DiagnosisOne Unveils New Name, Alere Analytics
DiagnosisOne, an Alere subsidiary specializing in analytics and clinical decision support technology, will now be conducting business as Alere Analytics. The name change reflects a continued focus on providing the healthcare industry with a broad array of analytical and clinical decision support solutions, including real-time patient and population assessment.
Collaboration Focuses on Clinical Quality, Access and Affordable Care
Arcadia Solutions and Boston Children’s Hospital Unveil New Version of Flagship ICU Analytics Product: T3
First Databank Releases Dosing Customization Capability in FDB AlertSpace®
First Databank (FDB), the leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that improves medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, has announced that medication dosing content is now available for customization in its alert management solution, FDB AlertSpace.
Ekahau Location-Based Safety and Temperature Alerting Improves Staff and Patient Safety
Ekahau Inc., the leader in Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) has announced that Memorial Healthcare in Shiawassee County, Michigan, deployed its Wi-Fi-based RFID staff safety alert and wireless temperature monitoring solution to improve staff and patient safety.
Updated Critical Analysis of Evidence for Patient Safety Practices Released
The seminal AHRQ Making Health Care Safer report, issued in 2001, used evidence-based medicine principles to identify key patient safety practices (PSPs). Although its recommendations were somewhat controversial, the report galvanized patient safety efforts at hospitals nationwide and provided a stimulus for further rigorous research on PSPs.
Georgia-Pacific Professional and Versus Technology Collaborate to Improve Hand Hygiene
Georgia-Pacific Professional has entered into a strategic alliance with Versus Technology, Inc. to introduce the SafeHaven monitoring system, designed to help healthcare workers improve their hand hygiene participation rates.
Report Urges Emphasis on Joy, Meaning, and Workforce Safety in Health Care
ACPE: Disruptive Behavior Among Health Care Employees Must Be Curbed
Despite the best efforts of many, disruptive behavior is still a common and pervasive problem throughout the health care industry. To counteract this, the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) released a new book to help physician leaders identify and eliminate disruptive behavior.
NPSF Announces Patient Safety 7/365
Medication safety and health care culture and safety are the focus as the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) leads Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 3-9, 2013. This year’s theme, Patient Safety 7/365, reminds health care professionals and health consumers that providing safe patient care requires constant dedication and effort, 365 days a year.