Medical Simulation Corporation Announces Stroke Quality Initiative Program in Support of National Stroke Awareness Month
affects 700,000 Americans and accounts for over 143,000 deaths
annually. With timely treatment, the risk of death and disability from
stroke can be substantially lowered. Released earlier this year,
Medical Simulation Corporation’s (MSC) SimSuite Stroke Program enhances
the competence and confidence® of healthcare providers in early
recognition of stroke and initial treatment of stroke patients to
improve patient outcomes.
Winter Blues’ Affect Hospital Patients, According to New Press Ganey Data
satisfaction scores are considerably lower over the months of January,
February and March. According to Press Ganey Associates, a major factor
for the decline in patient satisfaction is because of the “winter
blues.”
Nurse Leaders: The Key to Safe and Effective Patient Care
Nurses are the linchpin of hospital care delivery and represent a critical and costly resource. Maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of nurses is essential to the integrity of hospital function and the promotion of safe patient care.
The Leapfrog Group Announces New Business Partnership with Quantros to Administer The Leapfrog Hospital Survey
and services provider of data management, decision support analytics,
and clinical business intelligence solutions, to service and administer
the online Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The Survey annually collects
safety, quality, and efficiency data from over 1200 hospitals across
the country and then publicly reports results online
(www.leapfroggroup.org/cp).
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Goes Live with Enhanced EDIMS Emergency Department EHR
DIMS LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive emergency department (ED)
information management systems, announced that Newark Beth Israel
Medical Center (NBI) has successfully launched the newly enhanced EDIMS
electronic health record (EHR).
Karen M. Bell, M.D., is New Chair of CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®)
announced the appointment of Karen M. Bell, M.D., as chair of CCHIT,
effective April 26. Bell, most recently senior vice president, Health
Information Technology Services, Masspro, replaces retiring chair Mark
Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., who led the Commission since its inception in
2004.
NQF to Release Updated Safe Practices Implementation Guide
To improve the quality and safety of healthcare in the United States,
the National Quality Forum (NQF) is releasing its updated manual Safe
Practices for Better Healthcare.
New Sentri7 Features Released to Enhance Infection Prevention Capabilities and Accelerate Workflow
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., software-as-a-service provider to more than
1,300 hospitals in the United States, announced several new
improvements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide
electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify
at-risk patients.
Dangerous Bed Rails Live On
The Canadian government agency Health Canada issued a reminder to hospitals
last fall on the risk of entrapment of patients in hospital beds. This
notice raises again what should by now be a well known hazard.
Mercy Health System Expands Its Use of NextGen Technology to Enhance Care Coordination
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare
information systems and connectivity solutions, announced an agreement
with Mercy Health System (MHS) to deployNextGen® EHR (Electronic Health
Record) and NextGen Health Information Exchange (HIE).