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M ARCH/APRIL 2009
Patient Safety
& QUALITY HEALTHCARE
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NEWS • SCIENCE • RESEARCH • OPINION
LIBRARIANS AND
PATIENT SAFETY
BARCODING
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FALLS
PROVIDERS & PSOsMarch/April 2009
& QUALITY HEALTHCARE
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Contents M ARCH/APRIL 2009 • V OLUME 6 ISSU
m Thomson Reuters gives clinicians immediate acce
Patient Safety EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD &
By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, FHIMSS HEALTH IT & Q
their strategic and operational planning will sur
By Carolyn M. Clancy, MD AHRQ IOM Recommends
shifts. In some cases, multiple handov
zations, track changes over time, and evaluate th
BUIkD,y\l,@ BETTER PERFORMING DELIVERY SYSTEMS %
By Juliana Hart, BSN, MPH, CPHQ; Jack Chen, MS; A
Falls have been identified as a nursing sensitive
Figure 4. from our analysis reveal that 59% of
Elevate Your Patient Safety and Quality Improveme
By Mark Neuenschwander TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY
planning for the use of positive-ID technology.”
Positive Identification is the Heart of Patient j
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Dura Print Laser Printable Patient ID System PREC
"Barcoding is the single most important medicati
BARCODING: Implementation Challenges To realize
The HIMSS Leadership Survey for 2008 also reports
BARCODING were identified along with 31 di
pump systems offer no direct benefit to the nurse
BARCODING tation of technology across vend
"A PSO SOLUTION THAT REALLY DELIVERS" an MEM & CC
ENGAGING AS PARTNERS IN PATIENT SAFETY: The Exper
2005, improvements have been realized due to nati
EXPERIENCE OF LIBRARIANS cerns about how the
National Patient Safety Foundation May 20: PRE-CO
EXPERIENCE OF LIBRARIANS agement is not
• Participating in executive walk-around pro-
Not every hospital can say they use the #1 ranked
B. Braun: Safety, reliability and ease of use are
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION: One Hospital’s Journey
tor of professional practice, infection con- trol
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION sheet. The form i
SAVE THE DATE THE QUALITY COLLOQUIUM AT THE CAMPU
The Impact of Wireless Technologies on Patient Sa
Caption: A nurse at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, i
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES hospital workflow. Whi
Medical Device Connectivity Another way wireless
Semantic Interoperability Transforms Quality and
numerous caregivers over time and even over the c
As any physician or clinician can tell you,
Your Safety Solution Partner Hospira is dedicated
By Renee H. Martin, JD, RN, MSN HEALTH LAW P
Providers also have several options in fo
By Valerio Carpi MEDICATION MANAGEMENT Integra
•Other Considerations To choose the appropriate m
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