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Technology

Health & IT Quality: Failure Is Not an Option

February 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Health & IT Quality

Failure Is Not an Option

By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, FHIMSS

Healthcare could learn much from Gene Kranz. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with other mission scientists and crew, Kranz led his Tiger Team of experts at NASA in its successful effort to bring three astronauts on a perilous 500,000 mile journey around the moon and back home to Earth.

Uncategorized

Editor’s Notebook

February 12, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Editor’s Notebook

The Lowest and Best Common Denominator

By Susan Carr

Interoperability is a buzzword with legs. At the moment, it’s everywhere, including on the cover of this issue of PSQH.

Quality Improvement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 22 Michigan Trauma Centers Partner Launch Statewide Trauma Quality Care Initiative

February 11, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Detroit, February 11, 2011—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network, and 22 trauma centers throughout the state, in partnership with the American College of Surgeons, are launching an initiative aimed at improving quality and safety of care provided in Michigan’s trauma centers.

Technology

Study Finds Radio Frequency Technology Highly Effective in Preventing Retained Surgical Items in Bariatric Procedures

February 10, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Bellevue, Washington, February 10, 2011—RF Surgical Systems, Inc., the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, announced the first published data on the power of radio frequency technology to identify retained surgical items in all patient types.

Patient Safety

GE Listed as National Patient Safety Organization by HHS, AHRQ

February 10, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Barrington, Illinois, February 10, 2011—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has listed the GE-MERS National Patient Safety Organization (GE PSO) as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program.

Medication Safety

AllMed Introduces New ROI Model for External Peer Review

February 9, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Portland, Oregon,February 9, 2011—AllMed Healthcare Management, an independent review organization, has taken the lead in demonstrating how hospitals can now affordably and effectively achieve their risk management goals.

Leadership

McKesson Partners with Regional Extension Centers to Drive EHR Adoption at Primary Care Practices

February 9, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Atlanta, February 9, 2011—McKesson announced that it is teaming with regional extension centers (RECs) nationwide to help thousands of physicians become meaningful users of electronic health record (EHR) technology.

Patient Safety

HCMC and Ergolet Team for Safe Patient Transfer

February 9, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Minneapolis, February 9, 2011—Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis has selected Ergolet as its partner to implement a safe patient handling program for patients who need assisted lifting or transfer to bathrooms, beds or wheelchairs.

Quality Improvement

There’s Still Time to Qualify for 2010 PQRI Financial Incentives, but You Must Act Fast

February 8, 2011 ‐ Patton McGinley

By John Nelson

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) in 2007, the Heart Center of North Texas explored, but decided against, participating in the program. The effort of collecting and reporting quality measures was so complex and onerous that it was not worth the time or effort involved.

Quality Improvement

National Priorities Partnership Addresses the Question of Reducing Healthcare Costs while Improving Quality

February 3, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2011—Taking on areas of healthcare that together account for billions of dollars in wasteful spending, the National Priorities Partnership (NPP) released sets of specific actions to reduce healthcare costs by addressing preventable hospital readmissions, reducing emergency department overuse, and preventing medication errors.