2011 NPSF Patient Safety Congress Call for Speaker Abstracts
Widely respected for innovation and educational excellence, the annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress delivers meaningful and high-value programs designed to support critical patient safety initiatives from the board room to the C-suite to the front lines of care.
New Obstetrics, Neonatal Courses Added to ECRI Institute e-Learn Online Continuing Education
B. Braun and NeoMed Partner to Prevent IV/Enteral Misconnections, Enhance Patient Safety
Major Innovation in Fall Alarms Marries Simplest to Use Alarm with Ultrathin Sensor Pad for Hospitals-at a Lower Cost
Editor’s Notebook
Editor’s Notebook
The Patient Safety Kaleidoscope
I’m increasingly aware that some communities are underrepresented in the patient safety movement. I’ve come to that awareness through various organizations, events, and articles.
AHRQ
AHRQ
Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform: Putting the Patient First
Recent research shows a significant correlation between the frequency of adverse events and malpractice claims (Greenberg, et al, 2010). Meanwhile, information from patient satisfaction surveys and patient experiences of care have been shown to predict malpractice risk (Fullam, et al, 2009).
Building a PSO “Field of Dreams” for Emergency Medical Services
Building a PSO “Field of Dreams” for Emergency Medical Services
For emergency medical service (EMS) providers in the state of Missouri, patient safety organizations are a “field of dreams” — a field of legal protection, learning, collaborating, and most of all, improving pre-hospital care.
Motorola Advances Healthcare Mobility with New Enterprise Digital Assistant?
The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. announced its newest mobile computing solution for healthcare – the MC75A0-HC Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA).
Washable, Backlit Keyboard Designed for Infection Control in Medical Environments
Just in time for flu season, Econo-Keys has announced the launch of a backlit, disinfectable keyboard designed for use in medical applications.
RelayHealth Launches Connected Orders Solution to Support Clinical Integration, Health Information Exchange (HIE)
RelayHealth announced the introduction of Connected Orders, a front-end workflow solution that connects ambulatory-care physicians with hospital and freestanding reference laboratories, imaging centers and patients to automate the test ordering process.