Category: Patient Engagement

Welch Allyn has launched its third generation Connex Spot Monitor (CSM) which marks a major advance in enhancing patient safety through technology. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150520/Welch-Allyn-launches-third-generation-Connex-Spot-Monitor-to-improve-patient-safety.aspx       

Healthcare improvement company The Learning Clinic is announcing that its VitalPAC Nurse and VitalPAC Doctor products are to be rolled out by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. This adds a further 18 wards to the more than 600 across the country where VitalPAC is already helping to improve efficiency and patient safety. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150515/Walsall-Healthcare-NHS-Trust-deploys-The-Learning-Clinics-VitalPAC-system-to-improve-patient-safety.aspx…

In this FierceHealthIT special report, we look at how these three radiologists are engaging patients, the obstacles they face in doing so and where they see patient engagement moving down the road. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/special-reports/radiologists-and-patients-rocky-road-engagement?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Patient engagement through electronic personal health records (PHR) should be evaluated in different ways to make them more useful for the intended consumers, according to a new study in eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes). read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/phrs-should-undergo-mixed-method-testing-improve-usability/2015-05-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

A patient safety team at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who analyzed the problem of alarm fatigue in hospital units has been recognized for the best research paper of 2014 in a journal dedicated to biomedical technology. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150508/CHOPs-patient-safety-team-recognized-for-work-alarm-fatigue-in-hospital-units.aspx       

While nurses find electronic health records help improve patient safety and make it easier to access health information, they say the systems often are inefficient and hurt outside collaboration, according to a recent study. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/nurses-ehrs-decrease-time-patients-hurt-collaboration-outside-facilities/2015-05-07?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Is Health IT Guilty of Being a Worm in Horseradish? By Nick van Terheyden, MD A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction and patient engagement rank among the top priorities for CIOs. In fact, they rank above improving care coordination, streamlining operational efficiencies, and achieving Meaningful Use. The tides are clearly changing. We’ve…

Hospital room designs are changing to accommodate technology’s rising role in care and to help improve patient safety. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/hospital-designs-make-room-technology/2015-05-04?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

0 There are birthday cakes, smiley faces, and other colorful icons. Why the next development in frontline chronic care management and patient engagement looks a lot like a BuzzFeed quiz. On top of the Elsevier booth at the 2015 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), I got a firsthand look at the next development…