Vocera Acquires Wallace Wireless
New Standards Proposed for Prescription Container Labels to Help Reduce Medication Misuse, Promote Patient Understanding
Three Suppliers Selected to Participate in Premier Healthcare Alliance Comparative Effectiveness Research Program
In an effort to inform the provider community and general public about which interventions drive improved outcomes and cost-savings, the Premier healthcare alliance has launched the QUEST® Comparative Effectiveness & Innovation Program (QCEIP).
National Patient Safety Foundation Creates First Professional Society and Certification Program for Patient Safety
Two South Florida Hospitals Select Novel Radio Frequency Detection Technology to Aid in Prevention of Retained Items in Surgery
Good Samaritan Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center are the first two hospitals in South Florida to use radio-frequency (RF) detection technology in their operating rooms.
AeroScout Announces First Wi-Fi RFID Tag that Withstands the Rigorous Sterilization Processes Required for Surgical Equipment
Aiming at Improvement
Notes on IHI’s 22nd National Forum
In recent years, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) National Forum—held in Orlando in early December — has become for me as much a harbinger of the holiday season as leftover Thanksgiving turkey, the media’s obsession with Black Friday, and the dark, cold afternoons of early winter in New England. My trip to Orlando this year offered both new and familiar experiences.
Leading Health Care Organizations Announce Collaborative Effort to Improve Care, Lower Costs
Six of the nation’s leading health care systems today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to improve health care quality while reducing costs.
Practice Fusion’s Free, Web-based EMR Helps Doctors Across the United States
Practice Fusion, the free Electronic Medical Record (EMR) company, has continued its phenomenal growth throughout 2010.
2010 PQRI Incentives Still Available
Physician practices are leaving money on the table because they don’t realize how easy it is to qualify for PQRI financial incentives, which are at their highest level.