The Joint Commission Publishes Patient and Worker Safety Monograph
The Joint Commission recently released a free monograph, “Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation,” to draw attention to the need to create a culture that focuses on both the safety of patients and the health care workers who care for them.
CareFusion Launches New Preoperative Cleansing Program For In-Home Patient Use
CareFusion Corp., a leading, global medical technology company, has unveiled a new preoperative cleansing program for patients that includes an industry-first, individualized reminder program that helps patients remember and follow a clinician’s preoperative bathing instructions.
Top Wired U.S. Hospital to Offer Patient Engagement Experience
Online Materials Promote Use of Lower Radiopharmaceutical Doses in Nuclear Medicine Exams
National eHealth Collaborative Releases Patient Engagement Framework
National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) recently hosted a webinar to release the much-anticipated Patient Engagement Framework, a model created to guide healthcare organizations in developing and strengthening their patient engagement strategies through the use of eHealth tools and resources. The Framework is the result of several months of collaboration and iteration with many interested stakeholders.
ECRI Institute PSO Addresses Insulin Administration and Nutritional Therapy
Bradley Family Practice Clinic is Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award Winner
HIMSS honors Dr. Jeremy Bradley Family Practice located in Owensboro, Ky., as a winner of the 2012 Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence. Since 1994, the Nicholas E. Davies Award recognizes excellence in health information technology, specifically excellence in use of the EHR to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety while achieving a demonstrated return on investment.
NMHS Receives 2012 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Call for Presenters for 2013 TeamSTEPPS Conference
The TeamSTEPPS National Conference organizers are looking for presenters who wish to share their stories about any new, innovative and engaging ways they are using team training to improve patient safety in their organization. The conference will take place June 12-13, 2013, in Dallas, Texas.
KBCore Wins ONC ‘Investing in Innovation’ Challenge: Patient Safety Reporting Systems
Over the past several weeks, many of us at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Food and Drug Administration have been evaluating the submissions for the Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge.