Steps Needed to Ensure Home Medical Devices Are Easy-to-Use and Caregivers Are Well-Trained
Excela Health Selects Next-generation Radio Frequency Detection Technology to Prevent Retained Surgical Items
CDC Issues Infection Prevention Guidance for Ambulatory Care
Workflow Assessment for Health IT—New Toolkit from AHRQ
Sermo Launches Real Time Medicine™ Mobile App for Physicians
Cardinal Health Foundation Provides $1.2 Million in Grant Funding to Improve Patient Safety at the Point-of-Care
Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research and Development in Patient Safety
The National Patient Safety Foundation’s Research Grants Program seeks to stimulate new, innovative projects directed toward enhancing patient safety in the United States. The Program’s objective is to promote studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries and the consequences of such adverse events in the healthcare setting.
National Health Care Provider Associations Join Forces to Reduce Emergency Department Crowding
Des Plaines, Illinois, July 13, 2011—Emergency department crowding has long been a serious problem for hospitals, health care providers and patients. It plays a significant factor in poor patient outcomes and contributes to violence against emergency department personnel.
North Shore-LIJ Health System and Institute for Healthcare Improvement Announce Partnership to Reduce Sepsis Mortality
Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 11, 2011—The North Shore-LIJ Health System (North Shore-LIJ) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) announced a new strategic partnership that will demonstrate key improvements in hospital quality and enable the two organizations to test new ways to prevent sepsis and manage its most harmful effects through earlier recognition.