologies, Inc. that includes expanded use of AirStrip’s mobile patient monitoring software and a financial investment in the company.
Healthcare Technology Leaders Identify Staffing Resources as Top Barrier to IT
Las Vegas—For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation; instead, concerns about staffing resources was cited as the key barrier to IT.