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November/December 2014 Volume 11, Issue 6
Using Simulation to
Coordinate Care for
Cardiac Surgery
Alarm Management
Audiovisual Monitoring
for Fall Protection
Root Cause Analysis
Bolus Injectors
Midas+ Solutions™
Creating Better Outcomes Across the Healthcare Ecosystem
Over 1,500 Hospitals Served
“With the increased economic pressures facing health care today, hospitals can't just collect data to comply with certain
standards, we have to use it to change the way we deliver care,” said Pat Metzger, system executive, Care Management,
Memorial Hermann. “Now we have a proactive solution to manage our data and analyze everything from dollars we
were gaining or losing, to overall efficiency. The software was
November/December 2014
Midas+ Solutions™ Creating Better Outcomes Across
NOW YOU HAVE A CHOICE! UNIt DOSE – PAtIENt SAFEty
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Isn't a“solution” supposed to solve problem
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR what are best practices for
NEWS Sentrian Focuses ‘Remote patient Intelli
NEW You think it’s clean. But is it Prevantic
ROOT CAuSE ANALySIS Useful Activity or busy wo
HEALTH IT & QuALITy population health: Think L
HEALTH IT & QuALITy Merging patient health wit
No one wants to be sick twice.™ Xenex Germ
INNOvATION bolus Injectors: medication Adherenc
Reducing medication errors doesn’t scare
INNOvATION Utilize standard vials or ca
impact all other healthcare workers and individua
vIEWPOINT emerging challenges for patient safet
Not only are the processes of diagno- sis com
vIEWPOINT improve our
mine behavior modification efforts every time.
vIEWPOINT Conclusions Addressing the future
AMP
ISMP The dirty dozen: persistent safety gaffes
and prevent medication errors and its link to imp
ISMP may not be clear which syringe goes wit
of time. What is often missing in the double-chec
Using Simulation to Coordinate Care for Card
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SIMuLATION complex team-
EngagingPatients.org The Voice of Patient Engage
SIMuLATION Courtesy of Cedars-Sinai Team handof
Both the OR and ICU teams must work cohesively
SIMuLATION Team debrief: operatin
“ASPPS membership helps me stay current and enhan
Alarm Management: First Things First Using Reli
W hen Hedy Cohen, RN, BSN
ALARM MANAGEMENT Up to 30% of alarms occur whi
Leading Software for Quality in Healthcare Events
ALARM MANAGEMENT patient’s pump is alarming—whe
It may turn out that some pump alarms simply h
ALARM MANAGEMENT The strides already made in
sary trips to the bedside. Remaining alarms becom
Making It Easy for Nurses to Reduce the Risk of
The port protector will disinfect and protect the
REDuCING CLABSI Over the years, I have learne
Patients are educated regarding the role of the a
A New Approach to Fall Prevention in Inpatien
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FALL PREvENTION who are not impulsive and hav
FALL PREvENTION Family members of patients who
NEWS Quality Conundrums Lynn helmer, md, mbA, ch
American BoardAomfeQruicaalnitybAosasrudroafnqceu
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (PSQH) welc
*At the conclusion of the conference, attendees w