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Technology

RF Surgical Pioneers Detection and Prevention of Retained Foreign Objects in Surgery With Its Next Generation RF Assure™ Detection System

November 3, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

RF Surgical Systems, Inc., the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, announced the availability of the RF Assure™ Detection System Model 200.

Technology

Delaware Physicians Create Unique Patient Connectivity Environment

November 2, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Medical Society of Delaware today announced they have chosen RelayHealth as their solution partner to enhance patients’ participation in managing their health care and to increase efficiency for physician practices throughout the state.

Medication Safety

New Anvita Health Patent Leverages Comparative Effectiveness Research in Drug Selection

November 2, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

With its third patent this year, clinical analytics pioneer Anvita Health has generated another point-of-care innovation with a method for using electronic medical record data combined with comparative effectiveness and formulary plan data to generate a highly personalized drug therapy regimen.

Technology

7th Annual Connected-Health Symposium

November 1, 2010 ‐ Patton McGinley

By Mitch Work, MPA, FHIMSS

On October 21 and 22nd, I had the opportunity to attend a symposium in Boston, organized by the Center for Connected Health, which is a division of Partners Healthcare.

Technology

Eastern Maine Medical Centers Implements Informed Consent Software from Dialog Medical

November 1, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Dialog Medical, the leading provider of informed consent and patient education systems for hospitals and physician practices, announced that Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) has installed the iMedConsent application and fully interfaced that software tool with the institution’s electronic health record (EHR).

Quality Improvement

New CareChex Study Assesses Quality of University Hospital Care in the U.S.

November 1, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

CareChex, a division of The Delta Group specializing in rating the quality of hospital and physician care, released a new study, An Assessment of the Quality of University Hospital Care in the U.S., that investigates whether or not university hospitals outperform other hospitals on objective measures of quality.

Infection Control

Study Finds SwabCap Passively Disinfects IV Needleless Connectors

October 27, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

A study and review performed by clinicians of PICC Excellence, Inc. found a disinfection cap that dispenses 70% isopropyl alcohol is effective in disinfecting IV needleless connectors after five minutes.

Patient Safety

Study Confirms Passive Safety Devices Are Most Effective in Needlestick Injury Prevention

October 26, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

A landmark study of 22 million safety devices used in 61 French hospitals over a two-year period has confirmed the theory that passive, fully automatic safety devices offer significantly better protection against accidental needlestick injuries (NSIs) than early generation active safety technologies such as semi-automatic (push-button) devices or those with manually sliding shields or hinged caps.

Patient Safety

CareFusion Selects Palomar Pomerado Health as Development Partner for Patient Safety Technologies

October 26, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH), a Magnet® designated health system located in North County, San Diego, has been selected by San Diego-based CareFusion, a global medical technology company, as a development partner for the latest Pyxis technologies that focus on improving the safety and cost of health care.

Team Training

Healthcare Team Training and Smart Horizons Partner to Launch a New Online Learning Course

October 26, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Healthcare Team Training (HTT) and Smart Horizons have partnered to launch a new online learning course, Coaching for Success, which is approved for CEU credit through Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development. This course develops individual coaching knowledge and skills for healthcare professionals.