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Number of Adverse Health Events in Minnesota Hospitals Increases Slightly in 2011

The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and community behavioral health hospitals increased from 305 in 2010 to 316 in 2011, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Despite the increase, the number of events resulting in serious injury or death to a patient decreased from 107 in 2010 to 89 in 2011.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:37
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IBC and Health Dialog Team Up to Help Primary Care Doctors Improve Care

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced that it is collaborating with Health Dialog, a leading provider of health care analytics and decision support, on a new pilot program that will offer health coaching to people with chronic illnesses to help them stay well and out of the hospital.
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 14:56
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CJPS Medical Systems Introduces Remote Patient Monitoring with Tablet PCs

CJPS Medical Systems announced that VitalPoint® HOME, its remote patient monitor, can be used with Microsoft Windows® - based Tablet PCs.
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 15:29
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High Reliability Healthcare: Applying CRM to High-Performing Teams, Part 8

By Steve Kreiser, CDR, USN Ret., MBA, MSM

People make decisions, or choices, based on their knowledge of the current operating environment and their past education or experience. This past education or experience is stored in the human brain in the form of rules. The human brain perceives a situation, scans for a rule from its long-term memory, recalls and then acts to apply the rule.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 January 2012 11:47