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.
Medical Specialty Societies Identify 90 Tests and Treatments to Question
Seventeen leading medical specialty societies have identified specific tests, procedures or medication therapies they say are commonly ordered, but which are not always necessary—and could cause undue harm. To date, more than 130 tests and procedures to question have been released as part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign, which aims to spark conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary.
Truven Health Analytics Announces 100 Top Hospitals Winners
Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, has released its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.
Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Partners with Emily Jerry Foundation for Pediatric Safety Initiative
Because of their small size, pediatric patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors. An error that might have minimal effect to an adult could be catastrophic to a child. To help promote awareness of this issue, Medi-Dose/EPS is working with the Emily Jerry Foundation to incorporate their Blue Angel warning logo into MILT 3.0 software.
PDI Launches Advanced Skin Antisepsis Platform
PDI, leader in infection prevention education, support and products has launched its new Advanced Skin Antisepsis platform, PDI Prevantics. Under this platform, the company is investing in innovations that provide the most efficient and advanced evidence-based solutions for preventing healthcare associated infections.
Just Culture for Critical Access Hospitals Program Announced
Outcome Engenuity has announced the Just Culture Critical Access Hospital Program. This program will give smaller Critical Access Hospitals better and more ready access to Just Culture materials and training.
Patients Engaged as Consumers
Patient engagement is a hot topic. From next week’s HIMSS Conference and Exhibition to the current issue of Health Affairs, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, and most healthcare organizations, patient engagement is prominently on the agenda. In Forbes, quality and safety guru Michael Millenson reports that the patient engagement movement has entered a new, high-powered phase.
VA Medical Centers to Implement Intelligent InSites to Improve Health Care Efficiency
Intelligent InSites, Inc., the leading provider of real-time operational intelligence for healthcare in the government and commercial sectors, has been selected to provide the enterprise-wide software solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) $543 million Real Time Location System (RTLS) contract, as a subcontractor to the prime contractor, HP Enterprise Services.
ECRI Institute Releases C-Suite Watch List of Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues for 2013
New white paper addresses top issues impacting patient safety, capital expenditures, and care delivery
Healthcare reform, Accountable Care Organizations, readmissions, and reimbursement rates are just a few of the challenges facing today’s healthcare leaders. Balancing costs and savings potential for new technologies also weighs heavily on their shoulders. A new Watch List from ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches best approaches to improving patient care, provides a roadmap to 10 technology issues that healthcare leaders should have on their radar in 2013 and beyond.