New Issue Features Interoperability, HENs, and Nurse Leadership
In PSQH, we attempt to represent the diversity of disciplines, tools, and knowledge that contribute to improving safety and quality, and the new issue is a good example of that approach.
Cox Medical Center Branson Uses T-System’s Care Continuity to Reduce Readmissions
Cox Medical Center Branson completed activation of T-System’s PerformNext Care Continuity web-based solution in its hospital and provider clinics to facilitate patient transitions and improve communication and access to clinical data. The facility has set a goal to reduce avoidable readmissions by 20 percent with the primary intention to improve their patients’ safety, satisfaction, experience and outcomes.
B. Braun Smart Infusion Pump Technology Advances Patient Safety
In an effort to provide the best patient care possible, Western Maryland Health System (WMHS) recently announced its successful integration of B. Braun Medical Inc.’s (B.Braun) innovative Outlook 400ES Safety Infusion System.
Awarepoint Launches New Bed & Bay Sensor
Awarepoint Corporation, the largest real-time location system (RTLS) corporation dedicated exclusively to healthcare, announces the launch of its new Bed and Bay Sensor that enables precise tracking of mobile equipment and patient and caregiver interactions in locations with tight-bed spacing, such as the emergency department (ED) and pre- and post-anesthesia care.
MACRMI Launches Medical Liability Website for Massachusetts Patients and Providers
The Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury (MACRMI), an organization formed in 2012 and dedicated to the prompt resolution of medical liability arising from injuries to patients, has announced the launch of its website for Massachusetts patients and providers at www.macrmi.org.
CRICO Challenges EMR Complacency
CRICO, the patient safety and medical professional liability company serving the Harvard medical community, has produced a video that puts forth a future vision of how Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) might be embedded into the physician workflow in a manner that would improve health care delivery.
New AHRQ Resource Can Help Prevent Patient Falls in Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a new online toolkit, “Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care,” that focuses on reducing falls that occur during a patient’s hospital stay.
ECRI Institute PSO Uncovers HIT-related Events in Deep Dive Analysis
The federal government is spending about $19 billion to encourage hospitals, physician practices, and other healthcare organizations to invest in their health information technology (HIT) infrastructure with the goal of improving patient safety and quality through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
Medical Device Interoperability: A ‘Wicked Problem’ of Our Time
Medical Device Interoperability: A ‘Wicked Problem’ of Our Time
A conversation with Julian M. Goldman, MD
Julian M. Goldman, MD, is medical director of biomedical engineering for Partners HealthCare System, a practicing anesthesiologist in the Massachusetts General Hospital and director of the Program on Medical Device Interoperability at MGH and CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology). He founded the Medical Device “Plug-and-Play” (MD PnP) Interoperability Program in 2004 to enable innovation in patient safety and clinical care by leading the adoption of patient-centric medical device integration. PSQH Editor Susan Carr recently talked with Dr. Goldman about his work at MD PnP and the current state of interoperability.
Nurse Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom
Nurse Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom
There is increasing recognition that nurses must be involved as leaders and decision-makers throughout healthcare, not just at the bedside or within the nursing community. Nurses are executive leaders in health systems and hospitals, of course, and also in professional associations, accrediting organizations, businesses, government, and universities. Within the nursing community, many feel that the skill set nurses need for modern-day practice also makes them valuable contributors throughout health systems, especially in leadership positions.