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Ekahau Extends RTLS Beyond the Building Using Wi-Fi Enabled iPhones and Android Phones

April 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Reston, Virginia, April 11, 2011—Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), announced that Ekahau RTLS customers can now use their iPhone or Android smart phones to extend location tracking capabilities to areas outside their defined wireless local area network (WLAN).

Technology

Rapid Implementation of an Anesthesiology Information Management System

April 7, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Rapid Implementation of an Anesthesiology Information Management System

Careful planning allows a public hospital in California to reap patient safety
and financial benefits from technology on the fast track.

By Kermit Randa, MHA, FACHE, CPHIMS

At most hospitals, it takes a significant time to bring in new information technology systems. Indeed, the wheels move slowly as these organizations attempt to get new technology approved, purchased—and finally implemented.

Technology

Five Leading Health Systems Create New Care Connectivity Consortium

April 6, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Danville, Pennsylvania, April 6, 2011—Five innovative and leading health systems, each of whom are pioneers in the use of electronic medical records for their patients, announce a new initiative to securely exchange electronic health data, with the first data exchange planned in the next year.

Quality Improvement

Health & IT Quality: Seeing Is Not Believing

April 6, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Health & IT Quality

Seeing Is Not Believing

By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, FHIMSS

Consider this scenario: An adventure traveler begins his trek to a remote village in the Andes. Upon arriving at the airport, he rents a car and begins his journey on winding roads to the village. After 90 minutes of driving, he encounters an intersection with a traffic light. Upon seeing the bottom of the light glowing brightly, he continues through the intersection.

Technology

Hospira Launhes Enhanced Theradoc™ Clinical Surveillance System to Support Patient Safety and Help Improve Care

April 1, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Lake Forest, Illinois, April 1, 2011—Hospira, a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, announced the launch of its enhanced TheraDoc™ clinical surveillance system, used by hospitals to help improve patient safety and prevent adverse events such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Technology

ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015

March 25, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

March 25, 2011—The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced an open public comment period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015 (“the Plan”). The Plan reflects ONC’s strategy, developed in collaboration with other federal partners, over the next five years for realizing Congress and the Administration’s health IT agenda.

Technology

Diversinet Clinical Communicator Enables Secure, Mobile Communications between Healthcare Professionals and Patients

March 22, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Toronto, March 22, 2011—Healthcare professionals now have a solution for securely and remotely communicating with patients via mobile devices and tablets, thanks to the Clinical Communicator application announced by Diversinet Corp.

Technology

Thomson Reuters Partners with Zynx Health to Integrate Micromedex into ZynxOrder

March 14, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 14, 2011—Thomson Reuters and Zynx Health announced that Thomson Reuters Micromedex® will be integrated into ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets.

Technology

Cardinal Health Launches New Latex-free Exam Glove

March 10, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Dublin, Ohio, March 10, 2011—Cardinal Health recently introduced its Flexal™ Nitrile exam glove that offers the flexibility and barrier protection of a nitrile glove with the tactile sensitivity of a latex one.

Technology

Indiana Health Information Exchange’s Quality Program Reaches 1,500 Physicians, Over 1 Million Patients

March 2, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2, 2011—The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) announced that its Quality Health First Program has enrolled over 1,500 physicians in over 50 communities throughout Indiana to help improve screenings rates and to support the management of medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and breast cancer for nearly one million Hoosiers.