The Impact of Wireless Technologies on Patient Safety
Although physicians pledge to “first do no harm,” in practice, adverse events in hospitals are common and frequently preventable. In fact, Bartlett et al. (2008) found that up to 50% of adverse events in hospitals are preventable.
Medication Reconciliation: One Hospital’s Journey to a Physician-Friendly Process
Clinicians and healthcare organizations recognize that the safety and quality of care is improved by recording and updating a complete list of medications and supplements for every patient at admission, during transfers while in the hospital, and at discharge.
UCSF Team Focuses on Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care System
Health care experts at the University of
California, San Francisco highlight in a new report the hidden risks
and complexities that compromise patient safety for ambulatory patients
with chronic disease.
Engaging as Partners in Patient Safety: The Experience of Librarians
In today’s healthcare environment, a broad team of professionals should engage in the quest to improve patient safety through identifying and discussing the successes and failures that lead to organizational learning.
Barcoding: Implementation Challenges
Barcode technology has long been hailed as an effective tool in the struggle to improve patient safety. The risks and advantages offered by barcodes have been well known for a decade or more (Leape et al., 1995; Brennan et al., 1991; Low & Belcher, 2002). The concept of barcodes goes back to 1948, and the first scanner was installed in a Cincinnati Kroger grocery store in 1972 (Reynolds, n.d.).
University of California, San Diego Medical Center Selects Nuance’s Dragon Medical to Enhance EHR Rollout
Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading supplier of speech solutions, today announced that University of California, San Diego Medical Center selected Dragon Medical
for use at multiple facilities to expand physicians’ options for
documenting electronic health records to include real-time
speech recognition.
TheraDoc Introduces Clinical Decision Support Alert Bundles
TheraDoc®, a leader in clinical informatics,
today unveiled six new clinical and adverse drug event alert packages
designed to help hospitals improve patient care and safety.
Siemens Introduces New Capabilities to Improve the Efficiency of Clinical Laboratories
Siemens Healthcare has introduced three new clinical laboratory
automation solutions that eliminate manual processes laboratory
personnel perform in producing diagnostic test results for patient care.
Logical Images Launches Newest Version of VisualDx: New Features Aim to Enhance Clinician Communication, Diagnostic Accuracy
Logical Images, Inc, the expert source for
visually based medical technology, today announced the launch of its
most recent version of VisualDx, its flagship visual diagnostic
decision support system, which helps clinicians improve diagnostic
accuracy at the point of care.
CareFusion Launches New Brand, Establishing Itself as an Industry Leader in Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care and Safety
CareFusion Corporation, the company that will
become public following the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health’s
clinical and medical products businesses, today launched its new brand
and marked the occasion by providing opportunities for its global
employees to volunteer for non-profit organizations in their
communities.