JCI, SHEA Release “Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control: An International Perspective, Second Edition”
Oak Brook, Illinois—Teaming up to provide an essential infection prevention and control (IPC) resource for health care organizations around the globe, Joint Commission International (JCI) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) announce the publication of Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control: An International Perspective, Second Edition. JCI is a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission.
HIMSS and MGMA-ACMPE Collaborate on Health Information Exchange Toolkit
True Process Acquires VeriScan from Hospira
Milwaukee, Wisconsin—True Process, Inc., a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, healthcare information technology services provider and software engineering firm, has purchased VeriScan from Hospira, Inc., the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies.
The Joint Commission Awards First Advanced Certifications for Palliative Care
Texas Children’s Hospital to Provide Simulation Training to Houston Fire Department
Houston, Texas—Simulation Center at Texas Children’s Hospital has begun providing Pediatric Simulation Training for Emergency Pre-hospital Providers (Pedi-STEPPs) to members of the Houston Fire Department (HFD) EMS. A grant from the Cullen Trust for Healthcare, as well as a community benefit donation from Texas Children’s Hospital will allow this innovative training to be offered free of charge to the City for 500 firefighters over the next two years.
Stories of Success
I have the pleasure of serving on the review board for Stories of Success, a program co-sponsored by HIMSS, ASQ, NCQA, and NPSF, which provides examples of health IT implementations that demonstrate safety and quality improvement in patient care.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices
Princeton, New Jersey—At a time when a shortage of primary care providers is threatening the accessibility and quality of care in the country, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is teaming with the Group Health Research Institute on a new national program designed to identify creative practices that make primary care more efficient and effective.
GE Healthcare Initiates Evaluation Period for New Global Patient Safety Network
Barrington, Illinois—GE Healthcare Performance Solutions, a unit of GE Healthcare announced the launch of a 90-day evaluation for its Global Patient Safety Network (GPSN), an online community for hospitals to collaborate with peers around the world with the goal of improving patient safety.
NQF President and CEO Janet Corrigan Announces Plans to Step Down
The National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has announced that NQF’s President and CEO Janet Corrigan has submitted her resignation, effective late June 2012. Corrigan has served as NQF’s President and CEO for more than six years.