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Healthgrades announced the recipients of the annual Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence and Outstanding Patient Experience Awards. These awards, which were released in conjunction with the American Hospital Association’s National Hospital Week (May 12-18), recognize the hospitals around the country that make patient safety a top priority and provide... 11 June 2019
Maven Wave announced a partnership with Rush University Medical Center to improve patient outcomes by unlocking insights from unstructured data. Maven Wave led Rush’s migration to the Google Cloud Platform and, together with Google Cloud, engineered a solution to map unstructured data in the medical center’s electronic medical record... 11 June 2019
In a blog post by Health Affairs, former National Health Information Technology Coordinators respond to proposed interoperability rules by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The proposed new regulations aimed to advance interoperability across key... 10 June 2019
The American College of Surgeons issued a national call for interested hospitals to join a new cohort of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR). Presented in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and... 10 June 2019
EHR Go announced a partnership with Wallcur Practi-Meds, an innovator for training and simulation in healthcare education. EHR Go now includes easy medication simulation through the integrated use of Wallcur Practi-Meds. Simulation educators can utilize Wallcur products, which are pre-programmed into EHR Go’s eMAR scanning electronic charting system, for... 10 June 2019
Each quarter, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosts a free webinar to address a central patient safety topic. On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. PDT, a virtual workshop session will commence on Reducing Emergency Department Boarding Time, Hospital Length of Stay, and Inpatient Mortality for... 10 June 2019
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply and configure the software solutions for a new, state-of-the-art, purpose-built simulation centre being constructed near Portsmouth, England. 10 June 2019
The first State of Virginia high school teacher, Jennifer Renne, and 19 of her students passed the National Center for Simulation (NCS) Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Certification Examination in May. Renne, Modeling & Simulation (M&S) instructor at Landstown High School (HS) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, becomes the 30th teacher... 7 June 2019
Each quarter, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) hosts a free webinar to address a central patient safety topic. On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. PDT, the PSMF is hosting a virtual workshop session around using the Advanced Resuscitation Training (ART) system, which is featured in the PSMF's Actionable Patient... 7 June 2019
The Mexican Academy of Surgery (Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.), an advisory body of the Mexican Federal Government, named Joe Kiani an honorary academic of the organization. Kiani is the founder of Masimo, creator of non-invasive monitoring technology and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF). His appointment was made... 7 June 2019
The Leadership Development Group (TLD Group) has introduced its new Health Ecosystem Leadership podcast series. The podcast features interviews with leaders from various sectors of the health industry who discuss how they have successfully built partnerships to deliver on critical imperatives such as affordability, access and value. “We thank... 7 June 2019
On 13 May, LTG Nadja Y. West, the 44th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, US Army Medical Command, spoke with Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The entire transcript from their wide-ranging interview follows below. MTM (M): LTG West thank you for taking time to... 7 June 2019
After much anticipation, ANA HOLDINGS INC., HaptX, SynTouch and Shadow Robot Company are to unveil the next generation of robotics technology. Incorporating the latest advances from across the field of robotic and united by the ingenuity of ANA, the teleoperation and the telepresence system will feature the first robotic... 6 June 2019
A new agreement between DiSTI and Siemens PLM Software enables the integration of DiSTI’s VE Studio with Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter portfolio to automate training and field service content development. “Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies are transforming the way our customers want to train and equip their workforce. Companies want... 4 June 2019
A new agreement between DiSTI and Siemens PLM Software enables the integration of DiSTI’s VE Studio with Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter portfolio to automate training and field service content development. “Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies are transforming the way our customers want to train and equip their workforce. Companies want... 4 June 2019
The AdventHealth Nicholson Center announced the addition of 10 new lab stations. The Nicholson center now has 60 lab stations that are equipped with 25 external cameras and are all teleconference ready. “We have invested in new facilities and equipment that allow us to offer more training opportunities in... 3 June 2019
Written by Judith Riess, MTM editor-in-chief Healthcare costs in the U.S. continue to rise yearly and by the end of 2019 are projected to be as high as 20 percent of the GDP. We all know this is not sustainable. As consumers we shop to get the best price... 3 June 2019
Varjo Technologies has developed a new headset named XR-1 Developer Edition. Shipping XR-1 to mixed reality developers, designers and researchers is expected in the second half of 2019. The XR-1 is capable of delivering photorealistic image quality with integrated eye tracking. It is the culmination of two and a half... 31 May 2019
The Business Health Care Group (BHCG), a coalition of employers located in Wisconsin covering 200,000 lives, has partnered with GNS Healthcare (GNS) to discover best practices of health care to improve outcomes and lower the cost of care. In 2017, U.S. healthcare costs grew to 17.9 percent of the... 30 May 2019
To fuel the future of medicine in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa, the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation launched a campaign for the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub and Board Chair Dr. Magdy Ishak gathered friends, partners and community... 30 May 2019