Patients as Partners
Alicare Medical Management Expands Patient Transition Coaching Program to Reduce Readmissions
Alicare Medical Management (AMM), one of the nation’s leading care management solution providers, and an affiliate of Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, has expanded an existing program to reduce readmissions and help patients make a safe and effective transition from the hospital to their homes.
Technology
Ekahau Offers Upgrade Program to Users of Competing Wi-Fi RTLS Systems
Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), launched a competitive upgrade program designed to give users of other Wi-Fi RTLS systems the opportunity to test drive and implement the Ekahau RTLS system within their organization in order to gain a performance boost over their existing systems.
Technology
Wireless Medication Adherence Study Conducted at the Partners Center for Connected Health Shows Promising Initial Findings
The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners Healthcare, announced encouraging initial findings from a medication adherence study, using a wireless electronic pill bottle to remind patients with high blood pressure to take their medication.
Technology
Motion Launches the J3500 Rugged Tablet PC
Motion Computing®, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, announced the J3500 tablet PC.
Medication Safety
AliMed Releases New Bariatrics Catalog
AliMed announced the release of a new 120-page Bariatrics catalog during the 27th annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The catalog features a wide range of bariatric products specific to healthcare facilities.
Accreditation & Regulation
West Florida Hospital Uses Sentri7 to Tackle Anticoagulation Monitoring in Line with the Joint Commission’s NPSG 3
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software-as-a-service provider to more than 1,300 hospitals in the United States, announced that West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, adopted Sentri7 to give its staff a single point of access to lab results, medication records and patient demographics, data that previously resided in different systems.
Accreditation & Regulation
AMA Weighs Infection Hazard Posed by Medical Clothing
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99,000 people die every year from infections acquired while in hospitals.
Accreditation & Regulation
Pennsylvania Becomes the 22nd State to Require Nurse Circulators in the OR
As advocates for patient safety in the operating room, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announced support for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s signing of HB 1641 requiring the presence of a circulating nurse in certain operating rooms.
Environment and Facilities
Center to Advance Palliative Care Launches New Initiative to Improve Palliative Care in the ICU, The IPAL-ICU Project
In a major national effort to integrate and improve palliative care in the ICU, the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has launched The IPAL-ICU Project.
Technology
GE Healthcare Introduces True Web-Based EMR for Independent Physician Practices
Centricity Advance is a true Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for small, independent clinical practices. Offering a combination of EMR, practice management and patient portal solutions, Centricity Advance addresses the varying challenges facing today’s small practices by offering modern technology that is simple to use and even simpler to deploy.