iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, announced on April 12 that Franciscan Alliance, one of only 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in the country, has chosen to implement iSirona’s device connectivity software.

Capsule Tech, Inc., the leading provider of medical device connectivity, recently announced “Connected Consultants”, a new video series created to educate clinicians and IT staff within hospitals and healthcare organizations on the important role that medical device integration plays in improving healthcare IT.

A Henry Ford Hospital surgeon checks in on a patient the day after removing a tumor from his kidney, examining the surgical scar and seeing on the patient’s face that he’s still in a bit of pain. But this isn’t your typical post-surgical hospital rounding.

3M’s Infection Prevention Division and Sage Products are working together to offer surgical staff and patients a new preoperative prepping kit to help address surgical site infection (SSI) risk within three main reservoirs of bacteria in the body:  the nares, the oral cavity and the skin.

RF Technologies, a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) healthcare safety and security solutions, recently announced the release of renewed alarm units for their Sensatec Fall Management Solution, bringing added features to staff in senior living communities, hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed Common Formats – Hospital Version 1.2, which features new content to incorporate event-specific formats.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced that an enhanced set of 20 curriculum components is now available to the public at no cost, including all institutions of higher education nationwide and internationally.

An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records (EHR) that are usable have the potential to improve patient care, which is why the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has outlined formal procedures for evaluating the usability of EHR systems.