IPC The Hospitalist Company Partners with UCSF To Create Leadership Program in Hospital Medicine
Washable, Wireless Mouse an Ideal Solution for Prevention of Cross-contamination
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) cost U.S. hospitals $8.1 billion in 2006, according to a recently released study by the Centers for Disease Control. Even more alarmingly, the CDC reports 48,000 deaths in the same year can attributed to illnesses caught during hospital
CIVCO’s RFSuite™ Enables Facilities to Satisfy Requirements Set out by MITA’s Radiation Therapy Readiness Initiative
RF Technologies® Installs Updated Version of its Safe Place® Solution for Infant Security at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Verizon Unveils ‘Cloud’ Solution to Facilitate Sharing of Patient Information Among Health Care Providers
One of the biggest obstacles to sharing patient information electronically is that health care systems and providers use a wide range of incompatible IT platforms and software to create and store data in various formats. A new service – the Verizon Health Information Exchange – will soon be available via the “cloud’ to address this challenge.
NPSF Announces Call for Letters of Intent to Conduct Research and Development in Patient Safety
Let’s shoot for what we really, really want.
An exciting appointment to head CMS
Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “If you’ve been in government a long time, as I have been, then the most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence. Why is this exciting? Because it’s rare.” When I read the quote, even today, I can hear the late New York senator’s voice booming, his last word full with extra punctuation.
eMix Adds Ability to Preview Contents of Distributed Radiology Exams
Medical Interpreters Embrace Nation’s First Certification Through Independent Board
Ooops
Being an editor, I am well acquainted with error. Unlike medical errors, the effects of my slips and lapses are rarely dangerous. In fact, they’re often humorous, occasionally useful.