Technology
Healthcare Technology Leaders Identify Staffing Resources as Top Barrier to IT
Las Vegas—For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation; instead, concerns about staffing resources was cited as the key barrier to IT.
Technology
HCA Announces Collaboration with AirStrip Technologies
Nashville—HCA announced a collaboration with AirStrip Technologies, Inc. that includes expanded use of AirStrip’s mobile patient monitoring software and a financial investment in the company.
Technology
GE Healthcare Performance Solutions Introduces New Offering to Reduce Unwarranted Clinical Variation in Hospitals
Las Vegas—GE Healthcare Performance Solutions, a unit of GE Healthcare, introduced its Clinical Transformation Solutions practice, aimed at reducing unwarranted clinical variation in healthcare delivery.
Uncategorized
Awarepoint Launches New Version of aware360°Suite of Real-time Location System Solutions
Las Vegas—Awarepoint Corporation, the leading provider of real-time location system (RTLS) solutions for healthcare, launched the new version of its aware360°Suite of real-time location system solutions at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition.
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First Databank Addresses Medication Alert Fatigue in HIT Systems
South San Francisco—First Databank (FDB), a leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that improves medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, announced its new alert management solution, FDB AlertSpace™, designed to address alert fatigue in computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems, has achieved unprecedented industry acceptance among various U.S. hospital institutions.
Leadership
ACPE Announces Winner of Award Named in Honor of Dr. Lucian Leape
Tampa—The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) is pleased to announce the selection of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital as the winner of the first annual Leape Ahead Award.
Technology
Sentara Healthcare Chooses EXTENSION Clinical Alerting Solutions for Nurses
Fort Wayne, Indiana—Extension, Inc. announced that Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia has successfully implemented its advanced clinical workflow solutions for nursing staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Technology
PatientSafe Solutions Unveils PatientTouch, Wireless Clinical Mobility Solution
Las Vegas—PatientSafe Solutions is reinventing clinical care delivery with the release of PatientTouch 3.2™, an industry-changing wireless clinical mobility solution that enables nurses to access patient data and clinical workflows, while communicating with the entire care team from anywhere in the hospital via an intuitive mobile appliance running on the Apple iPod touch®.
Technology
Imprivata Announces Secure Texting Application for Healthcare
Imprivata, the leader in secure access and collaboration solutions for healthcare, announced Imprivata CorText, the first texting application designed by physicians, for physicians, in collaboration with acute care hospitals.
Technology
Surgical Information Systems Receives HFMA Peer Reviewed Designation
Chicago—The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) recently reviewed Surgical Information Systems (SIS) using the Peer Review Process. After undergoing the rigorous review SIS Analytics has been granted the “Peer Reviewed by HFMA®” designation.