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Technology

Bloodstream Infection Surveillance Inconsistent Between Institutions, U-M Study Shows

October 8, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

A new study looking at how hospitals identify pediatric patients who develop catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSI) found significant inconsistencies in the methods used to report the number of patients who develop them.

Quality Improvement

Adventist Health System Partners with Language Line Services to Bolster Language Access for Limited English Speaking Patients

October 7, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Adventist Health System, the largest not-for-profit Protestant healthcare provider in the nation, has partnered with Language Line Services to offer its 43 hospitals and numerous clinics access to a comprehensive suite of interpreting and translation services in an effort to better serve its limited English proficient patients and families.

Technology

IHI Awarded Federal Funding to Develop and Disseminate Innovations in Healthcare Delivery

October 7, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7, 2010—The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a five-year Master Contract to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to help accelerate adoption of new models of health care delivery nationally. The contract is awarded through AHRQ’s Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks (ACTION) II initiative. … Continued

Environment and Facilities

Medical Simulation Corporation Signs Agreement With a Nationally Ranked Hospital

October 6, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) proudly announces a new agreement with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching-affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a healthcare leader in patient quality, safety, and education.

Risk Management

Trauma Surgeon Develops Multidisciplinary Protocol to Eliminate Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

October 6, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Critically ill patients on a breathing tube are at risk not only from their injuries or diseases, but also from infections they can contract in the hospital. One of the most common infections is pneumonia from breathing tubes.

Quality Improvement

Healthcare Reform and Increased Patient Needs Require Transformation of Nursing Profession

October 5, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Nurses’ roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America’s increasingly complex health system, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Technology

Standard Register Poised to Make Impact in UK with Patient ID Bands

October 1, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Long recognized for its patient identification leadership, Standard Register Healthcare is now poised to make its mark in the United Kingdom (UK).

Patient Safety

Accreditation Canada Report Explores the Connection Between Patient Safety and Quality of Worklife in Healthcare

September 29, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Accreditation Canada’s 2010 national report on health care in Canada explores the connection between quality of worklife and patient safety in health organizations.

Infection Control

CareFusion Expands Skin Antisepsis Portfolio

September 27, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

CareFusion Corp., a leading global medical device company, has announced it has entered into an agreement with Healthpoint, Ltd. to market and sell innovative surgical scrub solutions.

Technology

New Obstetrics, Neonatal Courses Added to ECRI Institute e-Learn Online Continuing Education

September 22, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Obstetrics services are consistently ranked among the highest risk medical specialty areas. To help providers learn practical strategies for reducing risk and improving culture of safety, ECRI Institute announces the addition of seven new obstetrics-related courses to their online continuing education program, e-Learn™.