Humber Selects RTLS from Versus for Improved Patient Flow
Real-time Locating System (RTLS) from Versus Technology, Inc. for emergency department real-time patient flow
management across its Church and Finch Street locations in Weston and
Downsview, Ontario. Between the two locations, HRRH operates
approximately 550 in-patient beds.
NPSF Awards $200,000 in Grant Funding for Patient Safety Research
The National Patient Safety Foundation has awarded grants totaling
$200,000 to support new research in patient safety. The grants will
fund projects led by Elizabeth Cox, MD, PhD, of the University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and by Gordon Schiff,
MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
NQF Forms New Health IT Advisory Committee
National Quality Forum (NQF) has formed a new Health Information
Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). Members of the new advisory
committee represent a wide range of healthcare stakeholders, including
consumers, providers, clinicians, purchasers, suppliers, and public and
community healthcare.
Hospira Unveils TheraDoc Anticoagulation Assistant™ Knowledge Module to Help Hospitals Comply With Joint Commission Patient Safety Goal
Hospira, a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, introduced the new Anticoagulation Assistant knowledge module as part of its TheraDoc™ clinical surveillance platform.
Positive Data on New Class of Anti-infectives Announced by NovaBay Pharmaceuticals at ARVO 2010
of NovaBay Pharmaceuticals’ (AMEX:NBY) Aganocide compounds were
presented during three poster sessions at the Association for Research
in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida.
Ingenix, Health Language, Inc. Announce Collaboration to Make ICD-10 Transition More Efficient for Health Care Organizations
Global Code Manager, a solution that translates between the ICD-9 and
ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems 10th Revision) medical coding systems – a
capability that will help health care organizations implement ICD-10 by
October 1, 2013, as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS).
Forerun Collaborates with EMP to Deliver Breakthrough Physician Documentation in Emergency Department
Forerun, Inc., announced a collaboration agreement with Emergency
Medicine Physicians (EMP) Ltd. to develop a physician-focused
documentation system for emergency departments (EDs) nationwide that
are staffed by physicians of EMP and Emergency Physicians Medical Group
(EPMG). Forerun is a clinically-focused healthcare IT company that builds and
hosts custom designed solutions to improve the patient experience,
quality of care and economics of emergency care for hospitals. EMP is a
leading provider of emergency medical services for healthcare
organizations throughout the U.S.
American Health Packaging Launches New EXCLUSIVE Unit Dose Products
growing unit dose line. Both items are AHP exclusives—AHP is the only
barcoded unit dose offering in the marketplace.
Vice President Biden, HHS Secretary Sebelius Announce Selection of 15 Health IT Pilot Communities through Recovery Act Beacon Community Program
Vice President Biden and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius announced the selection of 15 communities across the
country to serve as pilot communities for eventual wide-scale use of
health information technology through the Beacon Community program.
Baxter to Recall COLLEAGUE Infusion Pumps in U.S.
infusion pumps from the U.S. market pursuant to an order under its
existing June 2006 consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Baxter will work with the FDA to ensure that the
recall process provides customers appropriate alternatives for
supporting patients’ needs.