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<br /> January/February 2015<br /> The Effect of<br /> Medical Technology<br /> on a Concept of Home<br /> Volume 12, Issue 1<br /> ACO Care Transitions<br /> Peripheral IVs:<br /> Fewer and Better<br /> EHR Technology in<br /> Long-Term Care<br /> Transparency<br /> Midas+ Solutions™<br /> Creating Better Outcomes Across the Healthcare Ecosystem<br /> Over 1,500 Hospitals Served<br /> “With the increased economic pressures facing health care today, hospitals can't just collect data to comply with certain<br /> standards, we have to use it to change the way we deliver care,” said Pat Metzger, system executive, Care Management,<br /> Memorial Hermann. “Now we have a proactive solution to manage our data and analyze everything from dollars we<br /> were gaining or losing, to overall efficiency. The software was tailored to our business needs, and in doing so, we realized<br /> additional and unanticipated benefits.”<br /> Don't <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=1"> January/February 2015 The Effect of Medical</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=2"> Midas+ Solutions™ Creating Better Outcomes Across</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=3"> THE MOST POWERFUL CLEANING AGENT COMES DIRECTLY F</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=4"> 30 24 CONTENTS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 Volume </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=5"> </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=6"> </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=7"> Don’t leave patient safety up to chance. Manual k</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=8"> SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=9"> </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=10"> NEWS New mR Safety Certification Focuses on Rad</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=11"> lucian leape Institute: Transparency Is the ‘magi</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=12"> CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT patients/consu</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=13"> EngagingPatients.org The Voice of Patient Engage</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=14"> CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=15"> Solidifying Relationships phon</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=16"> ISMP Be wary of ‘misspeakers’ who ‘shoot from t</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=17"> supposed to solve problems? RGP Healthcare'</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=18"> ISMP juggling new orders and order clarifica- </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=19"> The National Patient Safety Foundation welcom</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=20"> The Effect of Medical Technology on a Co</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=21"> confront physical, mental, social, and financial s</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=22"> CONCEPT OF HOME The intrusion of unfamiliar p</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=23"> symbol that indicates that the logic normally ass</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=24"> CONCEPT OF HOME member. Often, income is reduce</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=25"> social barriers. Therefore, to be both ethical an</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=26"> ACO Care Transitions: Coaching, Management, and </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=27"> Unlike most ACOs, which are hospital-driven or pa</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=28"> ACO CARE TRANSITIONS The care team recognized </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=29"> and specialty physicians to determine the best pr</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=30"> ACO CARE TRANSITIONS The mobile care network’</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=31"> ACO CARE Transitions Old models may have work</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=32"> Peripheral IVs: Fewer and Better Replacing PIVs</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=33"> Why are we putting our patients through PIV place</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=34"> PERIPHERAL IVS </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=35"> C. diff, that too is reportable. The costs for t</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=36"> Is Incivility an Underlying Threat t</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=37"> behaviors. But many would say that, despite some </a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=38"> INCIVILITy What can we do to eliminate incivili</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=39"> READMISSIONS EhR Technology in LTpAcs to Reduce</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=40"> READMISSIONS The Clinical Benefits of a Compr</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=41"> HEALTH & IT QUALITy still Babbling about Inter</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=42"> HEALTH & IT QUALITy rules put in place by</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=43"> Reducing medication errors doesn’t scare</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=44"> SPECIAL AdVErTISING SECTION Hand Hygiene moni</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=45"> “The implementation of the Hand Hygiene Complianc</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=46"> SPECIAL AdVErTISING SECTION ‘We’ve moved to the</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=47"> NEW You think it’s clean. But is it Prevantic</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=48"> NEWS Quality Conundrums Lynn helmer, mD, mBA, ch</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=49"> American BoardAomfeQruicaalnityBAosasrudroafnqceu</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=50"> Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (PSQH) welc</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=51"> *At the conclusion of the conference, attendees w</a> <a title="PSQH January/February 2015 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cfcc6aa?page=52"> PROGRAM DIRECTORS: Kevin Weiss, MD, MPH Professor</a>