Baxter Completes Acquisition of Baxa Corporation
IOM Issues Report on Patient Safety and Health IT
Nov. 8, 2011—To protect Americans from potential medical errors associated with the use of information technology in patient care, a new report by the Institute of Medicine calls for greater oversight by the public and private sectors. The report examines a broad range of health information technologies, including electronic health records, secure patient portals, and health information exchanges, but not software for medical devices.
ECRI Institute Announces its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2012
Nov. 8, 2011—ECRI Institute’s annual Top 10 hazard list is a comprehensive report designed to raise awareness of the potential dangers associated with the use of medical devices and systems. Most significantly, the report includes action-oriented recommendations on addressing these risks.
HIMSS Analytics: Roles of CMIO and CNO Evolve to Support New Technologies
CMS Taps Acumentra Health for Project to Boost Adult Immunization Reporting
Voalté’s Communication System Captures Cedars-Sinai Approval
Voalté, a leader in clinical communication technology and software for healthcare institutions, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced the launching of Voalté’s point-of-care communication solution, consolidating voice, alarm and text on the versatile iPhone platform.
Health Systems Rapidly Build and Implement Accountable Care Organizations
Another Look at Aviation as a Healthcare Model
By William A. Hyman
It has been popular to compare aviation’s safety record and procedures to similar processes in healthcare, usually with the notion that healthcare lags aviation in adopting a firm safety-oriented methodology (Carr, 2006; Pronovost et al., 2009; AHA, 2011). There can be considerable challenges when making such cross-discipline comparisons including staffing, training, mission scope, and perhaps personal risk.
athenahealth Announces Strategic Collaboration with Medley Health
athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and care coordination services to medical groups, announced a collaboration agreement with Medley Health, a leading provider of membership practice marketing and communications services for independent primary care physicians and their patients.