Awarepoint Humidity-Sensing Tag Now Available
The Awarepoint Humidity Tag monitors ambient room moisture in critical areas, eliminating manual logging, immediately notifying personnel of irregularities, and increasing compliance with issue resolution documentation.
Zeroing In: UWB Technology Offers Greater Accuracy for Real-Time Location Services
The launch of the world’s first commercially available ultra wideband (UWB) wireless transceiver in November 2013 creates new opportunities for ‘location-based’ healthcare services, such as RTLS systems, patient monitoring, and critical equipment and personnel tracking, in U.S. hospitals.
Sanford Health’s Real-time Operational Intelligence Initiative Includes Sonitor Sense Technology
Sonitor Technologies, Inc., a technology leader in Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) in healthcare, has completed of the installation of its innovative RTLS hardware technology at Sanford Health’s new Moorhead clinic, scheduled to open at the end of April.
ECRI Institute PSO Convenes First Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative on Health IT Safety
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO), a leader in analyzing safety data associated with electronic health records, has launched the first multi-stakeholder partnership to generate new knowledge on safe health IT practices.
Online Platform Allows Physicians to Collaborate on Complex Cases
Best Doctors, Inc., a global health company that brings together the best minds in medicine to help people get the right diagnosis and treatment plan, has announced the successful deployment of its acclaimed Medting™ solution, a cutting-edge, cloud-based software that allows clinicians to easily and securely collaborate while enabling access to shared diagnostic image and video files.
Online Competition Aims to Improve Patient Engagement and Education, Reduce Isolation
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recently brought together software designers and developers from around the city and country for InnovateNYP, New York’s first hospital-focused hackathon. Seventeen teams worked around the clock to develop an innovation that would enhance and improve myNYP, the hospital’s online patient portal, which allows patients to track their health records, coordinate doctors’ appointments, and more.
Surgical Notes Develops Mobile Transcription Application to Improve Completion of Physician Operative Notes
Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of transcription, coding, document management, and other information technology services for the ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital markets, has announced the launch of a mobile transcription application for use on the Apple iPad and iPhone.
athenahealth Announces First Cloud-Based Clinical Integration and Patient Access Service for Hospitals and Health Systems
athenahealth, Inc. a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, has announced a new service for hospitals and health systems, athenaCoordinator(R) Enterprise.
Sociotechnical Models for Safety in Health IT
Patient safety has been a topic of interest at the annual HIMSS conference for the 10 years that I have attended and probably longer. Safety improvement usually appears on the program and in discussion as the result or at least the goal of technology implementations.
Patient Engagement Software Aimed at Improving Care Transitions and Patient Satisfaction
Standard Register Healthcare, a leader in managing patient-centric information and communications, announced the introduction of SMARTworks EffectiveResponse, a new solution to engage patients after any type of encounter. The innovative software solution automatically follows-up with patients to assure they are progressing as appropriate and to assess patient satisfaction with their care.