Leaders at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems Overcome High Hurdles to Create a Superior “Culture of Safety”
A poor economy in a rural area might seem like overwhelming obstacles
to creating a sophisticated culture of safety in a health care system
that serves the largest aging population in the country, but leaders at
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems beat those odds in 2009.
VA Rocky Mountain Network Awards Critical Care Information System Contract to CliniComp, Intl.
liniComp Intl., a global provider of clinical documentation systems,
announced today that VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) selected
CliniComp’s Essentris® Critical Care™solution.
Physicians More Likely To Report Drug Safety Information Through Electronic Health Records System
Pfizer announced results of a survey the company recently sponsored
that shows physicians are more likely to report side effects through an
electronic health records (EHR) system, as compared to traditional
paper methods.
TVR Communications, ICN Deliver Discharge Planning Solution
TVR Communications (TVRC), the largest U.S. provider of interactive
patient services and entertainment products, and Interactive Care
Network (ICN) have partnered to deliver an enhanced discharge planning
solution.
UCSF Taps Acesis to Strengthen Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Acesis, the enterprise software company focused on healthcare
performance improvement, announced results from its first six months of
service for the University of California, San Francisco Division
of Hospital Medicine.
Public Hospitals Nationwide Join Patient Safety Initiative
Kaiser Permanente together with the National
Patient Safety Foundation and the National Association of Public
Hospitals and Health Systems announced the “Patient Safety Initiative
at America’s Public Hospitals.”
Thomson Reuters Releases Micromedex 2.0
Thomson Reuters announced the release of Micromedex 2.0, the newest version of its market-leading clinical information system.
Philips VISICU eICU Sepsis Management Program Promotes Early Severe Sepsis Identification and Intervention
At the IHI Forum on Quality
Improvement in Health Care, Royal Philips Electronics introduced the
eICU® Sepsis Management Program, a new clinical program that further
expands the value of its Philips VISICU eICU Program.
McKesson Unveils New Pharmacy Automation System that Leverages Drug Manufacturer Packaging
McKesson introduced the PROmanager-Rx™ system, an innovative solution
that enables hospitals for the first time to fully automate the
dispensing of tablets, capsules, and other oral solid medications that
come pre-packaged from drug manufacturers in unit-dose, bar-coded form.
ECRI Institute Survey Identifies Top Risk Management Challenges for 2010
ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best
approaches to improving patient care, reveals the Top 10 Challenges for
2010 as identified by healthcare risk managers.