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Patient Safety

Missouri Center for Patient Goes National

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Patient safety is an ever increasing focal point for improving efficacy and efficiency in the U.S. healthcare system, across all provider settings. Now the Missouri Center for Patient Safety (MOCPS) is poised to share its mission across the country.

Patient Safety

MAeHC Participates in Successful Massachusetts HIWay Kick-Off

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit pioneer and leader in healthcare delivery through health information technology, announced it participated in the official launch of the statewide healthcare information exchange, known as the Massachusetts Health Information Highway (HIway).

Patient Safety

New AHRQ Tool Assesses Patient Safety Culture in Pharmacies

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

AHRQ has released the Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture and a free toolkit of materials that helps community pharmacies assess their culture of patient safety.

Patient Safety

Provider Perspectives on Patient Safety: Join the Discussion

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

By Susan Carr

The independent news organization ProPublica has been investigating patient safety through a series of feature articles and social media offerings.

Medication Safety

Walgreens WellTransitions to Help Reduce Readmissions

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Walgreens pharmacists are on the frontlines of a new transition of care program, WellTransitions, which brings hospitals and health systems together with Walgreens in a coordinated care model designed to reduce readmission rates and overall health care costs, while improving patient health outcomes and medication adherence.

Medication Safety

First Databank Releases Enhanced Drug Knowledge to Support Interoperable Medication Management

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

First Databank (FDB), the leading provider of clinical drug knowledge that helps improve medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, announces the release of a broad range of cross references within the FDB Interoperability Module.

Patient Safety

EPMG Assists Families Experiencing Unexpected Death or Outcomes

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Emergency Physicians Medical Group’s (EPMG) Next Step Program has been nationally recognized as an innovation designed to reach out to patients and their family members in a very unique way.

Infection Control

C. Diff Infections Becoming More Common, Mayo Clinic Finds

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Clostridium difficile infections are becoming more common and more severe in hospitalized children and the elderly, in large part due to greater use of antibiotics, Mayo Clinic researchers report in studies being presented at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting.

Accreditation & Regulation

The Johns Hopkins Hospital Wins ECRI Institute’s 2012 Health Devices Achievement Award

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

ECRI Institute®, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, is pleased to announce The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, as the winner of its 7th Annual Health Devices Achievement Award.

Patient Safety

NPSF Announces 15th Annual Patient Safety Congress

October 30, 2012 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

The NPSF Patient Safety Congress, to be held May 8 – 10 in New Orleans, is an educational and networking event. Speakers and posters are invited to share experiences and successes so all may benefit.