Programs in Patient Engagement
With each issue of the PSQH eNews, our online event calendar is updated with new listings. In this case, two of three newly listed events are focused on the patient’s experience and both are worthy of special mention.
Consumer Reports Scores Hospitals on Safety
Phoenix-area Hospitals Choose HMS for EHR, Emergency Department and Meaningful Use Expertise
Gilbert Hospital and Florence Hospital at Anthem, both southeast of Phoenix, have chosen the comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) from Healthcare Management Systems Inc.(HMS) to support rapid growth plans and help enhance quality of care while preparing its hospitals for meaningful use attestation.
iPhone Application Speeds Delivery of Critical Radiology Information to Improve Quality of Care
Radisphere, the largest and fastest-growing national radiology group in the United States, has announced the Radisphere iPhone® application to further improve the speed and quality of radiology services at its hospital clients.
Clarity PSO Releases White Paper on Best Practices in Radiology
Clarity PSO, a Division of Clarity Group, Inc., has released a white paper that describes best practices in radiology peer review, introduces philosophies of a “just culture,” and demonstrates how such an approach can lead to improved physician performance and quality care.
Program to Bring Innovations in Operating Room Workflow, Patient Safety
LiveData, Inc. is achieving significant progress on development work in association with a $500,000 contract awarded by the U.S. Army Small Business Administration (SBA) Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP).
FDA Proposes UDI System for Medical Devices
In response to requirements in legislation that passed Congress with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier, or UDI.
Not Being Special
Sometimes, feeling “special” is a bad thing. Being special can be used as an excuse for not doing things that are generally accepted as ways to improve patient safety: Our patients are sicker. We work under more pressure. We can’t site-mark the kind of surgery we do. We don’t have time for double identifiers, barcoding, etc. No doubt, aspects of some medical environments require adjusting processes, even safety processes, but sometimes these are poor excuses for working around things that would make medical care safer and more reliable.
Voalté Releases Version 2.0 of its Point-of-Care Smartphone Communications Solution
Voalté, a leader in clinical communications technology, announced the release of Voalté One 2.0, the latest update to its point-of-care smartphone solution. The 2.0 software package, led by direct user feedback, improves the Voalté One solution by providing a faster and more streamlined user experience.