Certain Types of Vena Cava Filters May Fracture and Fragment, Causing Potentially Life-Threatening Complications
B. Braun Customers Gain Premier Access to Zynx Health Device Network’s Evidence-based, Customizable Drug Library Program
B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) “smart” pumps (www.smartpumps.bbraunusa.com/news) will become even smarter when customers gain premier access to customized, evidence-based drug libraries provided by the Zynx Health Device Network’s Prime-A-Pump®, a web-based, customizable program for creating and updating drug libraries.
Press Ganey Acquires Quality Indicator Project®, Expands Clinical Solutions
Press Ganey Associates, Inc. announced it has acquired the Quality Indicator Project® division (QI Project®) from the Maryland Hospital Association.
Health Language’s Scalable Language Engine Helps Hospitals, Physicians Demonstrate Meaningful Use
ABMS to Develop Physician Assessments Related to Health Information Technology as Part of its ABMS Maintenance of Certification® Program
ITA Partners extends its oncology decision-support offerings with the launch of eviti™
ITA Partners, Inc., an independent, third-party expert with nearly a decade of experience supporting oncology treatment decisions and patient care, is extending its decision-support services with the introduction of eviti™.
Web Site Launch of Redesigned AHRQ National Guideline and National Quality Measures Clearinghouses
ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, and its technology subcontractor, Silverchair, announce the relaunch of two key healthcare Web sites they have developed for the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
New Standard for Labeling on Injectable Medications Designed to Reduce Likelihood of Patient Death, Disability
Delaware Tightens Oversight of Physicians
In July, Delaware Governor Markell signed a set of nine bills that tighten oversight of physicians and increase protection of children in medical care. Known collectively as The Bradley Bills, Delaware’s new legislation is the most comprehensive of its kind in the country and is named after a physician pedophile who got away with sexual abuse or rape of more than 100 children over the course of 10 years, while fellow physicians, hospitals, government agencies, and others looked the other way.
ASQ Healthcare Conference Seeks Presenters
Healthcare organizations from around the globe are invited to share their models of quality improvement at the upcoming 2011 Quality Institute for Healthcare (QIHC) Conference, May 16-18 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.