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Leadership

Cerner Signs DoseEdge Strategic Reseller Agreement with Baxa

December 6, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Cerner Corporation and Baxa Corporation have signed a strategic reseller agreement for the Baxa DoseEdge™ Pharmacy Workflow Manager.

Technology

University of Colorado Hospital? Selects InterSystems Ensemble for Enterprise Integration

December 6, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, announced that the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has chosen the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform for enterprise-wide integration.

Technology

Metro Unveils Hybrid Mobile Workstation with New Metro SecureRxTM Med Module at ASHP MidYear 2010

December 6, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

Metro, a world leader in providing technology, storage and transport solutions for healthcare facilities and other industries, unveiled the 1760Rx hybrid mobile workstation with the SecureRx Med Module at the 45th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.

Environment and Facilities

Massachusetts General Hospital Expands Use of LiveData Integration Technology, Further Deploying OR-Dashboard

December 3, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

December 2, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

December 2, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

December 1, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

November 30, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

November 30, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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

November 28, 2010 ‐ Brooke Schmidt

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.