Auto ID Technology
Auto ID Technology
RFID – An Alternative to Barcodes at the Bedside?
Barcoding has become established in several industries as an inexpensive and reliable automatic identification technology that can overcome human error in capturing and validating information.
Pulse: Cleveland Clinic Receives $10M Gift to Establish First-of-Its-Kind Samson Global Leadership Academy for Healthcare Executives
Pulse:
Cleveland Clinic has received a $10 million gift to launch a unique and comprehensive executive education program that will provide opportunities for emerging leaders from all fields to learn from experienced peers.
Hospitals Collaborate to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery
Hospitals Collaborate to Prevent Wrong-Site Surgery
The wrong-site surgery prevention program is one of numerous patient safety initiatives undertaken collaboratively by hospitals in the Greater Philadelphia region since 2006 under the direction of the Partnership for Patient Care (PPC).
Q&A: Barcoding and Ministry — from Preacher to Barcode Evangelist
Q&A
Barcoding and Ministry—from Preacher to Barcode Evangelist
Mark Neuenschwander of Bellevue, Washington, is considered by many to be the world’s leading expert in the field of drug dispensing automation and barcode point-of-care systems.
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
For the Sake of Patient Safety, Medical Interpreters Must Be Trained and Tested
Given the amount of education and training that physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals are required to undertake, many Americans would be shocked to find that there is one critical medical job that is completely devoid of any kind of federal oversight, regulation or, until recently, recognized national standards.
Health IT & Quality
Health IT & Quality
A True Tipping Point?
From the signing of healthcare reform legislation to the release of final rules for “meaningful use,” events in 2010 are driving toward a true transformation in the delivery of healthcare in the United States.
Building a PSO “Field of Dreams” for Emergency Medical Services
Building a PSO “Field of Dreams” for Emergency Medical Services
For emergency medical service (EMS) providers in the state of Missouri, patient safety organizations are a “field of dreams” — a field of legal protection, learning, collaborating, and most of all, improving pre-hospital care.
AHRQ
AHRQ
Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform: Putting the Patient First
Recent research shows a significant correlation between the frequency of adverse events and malpractice claims (Greenberg, et al, 2010). Meanwhile, information from patient satisfaction surveys and patient experiences of care have been shown to predict malpractice risk (Fullam, et al, 2009).
Editor’s Notebook
Editor’s Notebook
The Patient Safety Kaleidoscope
I’m increasingly aware that some communities are underrepresented in the patient safety movement. I’ve come to that awareness through various organizations, events, and articles.
Patient Safety Top of Mind for Medical Center and Design Team
Patient Safety Top of Mind for Medical Center and Design Team
Health providers, architects, and planners collaborated to put patient safety at the heart of the relocation and expansion of a leading Northern California trauma center/emergency department.