Tele-monitoring Can Make ICUs Safer for Patients
First-of-Kind Medical I.D. Wristband Combines Unsurpassed High-Tech Features and Capabilities with Multimedia Entertainment
Hospital Surgery Infection Rates Made Public
The Washington State Hospital Association is releasing hospital-specific surgical infection rate data. This is the first time this information has been made public.
Philips Unveils New Approach and Advances in Clinical Collaboration to Drive Innovation and Efficiency in Radiology
Agfa HealthCare’s DR and CR Solutions Provide Tools to Help Manage Patient Safety
eMix Improves Clinical Care at Academic Medical Center in Virginia
Safety and Quality in Radiology
In 3rd annual conference, American College of Radiology focused on safety, utilization, process improvement, and physician outcomes.
Fortify HIT Contracts with Education and Ethics to Protect Patient Safety, Say Informatics Experts
An original and progressive report on health information technology (HIT) vendors, their customers and patients, published online, makes ground-breaking recommendations for new practices that target the reduction or elimination of tensions that currently mar relationships between many HIT vendors and their customers, specifically with regard to indemnity and error management of HIT systems.
HIMSS Launches New CPOE Wiki
Statewide Initiative Launched to Help Ensure Patients Receive Appropriate High-Tech Diagnostic Imaging Exams
A new initiative launched by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI, www.icsi.org), a nonprofit, health care improvement organization, could save the Minnesota health care community more than $28 million annually, as well as improve patient care and provider groups’ productivity.