U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Celebrates Quality Improvement Efforts, Patient Safety Results with Ohio Hospitals
Medline and ClearCount Provide Education Grant to Enhance Patient Safety
Mundelein, Illinois, March 16, 2011—The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has recently released the AORN Retained Surgical Items Confidence-Based Learning Module (CBL) based on the association’s current Recommended Practices for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items (RSIs).
MEDecision and Health Language Inc. Form Strategic Alliance
Wayne, Pa. and Denver; March 14, 2011—MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, and Health Language, Inc. (HLI), a global leader in medical terminology management, announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will enable MEDecision to help its healthcare payer and provider customers transition to, comply with and capitalize on the industry’s forthcoming ICD-10 requirements.
Thomson Reuters Partners with Zynx Health to Integrate Micromedex into ZynxOrder
Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 14, 2011—Thomson Reuters and Zynx Health announced that Thomson Reuters Micromedex® will be integrated into ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets.
Cardinal Health Launches New Latex-free Exam Glove
Patients 46% Less Likely to Experience Patient Safety Incident at Top-Rated Hospitals, Study Finds
Infections in ICUs Plummeting, Too Many Remain in Hospitals and Dialysis Clinics
New Product is the Only FDA-Cleared Wound Debridement and Cleansing Solution Containing Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Atlanta, Georgia, March 7, 2011—Hospitals finally have an alternative to saline irrigation with the introduction of IrriSept®, the first and only FDA-cleared wound debridement and cleansing system containing chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG).