As the third leading cause of death in the United States, stroke affects 700,000 Americans and accounts for over 143,000 deaths annually. With timely treatment, the risk of death and disability from stroke can be substantially lowered. Released earlier this year, Medical Simulation Corporation’s (MSC) SimSuite Stroke Program enhances the competence and confidence® of healthcare providers in early recognition of stroke and initial treatment of stroke patients to improve patient outcomes.

Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software-as-a-service provider to more than 1,300 hospitals in the United States, announced several new improvements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients.