Monthly Archives: May 2011

How will you demonstrate quality?

May 31, 2011 – 9:55 pm

In acute care hospitals today, the safety and quality officers are likely to be very well versed in the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). In fact, some who are newly appointed in this role may very well owe their job to it. That is because this is the law which sets [...]

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HealthCare, an early technology adopter? Really?

May 31, 2011 – 5:48 pm

The healthcare industry seems to have always lagged their business and education counterparts in a big way when it comes to the use of computing technology. Software developers strive to create the next “killer app” which will solve the most pressing issues for healthcare workers, but widescale adoption is still held back by fundamental issue [...]

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Hospital acquired infections are up. Is an annual screening enough?

May 27, 2011 – 9:54 pm

In New York, Rome Memorial Hospital gets kudos from the Department of Health and Human Services for doing a great job in preventing hospital acquired infections, while in Atlanta 700 patients had to be informed that they may have had exposure to tuberculosis.
Why is there such a wide spectrum of results in such an key [...]

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In NV, patient checklists are now part of the law

May 26, 2011 – 9:31 pm

The bill AB280 officially passed in the state of Nevada requiring that hospitals in the state implement a safety plan utilizing patient safety checklists. Protocols are required to be established within the facilities related to the identification of patients and in the correct treatment delivery.
It is not a question of individual care givers not knowing [...]

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Any lead generators out there who know healthcare?

May 25, 2011 – 6:54 pm

We are hiring some motivated sales team members to help introduce new healthcare companies to our exciting SaaS platform tools for care givers. Featuring competency management, an LMS, online checklists and portfolios our clients get a comprehensive set of tools all in a single system.
Lead Generation Specialist
Decision Critical Inc. is looking for highly motivated sales [...]

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Thanks for the mental respite J&J. Just one thing…

May 25, 2011 – 5:51 pm

Johnson & Johnson recently launched their Happy Nurse game as part of the DiscoverNursing.com web site. The site is dedicated to promoting the future of nursing and the game is positioned as a great way for nurses to take a break and de-stress a little from their highly compressed work place.
Once you install the plug-in [...]

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HHS gets it right with training that people may actually watch

May 23, 2011 – 9:06 pm

Whether you are an accomplished or recently minted care giver, you have undoubtedly endured hundreds of hours of training in various forms. Whether it is an online course or delivered face to face, educators have always been presented with the challenge of infusing just enough entertainment into their education to make it bearable. When dealing [...]

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St. Francis Medical Center Rolls Out Decision Critical Tools

May 20, 2011 – 4:10 pm

St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana, and part of the Franciscan Missionaries is the latest medical facility to roll out the learning management system from Decision Critical. The LMS tools are part of the competency management suite from Decision Critical providing healthcare facilities of all the sizes the capacity to improve the quality of [...]

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It’s 2011; Do You Know Where Your Nursing Credentials Are?

May 17, 2011 – 9:19 pm

Nurses, doctors, physical therapists, speech pathologists, medical technicians or any individual who has developed their body of work in the field of healthcare has a professional obligation; not to mention the federal, state, institutional or unit level requirements to keep their credentials up to date and readily available. Exactly how this is executed and what [...]

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Tracking the quality of care of ACOs begins with the caregiver

May 11, 2011 – 4:20 pm

The department of Health and Human Services released their regulations for hospitals and doctors interested in being part of an accountable care organization (ACO). A key aspect of the ACO program calls for organizations to meet certain standards related to their quality of care, but how they expect this care will be evaluated and reported [...]

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