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Quality, Safety, Errors

System Ensures Awareness of Special Safety Risks

A new tool, the Clinical Action Safety Plan Evaluating Risk (CASPER) deployed at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle ensures that all clinicians are aware of any special safety precautions. In addition, this new rule provides the clinicians with relevant information about how to manage these considerations, as described in the report from Health Data Management. more...

July 22, 2008 Related topics: New Technology & Innovation, Quality, Safety, Errors, Pediatrics

U.S. Healthcare System Performance Reported by Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Fund released results from the 2008 National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance (pdf). This new effort updates results previously issued for 2006, no improvements were noted during this two year interim period. more...

July 21, 2008 Related topics: Trends, Partnerships & Consortia, Quality, Safety, Errors

Contura MLB Approved Cleared for Marketing

SenoRX, Incorporated received an additional marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the company’s Contura MLB...

New Standards from Joint Commission Available

The new and revised performance standards, elements of performance, and rationales for 2009 were recently published by the...

JAMA Study Notes Benefits of Drug Eluting Stents

A study that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes the outcomes associated...

New Contrast Delivery System Launched

Covidien announced the launch of a new contrast delivery system, the Optistar Elite Contrast Delivery System. The product...

Patients Lack Comprehension of Discharge Instructions

A report published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine notes that many patients do not comprehend their discharge...

Horizon BCBS Introduces E-Med Safety Pilot Program

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) announced plans to commence a new pilot program...

Plug and Play Systems Support Device Interoperability

The Technology Review includes an article that describes new plug-and-play systems under development at Massachusetts General Hospital. Creation...

Masimo PVI Tool Validated

A study published in last month’s issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia indicates that that the new...

States Signs MOU with Vietnam for Drug and Device Safety

The United States and Vietnam completed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the safety of drugs and...

FDA Encourages Medical Devices Manufactures to Implement Forensic Tools

A report in the Baltimore Sun notes that the Food and Drug Administration has cited concerns about the...

JAMA Article Includes Warning About RFID

A study that was just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that radio frequency...

Blood Product Solution Cleared for Commercial Marketing

A new transfusion safety management system from IntelliDOT Corporation, the IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration (IntelliDOT BPA), was cleared...

Controlled Substances Expected to Gain E-Scrip Clearance?

According to a report published by Government Health IT, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is planning to propose...

Gamma Detection System Introduced

An enhanced gamma detection control unit, the new Neoprobe GDS, was recently introduced (pdf) by Neoprobe Corporation. The...

EHR Implementation Still Lagging

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that clinicians who have electronic health records...

New Alert System for Devices and Drugs Forthcoming

The American Medical Association (AMA) described a new system that will provide clinicians about urgent notifications related to...

New FDG Infusion System Cleared

The new Intego PET Infusion system was cleared for launch in the US by the FDA. MEDRAD, Incorporated...

Safety Goals for 2009 Delineated by Joint Commission

The Joint Commission published their Patient Safety Goals for 2009. Along with these are the requirements related to...

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