Technology Reduces Errors, Improves Quality and More
Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leader in perioperative information systems, has released results of a nationwide survey showing that surgeons view specialized perioperative information systems as essential tools to drive OR efficiency, enhance physician satisfaction and improve access to patient information.
Best Practice Approach Offered to Transformation in the Evolving Healthcare Landscape
Now Available: Common Format – Readmissions Version 0.1 Beta
he Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Format -Readmissions Version 0.1 Beta designed for use in the acute care hospital environment to gain enhanced understanding about the circumstances surrounding readmissions.
Commonwealth Fund Names Next President
Shared Decision Making at Point of Care White Paper Released
Voice Recognition to Support Enterprise-wide Electronic Health Record Adoption
Hospital Associations Awarded for Leadership in Quality Improvement
On July 18, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) and the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) will receive the Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for their work to improve health care quality.
Checklist Reminds Caregivers of Essential Steps
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS), an advocacy group devoted to improving patient health and safety, has announced the release of a concise checklist that reminds caregivers of the essential steps needed to be taken to initiate Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) with a patient and to continue to assess that patient’s use of PCA.
Obama Signs Law to Regulate HIT – Someday
On July 11, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Applauded by big pharma, the American Medical Association, the National Organization for Rare Disorders, and others, this new legislation reauthorizes various user fees, and revises regulations in an effort to address problems around drug shortages, the paucity of therapies for rare diseases, and improving availability of pediatric drugs and devices.
Programs in Patient Engagement
With each issue of the PSQH eNews, our online event calendar is updated with new listings. In this case, two of three newly listed events are focused on the patient’s experience and both are worthy of special mention.