Category: Patient Engagement

According to newly published results from a survey of pharmacy directors, drug shortages remain a serious problem for patient safety. Nearly half of the responding directors reported adverse events at their facilities due to drug shortages, including patient deaths. …read more

Minnesota hospitals participating in the federal Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) recorded the prevention of more than 6,200 readmissions; 682 fewer patients developed a pressure ulcer; 512 fewer patients experienced a fall; and 300 early elective deliveries were avoided. The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) HEN is one of 26 HENs across the U.S.…

Patients who have diabetes and use a patient portal online to refill medications increased medication adherence and improved their cholesterol levels, according to new research. Patients who have diabetes and use a patient portal online to refill medications increased medication adherence and improved their cholesterol levels, according to new research. read more …read more

MD Buyline announced today the availability of SmartMatch as a value-added enhancement to its Buyline Recall Tracker recall management solution. SmartMatch helps healthcare providers ensure patient safety and mitigate risks by focusing staff on recalled products in their facilities. …read more

Researchers cite identification and monitoring of known underlying chronic medical conditions as opportunities to reduce readmission rates and improve patient safety. …read more

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have collaborated to hire an “Innovator in Residence” (IIR) to develop a plan to deploy a consistent patient data matching strategy that builds on the body of work from HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT…

This year, I need Santa Claus to deliver the gift of closing the patient engagement gap between what consumers expect in terms of electronic capabilities from their provider and what those providers actually offer. Santa Claus, How’s it going? I know you are busy this time of year, meeting the requests of young boys and…

The ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., has announced what it terms a comprehensive service to objectively re-examine and modify their current alarm management processes. The service works with hospitals to produce customized, realistic, and implementable solutions to enhance alarm management, reduce alarm fatigue, and ultimately improve patient safety. The ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., has…

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, recently hosted a webinar examining the role of clinical decision support (CDS) technology in improving patient safety and outcomes in the acute, primary and emergency care settings. …read more

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has big plans for Blue Button, the mechanism that enables consumers to securely download their health information, as part of an overarching effort to enhance patient engagement. read more …read more