Quality and Safety
Alion Science and Technology, an R&D company with expertise in modeling and simulation, has been awarded an 18-month, $1.4 million contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to explore approaches in bringing robotic control technology to the field of prosthetic limbs.
API Healthcare, which specializes in healthcare-specific workforce management solutions, has introduced the Electronic Employee Record, a technology that enables hospitals to improve patient care through best-practice talent optimization.
Market Center Management Company has announced the creation of a Global Business Development Center within the Nashville Medical Trade Center, opening in 2013. The 5,000 square foot space will be the first permanent service center in the U.S. for companies seeking a turnkey solution for entry into the U.S. healthcare marketplace.
CMS will be outfitted with new state-of-the-art fraud fighting analytic tools to prevent wasteful and fraudulent payments in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday.
In a report that found states are showing the highest scores ever for health emergency preparedness, health IT is seen as a major indicator. Experts, however, caution that in order for states to close the gap on existing vulnerabilities an "ongoing investment to rebuild and modernize our public health system" is required.
Two recent data breaches involving personal health information on portable storage devices highlight the need for healthcare organizations to make the New Year's resolution to tighten up security.
Information technology research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. has released its second annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25, which identifies organizations striving for supply chain excellence and better patient care.
Six healthcare systems have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will see them joining the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice to share data on outcomes, quality and costs across a range of common and expensive conditions and treatments.
The consulting firm ImplementHIT, which helps hospitals and physician practices drive adoption of electronic health records, has launched a customized online learning solution for Allscripts Enterprise EHR for the 140 physicians and clinical staff users at Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (TOI), one of the Southwest's largest orthopaedic medical practices.
A survey of nearly 950 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) members indicates that iPad deployments are accelerating, in large part due to the mobile device's compelling point-of-care applications and uses.