Enhanced Critical Test Results Management Solution Improves Patient Care
Solutions to ER Crowding Are “Grossly Underused”
Virtual Quality Improvement Collaborative Improves Quality and Safety in Hospitals
Cardinal Health Foundation Provides $1.1 Million in Grant Funding to Improve Patient Safety
The Cardinal Health Foundation has announced 42 grants, totaling nearly $1.1 million, to help U.S. hospitals, health systems and community health organizations improve the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of patient care.
PSO Services Group Launches National Medical Safety Board
The PSO Services Group, LLC, a Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) AHRQ listed National Patient Safety Organization (PSO), has launched a multi-disciplinary National Medical Safety Board (NMSB), designed along the lines of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Covidien Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of the Nellcor Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring System
Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator in patient monitoring and respiratory care solutions, has been granted 510(k) clearance to market the Covidien Nellcor Bedside SpO2Patient Monitoring System by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Joint Commission Issues New Sentinel Event Alert: Safe Use of Opioids in Hospitals
Although hospital patients may need the strong pain relief that only opioids can provide, a Sentinel Event Alert issued on August 8 by The Joint Commission urges hospitals to take specific steps to prevent serious complications or even deaths from opioid use.
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Outperform the Competition: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
Outperform the Competition: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
Competition to capture the highest incentive payments from the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program is going to be very tight. “Even if you are above the 90th percentile, you could still have a very poor score and leave money on the table,” said Tami Lewis in a recent Modern Healthcare article (McKinney, 2012).
The RTLS Patient Safety Improvement Opportunity
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The RTLS Patient Safety Improvement Opportunity
The goals of any healthcare technology should be to improve healthcare quality and patient safety, contain or reduce healthcare costs, mitigate risk exposures, and enhance revenues. Relatively few technologies score high in meeting all of those objectives, but real-time location systems (RTLS) clearly do.