Environment and Facilities
Massachusetts General Hospital Expands Use of LiveData Integration Technology, Further Deploying OR-Dashboard
LiveData, Inc. announced that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has expanded its deployment of LiveData OR-Dashboard to five additional operating rooms.
Quality Improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Catholic Health Partners Announce Partnership to Reduce Preventable Harm
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Catholic Health Partners (CHP) announced a new partnership to reduce preventable harm throughout CHP’s nine regional health systems.
Infection Control
New National Awards to Recognize Progress Toward Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections
A new national awards program will recognize teams of critical care professionals, hospital units and healthcare institutions able to successfully reduce or eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAI), a leading cause of death in the United States.
Technology
Tele-monitoring Can Make ICUs Safer for Patients
The New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) released a report that shows tele-ICU technology could save 350 additional lives, benefit hospitals financially, and save more than $122 million annually if broadly and effectively implemented across Massachusetts.
Technology
First-of-Kind Medical I.D. Wristband Combines Unsurpassed High-Tech Features and Capabilities with Multimedia Entertainment
MEDICOM Technologies, Inc., a purveyor of technically advanced medical identification solutions, introduced its revolutionary multimedia-enabled interactive Medical I.D. Wristband that readily presents an individual’s complete medical history to emergency treatment personnel in critical situations.
Infection Control
Hospital Surgery Infection Rates Made Public
The Washington State Hospital Association is releasing hospital-specific surgical infection rate data. This is the first time this information has been made public.
Quality Improvement
Philips Unveils New Approach and Advances in Clinical Collaboration to Drive Innovation and Efficiency in Radiology
This year at the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Royal Philips Electronics is ushering in a new era in radiology science with Imaging 2.0, a concept fueled by integration of technology, clinician and patient.
Patient Safety
Agfa HealthCare’s DR and CR Solutions Provide Tools to Help Manage Patient Safety
With Agfa HealthCare’s full range of detector technologies for direct radiography (DR) and computed radiography (CR) solutions, radiologists have the ability to decide when and where to apply specific detector options.
Technology
eMix Improves Clinical Care at Academic Medical Center in Virginia
eMix™, a business venture incubated by DR Systems, announced that its cloud-based technology for sharing imaging studies and reports is now being used at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCUMC) in Richmond, Va.
Patient Safety
Safety and Quality in Radiology
In 3rd annual conference, American College of Radiology focused on safety, utilization, process improvement, and physician outcomes.