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UHC Benchmarking Project Focuses on Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Academic Medical Centers

October 28, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

Understanding the needs of patients and their families has several
advantages for health care providers, including enhancing safety and
helping to stem the increasing costs of medical errors and malpractice
litigation.

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Virtua Selects NextGen® EHR to Support Quality Initiatives

October 26, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quality Systems, Inc., announced it
has entered into an agreement with Virtua, a multi-hospital healthcare system, for the deployment of NextGen
EHR.

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rL Solutions Releases Update to Its Leading Patient Safety and Feedback Software

October 22, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

rL Solutions, the leading provider of healthcare quality and safety
software, today announced the availability of version 4.22 of its
software.

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Preventing Surgical Fires: Important New Recommendations Released

October 22, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

A flash fire on a patient during surgery is a very real tragedy, often
leading to disfigurement, disability or even death. Though surgical
fires are uncommon — about 550 to 650 occur in the United States each
year — their consequences are grave enough to warrant ongoing prevention
education by healthcare providers.

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Commenting Tool for PSO Common Formats Version 1.0 Now Available

October 20, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Formats
Version 1.0 for collecting and reporting patient safety information.

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Frequency of Hospital Professional Liability Claims Increase After Years of Declines

October 20, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

After a decade marked by decreases in Hospital Professional Liability
claims, the frequency of claims is on the rise and is expected to
continue increasing at a one percent annual rate, according to a study
released today by Aon
Corporation in conjunction with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.

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Surgical Site Infection Prevention Guidelines Widely Known, Practice Lagging

October 20, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

Preoperative antiseptic skin preparation to reduce infection-causing
microorganisms is recommended for the 27 million patients in the United
States undergoing surgery each year.

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Epocrates’ Most Requested Application Now Available for BlackBerry Smartphones

October 19, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

Epocrates, Inc. today announced the availability of its most popular
premium clinical software suite, Epocrates®
Essentials, for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion

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HealthGrades Study: 52% Lower Chance of Dying at Top-Rated Hospitals

October 13, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation’s
5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the
nation’s best hospitals and all others.

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Limited-English-Speaking Patients Closer to Being Guaranteed Quality, Equitable Healthcare

October 12, 2009 ‐ Patton McGinley

Patients in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP)
continue to face language barriers that threaten their health and
undermine their well-being.

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