Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) will launch the SimSuite  Central Line Management Program at AACN’s National Teaching Institute (NTI) and Critical  Care Exposition, the world’s largest conference for nurses who care for acutely and critically ill  patients, May 16-21, in New Orleans, LA.

During the month of May, Coastal is offering its award-winning online course, Personal Safety For Home Health Caregivers, for free.

CenTrak, a leading provider of Real-Time Locations Systems (RTLS) for tracking equipment and people indoors, today introduced its new IT-740 Staff Badge, the world’s thinnest hybrid active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag currently on the market.

Mednovus, Inc., announced the release of their new SAFESCAN® INTERCEPT PILLAR™ ferromagnetic detection system this week at the Magnetic Resonance Manager’s Society (MRMS) annual meeting in Tampa, Florida. The product promises to help providers improve MRI safety for patients and staff.

Susan Carr

For comic inspiration and musical bravura in the HIT space, nothing beats Dr. Ross D. Martin’s Interoperetta in Three Acts, an appreciation of HITSP, CCHIT, AHIC and more.

Tobias Gilk

In healthcare, particularly in patient safety, there is a cultural predisposition towards excellence. There’s a fundamental desire to create better, safer environments in support of care. That applies to staff qualifications, policies & procedures, medical technology, and — usually — standards for accreditation.

Emergin, a Philips Healthcare company, announced the availability of an
interface between the Emergin alert management platform and the Voalté
communication server to deliver alert message notifications from
Emergin to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch devices. This integration
facilitates the orchestration of voice, alert, and text communications
by leveraging the flexibility of the Apple platform.