IRadimed Announces 510K Clearance of the New Non-magnetic MRidium™ MRI IV Pump with Integrated Masimo SET® SpO2 Monitoring
The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted IRadimed
Corporation clearance of its new MRidium 3860+ MRI Infusion System with
integrated Masimo SET® SpO2 Monitoring.
Virtua Selects Picis Perioperative Solution for Nine Facilities
Picis announced that Virtua, the largest
integrated delivery network in Southern New Jersey, has selected
Picis CareSuite®
perioperative and anesthesia software solutions for its nine
facilities, including four acute care hospitals and five ambulatory
surgery clinics.
Underserved Critical Access Hospitals Hungry for More IT Capability
Facing the same meaningful use deadlines as larger organizations but
with only a few viable vendor options, critical access hospitals are
eager for more IT power, according to a report from KLAS.
Aetna’s Clinical Policy Bulletins Available on HealthLibrarian, a Semantic Search Engine for Health Knowledge.
Aetna is the first commercial insurance company
to make its clinical guidelines available through the HealthLibrarian
semantic search engine for health data.
Educate, Collaborate, Share and Network on HIMSS Clinical Decision Support Wiki
Many organizations struggle to successfully
deploy clinical decision support, a goal that takes on new
importance since effective clinical decision support is a critical
component of ‘meaningful EMR use,’ as required for stimulus funding
under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
University of Miami Center for Patient Safety Uses RTLS Solution to Monitor Hand-Washing Compliance
The University of Miami UM-JMH Center for
Patient Safety has successfully launched a hand hygiene compliance pilot project with the help of two Michigan-based technology
businesses who specialize in health care real-time locating solutions.
Carroll Hospital Center Adopts Amplifi to Improve Pharmacy Communications
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc. announced today that Carroll
Hospital Center in Westminster, Maryland has implemented Amplifi to
manage their formulary and communicate medication information
throughout the hospital.
More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work, New Study Finds
Our nation’s emergency departments are places
to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses,
emergency departments are the sources of injury. A new study by the
Emergency Nurses Association finds that more than half of
emergency nurses report experiencing physical violence on the job…
UCSF Team Focuses on Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care System
Health care experts at the University of
California, San Francisco highlight in a new report the hidden risks
and complexities that compromise patient safety for ambulatory patients
with chronic disease.
Logical Images Launches Newest Version of VisualDx: New Features Aim to Enhance Clinician Communication, Diagnostic Accuracy
Logical Images, Inc, the expert source for
visually based medical technology, today announced the launch of its
most recent version of VisualDx, its flagship visual diagnostic
decision support system, which helps clinicians improve diagnostic
accuracy at the point of care.