ISMP Announces Annual Awards Recipients
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its annual awards winners.
The Joint Commission Presents 2014 Enterprise Champion for Quality Award
For the second consecutive year, The Joint Commission has presented BrightStar Care® with the Enterprise Champion for Quality award. The award recognizes BrightStar Care for its efforts to promote the delivery of high-quality home healthcare to its franchisees through Joint Commission accreditation.
ABQAURP News
November/December 2014 Quality Conundrums Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM • ABQAURP Diplomate since 1998 • http://www.drdnj.com Process Explains Poor Service—A Quality Conundrum? Process is supposed to make things better: more efficient, more cost effective, and leading to higher patient/customer satisfaction. Process is the magic bullet for fixing quality and service problems, BUT not if … Continued
Joint Commission Educates Hospital Leaders on Integrated Patient-centered Systems
The Joint Commission announces publication of the new “Patient Safety Systems” chapter in the 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The purpose of the chapter is to inform and educate hospital leaders about the importance and structure of an integrated patient-centered system that aims to improve quality of care and patient safety.
New Blood Bank ID Solutions Improve Patient Safety and Efficiency
PDC Healthcare, an identification solutions company, has expanded its product offering for blood transfusion patient identification.
Northwest Patient Safety Conference Calls for Speakers
Save the date for the 13th Northwest Patient Safety Conference, presented by the Washington Patient Safety Coalition on May 13, 2015
EMR Interoperability Delayed by Lack of Inter-Vendor Cooperation
Less than half of healthcare providers say their electronic medical records (EMR) vendor cooperates well with other vendors.
New Healthcare Technology Options Offered by Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
Mayo Clinic is committed to reducing healthcare expenses and improving access to medical services through a new telemedicine pilot project called Mayo Clinic Health Connection.
Ebola: A Crash Course in Reliability
Our responses to the news that Ebola had been diagnosed in the United States for the first time reveal gaps in our understanding of how to protect others and ourselves from Ebola and other infectious diseases.
BD’s Acquistion of CareFusion Offers Integrated Medication Management, Patient Safety Solutions
BD and CareFusion have announced a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions.