Independa and LG Team to Provide Industry-First Suite of TV-Based Eldercare Services to Senior Living Market
Nearly 1 in 8 Americans are age 65 or older, with higher percentages in countries such as Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. To serve the rapidly-growing aging population, Independa announced a strategic relationship with Zenith, the U.S. R&D subsidiary of LG Electronics, to deploy technology that will provide residents of eldercare facilities an industry-first suite of video calling, messaging, reminders and other services that enables them to keep in touch with professional and family caregivers.
Mastering Precepting: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success Released
IMCO Technologies Debuts ED Discrepancy Module
IMCO-STAT ED Discrepancy is designed to streamline the workflow process of ED physicians sending critical patient diagnosis to the radiologist. The system notifies the radiologist of the ED information and allows the radiologist to agree or disagree with the ED diagnosis based on the exam. If there is a discrepancy, the system automatically alerts the ED physician for immediate attention, and creates an audit trail of all communications.
CJPS Medical Systems Introduces Remote Patient Monitoring with Tablet PCs
High Reliability Healthcare: Applying CRM to High-Performing Teams, Part 8
People make decisions, or choices, based on their knowledge of the current operating environment and their past education or experience. This past education or experience is stored in the human brain in the form of rules. The human brain perceives a situation, scans for a rule from its long-term memory, recalls and then acts to apply the rule.
High Reliability Healthcare: Applying CRM to High-Performing Teams, Part 7
Situational awareness is the degree to which knowledge and perception of a given situation mirrors reality. Figure 4 shows how threats such as distractions, miscommunication, poor attention to detail, workarounds or other problems can cause a situation to deteriorate and get off track. A team with good situational awareness recognizes these “red flags” and the reality of the situation, then applies the necessary resources to adjust back toward the goal of the plan of care.
Medication Safety
Medication Safety Industry/Product News ISMP to Assess U.S. Hospitals Regarding Medication Safety Practices AdverseEvents Launches Innovative Drug Side Effect Reporting ISMP Launches 2011 Assessment of Medication Safety Medical Center Selects McKesson’s Pharmacy Automation to Advance Safety Initiatives ISMP Medication Safety Alert! The Power of Storytelling ActiveHealth Management includes FDA Safety Alerts in clinical decision support … Continued
High Reliability Healthcare: Applying CRM to High-Performing Teams, Part 6
Element #5 – Adaptability
Adaptability is all about working well with others and being flexible enough to adjust to changes in the situation or plan of care. Remaining flexible when new information becomes available is critical to making a team function well, especially during unplanned situations and emergencies.
ECRI Institute Puts 10 Technology Issues on its 2012 Watch List for Hospital Executives
Improve Patient Safety through Leadership Fellowship
The AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship is a year-long program for clinical and administrative leaders dedicated to improving quality and patient safety.