Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research with IBM Business Analytics
Wellsense Unveils First-Ever Bedside Patient Pressure Mapping System Designed to Assist Caregivers in Effectively Repositioning Patients
Wellsense USA, the pioneer of bedside smart textile technology, unveiled a breakthrough product at this year’s National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition sponsored by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) held in Chicago from May 2-5.
Medicare Finalizes a New Rule for Telemedicine Services to Keep Beneficiaries in Rural and Remote Areas Dialed In through Telemedicine
May 2, 2011—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has finalized a rule for telemedicine services to ensure that patients in rural or remote areas will continue to receive the most cutting-edge medical care from many of their local hospitals.
St. Joseph Health System Focuses on Delivering Perfect Care with New Technology to Mitigate Risk and Improve Patient Safety
Orange, California, April 30, 2011—St. Joseph Health System, a $4.6 billion healthcare system headquartered in Orange, California, announced a partnership with RF Surgical Systems, the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges.
Voalté’s Connectivity Enables Hospitals to Leverage Infrastructure
Healthcare Organizations Release Updated Guide to e-Prescribing
Englewood, Colorado, April 26, 2011—Five partner organizations issued an updated 2011 edition of A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing. This “how-to” guide helps healthcare professionals make informed decisions about how and when to transition from paper to e-prescribing systems.
ISMP Launches 2011 Assessment of Medication Safety
Awarepoint Corporation Announces Acquisition of PCTS
Cautious Patient Foundation Announces New Grants Program Aimed to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Healthcare
Houston, Texas, April 18, 2011—The Cautious Patient Foundation (CPF), the outreach and educational arm of Patient Always First, a nonprofit organization committed to educating and empowering patients in the quest for quality health care, announced a new grants program to support initiatives that successfully move patients toward greater engagement in their personal or family healthcare process.
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Each spring, hotels and convention centers across the world are filled with people attending conferences about safety and quality improvement in healthcare.