The Joint Commission Launches Targeted Solutions Tool™
For the first time ever, Joint Commission-accredited hospitals have access to an interactive tool that simplifies the process for solving the most persistent health care quality and safety problems that exist within our health care system.
Allied Telesis, Hosted PACS Solutions Join Forces to Deliver Managed Cloud-Based Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) Services
Allied Telesis Inc. and Hosted PACS Solutions announced a technology alliance offering managed cloud-based Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) services to enable the seamless and secure transfer and storage of bandwidth-intensive imaging and diagnostic studies.
Hospira and Smiths Medical to Co-Promote Infusion Pumps and Develop a Standardized Safety Monitoring and Reporting Solution across Infusion Systems
Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, and Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, today announced a commercial collaboration and co-development agreement for infusion pump systems.
More than 17,500 Nurses Tell ISMP 30-Minute Medication Administration Rule Can Lead to Patient Harm
For the first time, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has surveyed nurses about the often-questioned “30-minute rule” that requires scheduled medications in healthcare settings be administered within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled time.
Miami Children’s Hospital Installs HyGreen Hand Hygiene System
Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) announced that it has installed Xhale Innovations’ (XI) HyGreen® Hand Hygiene System in the MCH Oncology Unit. This will be the nation’s first installation of HyGreen in a children’s hospital and the first in South Florida.
Health Literacy Innovations Announces New Licensing Agreements
Health Literacy Innovations, creators of the Health Literacy Advisor, the nation’s first interactive health literacy software tool, today announced the following organizations have signed new agreements to license the Health Literacy Advisor…
NPSF Unveils 2011 Patient Safety Awareness Campaign
In a concerted effort to encourage and strengthen collaboration between patients, families and healthcare providers, the National Patient Safety Foundation today announced its 2011 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign.
Patients Are Injured Due to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows
Errors related to missed or delayed diagnosis are frequently a cause of patient injury and therefore an underlying cause of patient safety related events.
NIST Traceable Temperature Tracking Provides Visual Alert, RadarFind Sensor Now Waterproof Certified
eleTracking Technologies’ RadarFind real-time locating distributed sensor network now includes a temperature-measuring tag that is NIST traceable and certified to be waterproof and dustproof for hospital facilities..
Maine’s HealthInfoNet Selects Orion Health as Primary Vendor for Health Information Exchange Deployment
Maine’s HealthInfoNet has selected Orion Health as the primary technology provider for their statewide health information exchange (HIE). The HIE currently involves six healthcare organizations and many of their affiliated hospitals and physician practices that annually care for more than half of the residents of Maine.