Category: Patient Engagement
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SCIPing Forward Together: Revelations from One Six Sigma Perioperative Project
It was fascinating to read a recent account in the July/August issue of “Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare” about a Six Sigma project around improving perioperative outcomes and processes. Not only was the case study a worthwhile read in itself, it clearly had implications for healthcare IT leaders. read more Source: SCIPing Forward Together: Revelations…
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Online Community Ranks 50 Most Social Media-Friendly Hospitals
MHADegree.org, an online community for people seeking a master's degree or career in healthcare administration, has released a ranking of the 50 hospitals that best use social media. MHADegree.org, an online community for people seeking a master's degree or career in healthcare administration, has released a ranking of the 50 hospitals that best use social…
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Health IT Start-Up Awarded Contract to Build the Patient Portal for New Yorkers
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has announced that Mana Health, a New York City-based health IT start-up, was awarded the vendor contract to build the Patient Portal for New Yorkers. The portal is a website through which New Yorkers will be able to access their healthcare records safely and securely online. The New York…
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Patient Safety Technologies announces results for second quarter 2013
Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. During the second quarter of 2013 the Company grew its installed customer base of facilities using its SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System to 294. Source: Patient Safety Technologies announces results for second quarter 2013
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Mostashari’s Greatest Hits
I often found myself impressed with the way Dr. Farzad Mostashari could bring the focus of conversations about e-health regulations or standards development back to the larger picture of improving care and patient engagement, and he did so in a way that seemed inspirational to those doing the heavy lifting in this field. As journalists,…
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PinnacleHealth installs RADREX-i Wireless DR X-ray system from Toshiba
Offering its clinicians more flexibility while improving patient safety and workflow, PinnacleHealth installed a RADREXTM-i Wireless digital radiographic X-ray system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. PinnacleHealth utilizes the system for a variety of general exams, including orthopedic, pediatric and bariatric imaging. Source: PinnacleHealth installs RADREX-i Wireless DR X-ray system from Toshiba
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The Iowa Clinic installs Aquilion PRIME 80 CT system, upgrades Aquilion 64 with VeloCT from Toshiba
Lowering radiation dose and ensuring patient safety in an outpatient setting, The Iowa Clinic installed an Aquilion PRIME 80 CT system and upgraded its Aquilion 64 with VeloCT from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. As a result, The Iowa Clinic has significantly lowered dose while maintaining the image quality needed for accurate diagnoses. Source: The…
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mHealth: Patient Engagement’s Knight in Shining Armor (Infograph Inside)
Take your cell phone out of your pocket, stare at it, and put it back. It doesn’t really matter what kind of phone it is, whether it was a smartphone, a dumb phone, or a phone that has an average IQ, that little thing is going to change how patients engage with their healthcare provider.…
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The Promise of Mobile: Connecting to Underserved Populations
For a growing number of healthcare organizations, mHealth is being used to engage, serve, educate, and improve the health of socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. Whether it’s simply by texting people tidbits of information or monitoring how much medication a patient is taking, providers are finding meaningful ways to connect to the underserved. If it hasn’t arrived…
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Leapfrog Group Launches Tool to Calculate Hospital Error Costs
The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare-purchaser organization focused on patient safety and value, has launched a new online tool that allows purchasers to calculate how much they spend annually on unnecessary costs due to medical errors that occur within general acute care hospitals. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare-purchaser organization focused on patient…