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Accreditation & Regulation

The Joint Commission Launches Advanced Certification in Palliative Care Program

March 25, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, March 25, 2011—Joint Commission accredited hospitals now have the option of seeking Advanced Certification in Palliative Care. Palliative care is the field of medicine designed to improve the quality of life of patients and their families by relieving the pain, symptoms and stress of a serious or debilitating illness.

Technology

ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015

March 25, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

March 25, 2011—The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced an open public comment period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015 (“the Plan”). The Plan reflects ONC’s strategy, developed in collaboration with other federal partners, over the next five years for realizing Congress and the Administration’s health IT agenda.

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PSQH eNews Alert

March 23, 2011 ‐ Patton McGinley

If you haven’t signed up for the free monthly eNews Alert, this would be a good time. We’re upgrading our distribution process to allow a cleaner design and better compatibility with spam-filtering programs. Existing subscribers must confirm their subscriptions; new subscribers should fill out the new form.

Patient Safety

Sermo, Inc. Enters Strategic Partnership to Transform How Physicians Coordinate Care for Their Patients

March 22, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 22, 2011—Sermo, Inc., the world’s largest on-line physician community, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Janssen Global Services, LLC to develop and deliver new mobile and web services that allow physicians to move their patients more easily and efficiently through the healthcare system.

Technology

Diversinet Clinical Communicator Enables Secure, Mobile Communications between Healthcare Professionals and Patients

March 22, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Toronto, March 22, 2011—Healthcare professionals now have a solution for securely and remotely communicating with patients via mobile devices and tablets, thanks to the Clinical Communicator application announced by Diversinet Corp.

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Language Services Associates Launches New Video Remote Interpreting Platform for Foreign Language & American Sign Language Support

March 22, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Horsham, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2011—Language Services Associates, Inc. (LSA), a global language service provider offering a full suite of multicultural solutions, is excited to announce the launch of its new Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) platform for foreign language and American Sign Language (ASL) support.

Quality Improvement

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Celebrates Quality Improvement Efforts, Patient Safety Results with Ohio Hospitals

March 21, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Columbus, Ohio, March 21, 2011—An effort to improve quality and make Ohio the safest state in the nation for health care has garnered national attention.

Team Training

Medline and ClearCount Provide Education Grant to Enhance Patient Safety

March 16, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Mundelein, Illinois, March 16, 2011—The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has recently released the AORN Retained Surgical Items Confidence-Based Learning Module (CBL) based on the association’s current Recommended Practices for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items (RSIs).

Medication Safety

MEDecision and Health Language Inc. Form Strategic Alliance

March 14, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Wayne, Pa. and Denver; March 14, 2011—MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, and Health Language, Inc. (HLI), a global leader in medical terminology management, announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will enable MEDecision to help its healthcare payer and provider customers transition to, comply with and capitalize on the industry’s forthcoming ICD-10 requirements.

Technology

Thomson Reuters Partners with Zynx Health to Integrate Micromedex into ZynxOrder

March 14, 2011 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 14, 2011—Thomson Reuters and Zynx Health announced that Thomson Reuters Micromedex® will be integrated into ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets.