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Harris Corporation Implements Healthcare Business Intelligence Dashboard at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

2013-02-28 08:26:24

Highlights MELBOURNE, Fla. and WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has implemented its healthcare business intelligence dashboard to help improve clinical outcomes, patient safety and documentation processes at City of Hope , a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a member of Chicago-based University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). Harris'...

Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Diabetes Does Not Increase Risk of Total Knee Surgical Complications

2013-02-27 16:25:12

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Researchers studied the electronic health records of more than 40,000 patients who had a first-time knee replacement from Jan. 1, 2001 through Dec. 31, 2009. Of the patients...

Docs 4 Patient Care Endorses Plan to Replace Georgia's Medical Malpractice System

2013-02-26 20:21:41

ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Georgia chapter of Docs 4 Patient Care, a physicians group dedicated to preserving the doctor-patient relationship, today endorsed the "Patient Injury Act," a proposal before the Georgia Legislature that would replace the state's medical malpractice system with a no-blame, administrative model. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130226/CG66744) The legislation, if adopted and signed into law, would create the first Patients'...

DebMed Brings Focus on Patient Safety to HIMSS 2013

2013-02-26 12:28:30

Reducing Readmissions and Hospital Acquired Infections by Leading the Change to Electronic Monitoring of Hand Hygiene CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, the creator of the world's first and only electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is exhibiting at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS13) annual meeting in New Orleans, March 4-6 (booth #...

Michigan Recognized as National Leader in Use of Electronic Prescribing

2013-02-26 12:27:36

LANSING, Mich., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State of Michigan is being recognized by the federal government as national leaders in the effort to enhance the safety and quality of health care by embracing the use of health information technology. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology commended the Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN), recognizing that 94 percent of pharmacies in the state of Michigan participate in...

Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety Supports Leah's Law For Continuous Electronic Monitoring of All Post-Operative Patients Receiving Opioids

2013-02-26 12:26:52

CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AOL recently did a video feature on Lenore Alexander's appearance on the Katie Couric Show "Shocking Medical Mistakes" AOL recounts Lenore's discussion with Katie Couric that "Leah was not hooked up to any monitors" following her successful surgery to repair a condition called pectus carinatum or 'pigeon's chest', a fairly common condition where the sternum protrudes forward caused by an overgrowth of cartilage. As AOL reports, "Lenore brought...

Zynx Health Launches Unrivaled MEDITECH Integration for Evidence-based Care Plans

2013-02-26 08:29:29

Significantly Reduces Time and People Resources Required to Deploy Care Plans LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynx Health(TM), the market leader in providing evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, today announced ZynxInside(®) Plans of Care. Historically, hospitals have taken a traditional approach to implementing CDS content, which included a laborious manual build. In partnership with MEDITECH, ZynxInside Plans of Care eliminates the manual build by...

Omnicell to Present at the Cowen and Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference

2013-02-26 08:29:09

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL), a leading provider of medication and supply management solutions and analytics software for healthcare facilities, today announced they will present at the Cowen and Company 33(rd) Annual Health Care Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Mass. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120731/SF48971LOGO-a) Omnicell Speaker: Rob Seim, executive vice president & CFO Date:...

Ross Mason Joins Patients for Fair Compensation National Advisory Board

2013-02-26 08:28:41

ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Patients for Fair Compensation, a nonprofit seeking to introduce a patients' compensation system to states across the nation, announced today that Ross Mason has joined its national advisory board. Mason is the founder of the Healthcare Institution for Neuro-Recovery and Innovation (HINRI) and former Chairman of the Georgia Department of Community Health Board. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130226/CG65239) Originally from...

Healthcare Providers Expanding Use of Mobile Technologies, CompTIA Study Finds

2013-02-26 08:27:18

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mobility continues to impact the day-to-day delivery of patient care and healthcare practice management, according to new research from CompTIA, the non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/DC38135LOGO) CompTIA's Fourth Annual Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities study reveals that many healthcare providers are on the cusp of expanding...