Xerox Introduces Comprehensive Healthcare Management and Analytics Platform
An advanced healthcare analytics and workflow software package, the Juvo Care Performance Platform is being launched by Midas+, A Xerox Company, to collect and analyze today’s massive amount of patient-care data and deliver detailed recommendations for better healthcare.
CHRISTUS Health Upgrades Patient Monitoring to Pulse Oximetry Technology
Covidien has announced that CHRISTUS Health is converting to the company’s Nellcor™ pulse oximetry technology to increase patient safety. Pulse oximeters may provide early warning of dangerous respiratory complications, enabling clinicians to detect and address life-threatening events sooner.
Infirmary Health Achieves Rapid Physician Adoption of its EHR Using Nuance Cloud-Based Speech Recognition
Nuance Communications, Inc., has announced that Infirmary Health has achieved rapid success deploying Nuance clinical speech recognition technology embedded within Epic’s apps, which simplifies how physicians enter clinical information on mobile devices.
AAMI, ECRI Institute Report Guides Senior Executives on Meeting Key Healthcare Technology Safety Challenges
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and ECRI Institute have joined forces in a first-of-its kind effort to help medical device and healthcare delivery executives identify and monitor trends related to technology safety issues.
Care Coordination & The ACO Model: Filling the Gap with Real-Time Home Care Data
In this age of dueling pressures—to reduce healthcare costs and improve quality of care—a critical question remains: how can Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) deliver on the promise of providing high-value, high-quality care?
Baptist Health Becomes World’s First Health System to Adopt Uniforms with Fluid-Repelling, Antimicrobial Textile Technology
Baptist Health will become the first health system to widely adopt specialized staff garments featuring Vestex® textile technology, which has been demonstrated to repel fluids and minimize the risk of transmission of organisms.
Louisiana’s Top-ranked Health System Adds to RL6 Patient Safety Software
RL Solutions, creators of healthcare quality and safety software, has announced that Ochsner Health System has successfully deployed RL6:Infection, RL’s infection surveillance system, throughout its eight facilities.
Disinfection Robot Improves Patient Safety and Prevents Infection
Palos Community Hospital has added TRU-D SmartUVC™ to its patient safety and infection control arsenal and will be using the UV disinfection robot in patient rooms as well as surgical suites to eliminate harmful pathogens after traditional cleaning routines are carried out.
The UnSummit for Healthcare Barcoding Calls for Abstracts
Presentation abstracts for The UnSummit for Healthcare Barcoding, held September 18 – 20 in New Orleans, are due by June 10.
Presidential Advisory Council Recommends Systems Engineering to Improve Healthcare
In a new report, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), recommends implementing a “systems engineering” approach to achieve lower cost and higher quality in healthcare.