As debate on the Supreme Court decision to substantially uphold the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) broadens, Standard Register, a recognized leader in managing critical communications for healthcare, has issued a position paper that outlines a best-practice approach for continuing to advance the transformation in care within the evolving healthcare landscape.

By Susan Carr

With each issue of the PSQH eNews, our online event calendar is updated with new listings. In this case, two of three newly listed events are focused on the patient’s experience and both are worthy of special mention.

Radisphere, the largest and fastest-growing national radiology group in the United States, has announced the Radisphere iPhone® application to further improve the speed and quality of radiology services at its hospital clients.

LiveData, Inc. is achieving significant progress on development work in association with a $500,000 contract awarded by the U.S. Army Small Business Administration (SBA) Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP).

Voalté, a leader in clinical communications technology, announced the release of Voalté One 2.0, the latest update to its point-of-care smartphone solution. The 2.0 software package, led by direct user feedback, improves the Voalté One solution by providing a faster and more streamlined user experience.

Lean healthcare expert Mark Graban announced the launch of his new book, Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements, co-authored with Joseph Swartz.

PeriGen, Inc., an innovator of fetal surveillance systems, is launching a patient safety campaign designed to inform pregnant women about shoulder dystocia, a serious childbirth complication.

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in patient monitoring and respiratory care devices, has announced the launch of its Nellcor^™ SpO₂ single parameter module for use with the Philips IntelliVue patient monitoring platform.

Today UL, a world leader in advancing safety, goes to market with new healthcare advisory services in collaboration with Value Capture LLC. The services aim to guide healthcare executives seeking to transform the performance of their organizations with a unifying focus on safety and quality.

Doximity, the largest professional network for physicians, is partnering with Stanford and UCSF to take the lead in bringing mobile technology revolution into medical education and healthcare communication. This iPhone/Android joint initiative between Doximity and two of the top five ranked medical schools in the country will connect thousands of graduates across dozens of specialties and multiple generations of doctors.