Human Factors: Design Principles for Manual Safety Systems
Human Factors
Design Principles for Manual Safety Systems
Safety systems can be added to a wide variety of medical devices ranging from relatively simple sharps protection for scalpels and syringes to the most complex systems such as multi-parameter monitors and ventilators. In general, added safety takes one of two forms.
Applying Lessons Learned to Accelerated Adoption of BCMA
Applying Lessons Learned to Accelerated Adoption of BCMA
When JFK Medical Center in central New Jersey went live with barcoded medication administration (BCMA) in 2009, it took 12 months to reach and maintain a 97% scanning rate. The organization did not intend to stop after just three patient care units, but priorities changed, and the rollout was suspended.
Q & A with Diane Pinakiewicz
Q & A with Diane Pinakiewicz
‘Patient Safety Is Everyone’s Work’
Diane Pinakiewicz has been president of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) since 2005, having been a founding member of its board in 1997. With prior experience in executive positions across a variety of healthcare sectors, Diane’s commitment to patient care has been the common thread that has taken her from her first job in hospital administration to now running the country’s premier patient safety organization.
Editor’s Notebook: A New Look, Nickname, and Expanded Content
Editor’s Notebook
A New Look, Nickname, and Expanded Content
With this issue, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare has a new look, a fresh approach to news items, and better integration with related offerings at www.psqh.com. The most obvious change is the prominence of PSQH on the masthead. We who work on the publication have always used the acronym as a nickname, and with the new design, acknowledge that P-S-Q-H rolls off the tongue more easily than the full name.
A New Look, Nickname, and Expanded Content
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare and its family of products in print and online has a new look. In our print publication, we also have a fresh approach to news items, and better integration with related offerings at www.psqh.com. We’ll continue to publish the eNews Alert twice each month.
Standard Register and HealthTrust Expand Agreement
Standard Register, a recognized leader in managing critical communications and information for health care, has signed an agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P., (HealthTrust), a Tennessee-based group purchasing organization (GPO).
St. Jude Medical Center Chooses PerfectServe
IRadimed Corporation Awarded Premier Contract for MRidium MRI IV Pump System
Vocera Introduces Patient Connect
Vocera Communications, Inc. introduced Vocera Patient Connect, a new multimedia discharge solution, at the AONE 45th Annual Meeting on March 22-23 in Boston. Vocera Patient Connect provides a patient-centric approach to communication that improves patient comprehension and compliance of discharge instructions, contributing to reduced readmissions.