The Leapfrog Group Announces New Business Partnership with Quantros to Administer The Leapfrog Hospital Survey
and services provider of data management, decision support analytics,
and clinical business intelligence solutions, to service and administer
the online Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The Survey annually collects
safety, quality, and efficiency data from over 1200 hospitals across
the country and then publicly reports results online
(www.leapfroggroup.org/cp).
Dangerous Bed Rails Live On
The Canadian government agency Health Canada issued a reminder to hospitals
last fall on the risk of entrapment of patients in hospital beds. This
notice raises again what should by now be a well known hazard.
Press Ganey Expands Clinical Product Line
Press Ganey Associates, Inc. has added three new solutions to its
portfolio of products and services designed to help clients improve
their quality and their operational and financial performance.
AHRQ Releases Common Formats Version 1.1 for Reporting Patient Safety Data
Common Formats Version 1.1 is now available and replaces Version 1.0.
Study: Patient Safety Incidents at U.S. Hospitals Show No Decline, Cost $9 Billion
Nearly one million patient-safety incidents occurred among Medicare
patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008, a figure virtually unchanged
since last year’s annual study of patient safety by HealthGrades, the
leading independent healthcare ratings organization. In all, the
incidents were associated with $8.9 billion in costs.
Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital Implements OpenVista EHR to Promote Patient Safety
Silver Hill Hospital and Medsphere Systems Corporation announced the
successful implementation of Medsphere’s OpenVista® electronic health
record solution at the nationally recognized psychiatric hospital.
Florida Collaborative Tackles Hospital Readmissions
Florida Collaborative Tackles Hospital Readmissions
Whether you look at the national health reform debate taking place in Washington or the payment reform initiatives by commercial health plans, one common element and call to action is reducing hospital readmissions.
Be Prepared: Anticipating Pediatric Emergencies in Ambulatory Surgery
Be Prepared: Anticipating Pediatric Emergencies in Ambulatory Surgery
Hunterdon Center for Surgery (a partner of Hunterdon Healthcare) provides patients with a convenient location for same-day surgical procedures. The facility mirrors the look and comfort of a typical doctor’s office, yet its four operating rooms house the same sophisticated medical equipment found at Hunterdon Medical Center
Pulse: Lucian Leape Institute Finds Medical Schools Fall Short in Teaching How to Provide Safe Care
Pulse
Lucian Leape Institute Finds Medical Schools Fall Short in Teaching How to Provide Safe Care
The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation has released a report that finds that U.S. “medical schools are not doing an adequate job of facilitating student understanding of basic knowledge and the development of skills required for the provision of safe patient care.” The report comes approximately 10 years after the Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, To Err Is Human, which found that 98,000 Americans die unnecessarily from preventable medical errors.
Trends: Sentara Supports Its Commitment to High Quality Care and Patient Safety with Biomedical Device Integration
Trends
Sentara Supports Its Commitment to High Quality Care and Patient Safety with Biomedical Device Integration
Sentara is a national leader in patient safety and quality care innovation, operating in over 100 care sites in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara is one of the most progressive and integrated healthcare organizations in the nation with a culture of safety focused on error and injury reduction through simplified rules of behavior for everyone working in the environment of care.