Parkland Hospital to pay $1M Settlement for Alleged Patient Safety Violations
Parkland Health & Hospital System has reached a settlement agreement with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that resolves and discharges all potential litigation and enforcement actions for compliance issues prior to May 31, 2012.
Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care
Health IT Week Includes Call for Access to Personal Health Information
The Alliance for Nursing Informatics wants its members to ask for and access their personal health records as part of a collaborative effort to Ask for Your e-Health Record. During National Health IT Week: September 10-14, all ANI organizations will join forces to ask their members, nurses and clinical colleagues to reach out for their own digital medical information.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Receives HIMSS Analytics Award
HIMSS Analytics recognizes the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, with its Stage 7 Award. The Stage 7 award represents attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
PCORI Workshops Designed to Improve Research Process
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has launched a new initiative aimed at engaging patients and other health care stakeholders as meaningful and active partners in PCORI’s efforts to build a patient-centered research community and refine its research agenda.
Costs of Care Essay Contest
An organization called Costs of Care is holding its third annual essay contest to draw attention to the financial impact of medical decision-making on individual patients.
Covidien Expands Offerings on Patient and Caregiver Education Website
Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, has updated its web-based patient and caregiver education resource to offer valuable information in four new clinical categories. The website, www.patientcare-edu.com, provides resources for addressing common care needs in acute, non-acute and homecare settings.
Group Health Selects Intelligent InSites’ RTLS Software
Group Health has selected Intelligent InSites to help make medical centers of the future a reality today.
PIH Expands Surgery Solution, Improves Operational Efficiencies
Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leader in perioperative information systems, has announced that Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital (PIH) has added the company’s anesthesia information management system (AIMS) to its Sunrise Surgery powered by SIS solution from Allscripts.