Top Technology Trends in Patient Safety
March 17, 2010 - Earlier this month (March 7-13), health care providers across the country recognized Patient Safety Awareness Week, a nationwide educational and awareness effort to improve patient safety in hospitals and health care organizations. While the week of recognition has come and gone, the critical responsibility of health care professionals to focus on patient safety and quality of care remains present day to day, week to week and year to year.
Reform or No Reform: The Future of Health...
Feb. 26, 2010 - With the future of health care filled with uncertainty, questions about how funding - or the lack thereof - will affect health information technology (IT) loom large on the minds of informatics experts and those eager to implement electronic health records and integrated health care systems. NurseZone recently spoke to health IT expert Lillee Gelinas, RN, MSN, vice president and chief nursing officer of VHA, Inc., an alliance of health care systems designed to provide members with best-practice solutions and services, who offers her insight on current trends, the effect of reform measures on health IT and how nurses can help shape the future.
Engaging Nurses in HIT is Critical to Its Success
Feb. 5, 2010 - As federal funds begin to revolutionize health information technology (HIT), nurses will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing electronic medical records. Many are already on the cusp of making computerized reform a reality, and some are even finding new career opportunities along the way.
Five Key Trends in Health Care Technology
Jan. 15, 2010 - As we begin a new decade, the health care industry has secured its place as one of the country's top issues for the coming year and beyond. Consumer-driven care and quality reporting are becoming widespread; organizations continue to push for a nationwide electronic health record; the need for increased health information technology (IT) persists; and health care reform is imminent.
New Developments in Medical Device Safety
Nov. 20, 2009 - Nurses work with medical devices in many patient care activities, and the input from practicing nurses has helped improve the packaging and safety of these products.
The L&D App: Remote Monitoring Connects OB...
Nov. 6, 2009 - If you are a busy obstetrician, nurse midwife or L&D nurse, monitoring patients in labor while providing other essential patient care services can be a challenge. Now, as the commercials say, “There’s an app for that.”