Health IT & Quality
Health IT & Quality
It’s All About Jobs
What would Steve do? Steve Jobs, the 20th century’s greatest and most successful innovator, engrained that mantra into the heads of every Apple employee. Only those staff members who thought through problems the way Jobs did would offer solutions that were acceptable to their boss.
Patient Safety and Health IT
by Susan Carr
The Institute of Medicine’s consensus report, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care, gives a realistic, sobering view of the safety implications of electronic medial/health records (EHRs)…
IOM Issues Report on Patient Safety and Health IT
Nov. 8, 2011—To protect Americans from potential medical errors associated with the use of information technology in patient care, a new report by the Institute of Medicine calls for greater oversight by the public and private sectors. The report examines a broad range of health information technologies, including electronic health records, secure patient portals, and health information exchanges, but not software for medical devices.
ECRI Institute Announces its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2012
Nov. 8, 2011—ECRI Institute’s annual Top 10 hazard list is a comprehensive report designed to raise awareness of the potential dangers associated with the use of medical devices and systems. Most significantly, the report includes action-oriented recommendations on addressing these risks.
Voalté’s Communication System Captures Cedars-Sinai Approval
Voalté, a leader in clinical communication technology and software for healthcare institutions, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced the launching of Voalté’s point-of-care communication solution, consolidating voice, alarm and text on the versatile iPhone platform.
HIMSS Analytics: Roles of CMIO and CNO Evolve to Support New Technologies
Health Systems Rapidly Build and Implement Accountable Care Organizations
Draeger Patient Monitors Offers Continuous Noninvasive Arterial Pressure (CNAP) Technology
Philips VentAssist Supports Critical Decisions for Patients on Mechanical Ventilation
Awarepoint Corporation and MEDITECH Collaborate to Integrate Technology Platforms
San Diego, October 14, 2011—Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) enabled solutions for health care, and MEDITECH, a leading supplier of Health Care Information Systems (HCIS), announced a collaboration to integrate technologies to provide emergency departments (EDs) with real-time patient location and critical milestone tracking within MEDITECH’s enterprise-wide electronic health record (EHR) software.