Technology Reduces Errors, Improves Quality and More

Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leader in perioperative information systems, has released results of a nationwide survey showing that surgeons view specialized perioperative information systems as essential tools to drive OR efficiency, enhance physician satisfaction and improve access to patient information.

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AHRQ Reports on Software Designed to Identify Health IT Hazards

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a report that describes the development and testing of software designed to be used by health industry professionals to report, analyze, correct, and prevent hazards resulting from the use of health information technology (IT). The software—Hazard Manager—is not available while still under development and consideration. The report describes why the software was developed, the results of an extensive testing period, feedback received from various stakeholders, and options for national implementation.

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Pharmacy OneSource Releases New Features for Sentri7

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced several new enhancements will be added in June to Sentri7®, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients.

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UPMC Deploys Wi-Fi-based Healthcare Visibility Solutions to Advance Staff Efficiency and Patient Care

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has implemented AeroScout’s Healthcare Visibility Solutions to automate temperature monitoring at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital and is rolling out wireless temperature monitoring as well as asset tracking and management across most of its U.S. hospitals. The advanced RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions leverage UPMC’s standard Wi-Fi network to avoid the purchase, installation and maintenance of a proprietary RFID network. The solutions are part of UPMC’s strategy of using smart technology to advance quality patient care and staff efficiency.

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HyGreen Demonstrates Electronic Hand Hygiene System

HyGreen, Inc. showcased its hand hygiene system, HyGreen(R), at the National Patient Safety Foundation’s 14th Annual Patient Safety Congress. This year’s event was held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on May 23-25, 2012.

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Best-Selling Drug Reference for Nurses Now a Mobile App

Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced the first mobile application for the Nursing Drug Handbook, the best-selling drug reference for nurses.  Available for Apple iPhone, iPad and iTouch and all Android devices, the new application is the first drug reference for nurses to offer weekly updates.  Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), the Nursing Drug Handbook App gives the fastest access to the most current drug information for nurses.

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InterSystems Launches Next Generation of HealthShare

InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, has launched the next generation of its InterSystems HealthShare™ strategic informatics platform for interoperability and active analytics. Designed originally for public health information exchanges (HIEs) at regional, state and national levels, HealthShare has been extended and rearchitected to also deliver the advanced technologies needed by integrated delivery networks (IDNs).

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