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AARP The Magazine Highlights America's Safest Hospitals

2013-04-03 12:29:17

Investigative Report Reveals How Hospitals Fight Errors and How Patients Can Protect Themselves WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each year, more than 180,000 people die in U.S. hospitals from preventable accidents and errors. What's more, an estimated one-third of hospital admissions result in harm to a patient. To call attention to these tragic realities, AARP The Magazine teamed up with the nonprofit organization The Leapfrog Group to highlight the innovative...

Swisslog Introduces MedPortal™ Integrated Inventory Management Software for Drug Visibility from the Dock to the Bedside

2013-04-02 23:02:25

New Swisslog MedPortal Inventory Management Software (IMS) is the only software designed specifically for tracking medications, regardless of their storage locations and the level of pharmacy automation -- providing transparency across the health system to drug inventories and usage. Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 Swisslog, a leading supplier of automation and software solutions for material transport and medication management, today announced that it has released MedPortal, the first...

Halt Medical Announces Initial Commercial Results; Expanded Launch of Acessa(TM) System

2013-04-01 04:20:29

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Halt Medical, Inc. announced today initial commercialization results for the Acessa System and additional launch plans. "We are grateful and encouraged that virtually all our clinical trial sites expressed an interest in launching the Acessa Procedure. As of this past week, all four of our initial launch sites have purchased and performed procedures," said Jeffrey M. Cohen, Halt Medical CEO. He added, "This is testimony to the proven...

Moving the Needle on Patient Safety: Mediaplanet, National Patient Safety Foundation, Masimo Corporation, and other industry leaders unite to address the issue of medical harm in the U.S., and what is being done about it

2013-03-29 08:21:58

NEW YORK, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediaplanet Publishing releases a special report entitled Patient Safety, today Friday, March 29(th). The publication will be distributed as a 12 page special interest section within USA Today and will also be distributed at numerous industry events and various online and social media channels. In support of Patient Safety Awareness Month this March, this publication creates a platform for the healthcare industry to come together as one...

TROY Group and ACS MediHealth Provide Prescription Printing Solutions for MEDITECH Electronic Health Records Products

2013-03-28 23:03:20

Leader of Healthcare Document Security Joins Healthcare IT Expert to Promote Health Compliance and Security Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 TROY Group, a worldwide leader in healthcare document security, has teamed with ACS MediHealth, a mobility solution collaborator with Meditech, to offer healthcare providers prescription printing capabilities to complement eprescribing initiatives. TROY’s healthcare division will work with ACS MediHealth to ensure Meditech EHR system users...

New Research Confirms RadSite's Robust ROI Recent Outcomes Report Demonstrates Value for National Health Plan

2013-03-27 23:03:16

The results of a recent study demonstrates RadSite's Certification Program has a positive return on investment (ROI). These results support the sentinel effect of a health plan, network or payor that uses RadSite to create a “smart” imaging network. Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 RadSite™, a leader in promoting quality-based practices for imaging systems across the United States, announces the results of a recent study demonstrating that RadSite’s Certification Program...

Tennessee Hospitals Take Aim at Medical Error with Aerial Aces

2013-03-27 23:00:25

The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety will be partnering with the Tennessee based LifeWings patient safety training company to improve patient safety standards across the state. The aim of this project will be to advance the adoption of TeamSTEPPS, a patient safety program built on the best practices from aviation to improve the reliability, safety and quality of care and save lives in Tennessee hospitals. http://www.saferpatients.com Collierville, Tennessee (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 The...

Press Ganey Releases Strategic Insights Report

2013-03-27 12:28:36

Provides Framework for Redefining and Improving the Patient Experience SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Press Ganey reveals the value of capturing every patient's voice in order to focus efforts on enhancing the quality and safety of care. The report, 2013 Strategic Insights: Targeted Performance Improvement, identifies new thinking and analytical approaches that organizations can adopt to efficiently and effectively enhance performance. Press Ganey,...

Zynx Leads Industry with Continuum of Care Clinical Decision Support

2013-03-26 08:29:44

Empowering Organizations to Standardize the Care Transition Process, Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes, Reduce Readmissions, and Increase Patient and Caregiver Engagement LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynx Health((TM)), the market leader in providing evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, today announced the availability of the ground-breaking ZynxCare(®)( )Transition of Care checklist. Hospitals and health systems have historically depended upon an...

Medical University of South Carolina Selects Elsevier's Interdisciplinary Care Planning and Clinical Documentation Solution

2013-03-26 08:29:13

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Evidence-based solution provides the latest scientific and clinical guidance within the EHR Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that the Medical University of South Carolina Health System (MUSC) has selected Elsevier's CPM CarePoints...