InterSystems and eHealth Technologies Announce Partnership
InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, and eHealth Technologies™, a leading provider of imaging solutions for electronic health records (EHR) and health information exchange (HIE) solutions, announced today a partnership to provide single-click access to diagnostic-quality images such as X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds via the InterSystems HealthShare™ strategic informatics platform.
ArborMetrix’s Registry Solution Enhances Quality, Lower Cost of Surgical Care
The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) have selected ArborMetrix, a provider of real-time, cloud-based analytics solutions for acute and specialty care, to help accelerate their surgical care quality improvement efforts.
Radisphere Partnership Provides Quality, Lower Cost Radiology Services
National Patient Safety Foundation Announces Leadership Transition
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has announced that Diane C. Pinakiewicz, MBA, CPPS will be leaving her position as president of NPSF, effective November 12, 2012.
Tools Available to Improve Safety of Patients with Limited English Proficiency
The new TeamSTEPPS Limited English Proficiency module and accompanying guide, “Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: A Hospital Guide,” are now available.
ThedaCare Selects Phytel to Strengthen Its Patient Engagement Process
ThedaCare Physicians, the clinic division of the ThedaCare healthcare system, has agreed to use Phytel to help the organization manage population health and secure National Committee for Quality Assurance recognition of its patient-centered medical homes. NCQA provides automatic credit to providers who deploy Phytel to meet certain elements of the medical home requirements.
ASHRM Launches Serious Safety Events White Paper
In conjunction with the ASHRM 2012 theme of Getting to Zero™, ASHRM released the first in a series of white papers on Serious Safety Events (SSEs).
ACPE Seeks Applicants for 2013 Leape Ahead Award
The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) is seeking applications from medical schools, teaching hospitals and academic medical centers for the 2013 ACPE Leape Ahead Award.
Pharmacies Across the Country Urged to Adopt “Patient-Centered” Labels
With medication misuse resulting in more than one million adverse drug events per year in the United States, new standards have been released by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) that for the first time provide a universal approach to the format, appearance, content and language of instructions for medicines in containers dispensed by pharmacists.
Editor’s Notebook: Are We There Yet?
When I hear the question, “How much improvement, if any, have we made to the safety and quality of healthcare?” I’m reminded of hearing a chorus of “Are we there yet?” from restless youngsters riding in the back seat. It’s an important question and not as easy to answer in healthcare than in the context of a family outing.