Indianapolis-based Trimedx, which provides clinical asset management and clinical engineering services, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Aramark’s Healthcare Technologies (HCT) business. The finalization of the acquisition comes roughly two months after TriMedx announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aramark’s HCT business.
Health care providers and government agencies are looking for ways to better understand the patient experience, disease progression, and therapeutic response. In this article, Medidata Solutions' Kara Dennis discusses how Big-Data-driven technologies, such as wearable patient devices, are providing clinicians with unprecedented information about the human body—and thus leading to better disease treatments.
The convergence of medical systems and IT is a hot topic, often centering on roles, responsibilities, or even reporting structure. The need today is for comprehensive support programs for these hybrid systems and cooperation between clinical engineering and IT. Systems like obstetrical information systems, hemodynamic monitoring, smart pumps, ICU monitoring and charting, EKG management, and […]
With The Joint Commission’s mandate to improve management of alarms now in effect, hospitals are now going all out to inventory their systems. To establish alarm management as an organizational priority, top hospital leadership must set the tone.
Read MoreBattelle has announced its acquisition of the former Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium, an organization committed to improvements in healthcare quality. Battelle plans to bring its background in statistics and analytics to the Colloquium’s task of identifying healthcare inefficiencies.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission has posted an overview of the 2014 National Patient Safety Goals on its website, covering topics from clinical alarm safety and patient identification to medication safety and hospital-related infections.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission has released a new National Patient Safety Goal to deal with alarm systems starting January 1, 2014. Phase 1 begins January 1, 2014, and addresses awareness of potential risks, while Phase 2 establishes safety requirements.
Read MoreThe newly released AHA Guide, 2014 edition, is a resource that captures information from 6,500 hospitals, 400 healthcare systems, 700 healthcare associations and organizations, 700 government agencies, and 3,000 accredited providers.
Read MoreEffective risk management nowadays requires a full-time professional to fully understand and be up to date on accreditation standards and state and federal regulations for every device in the hospital.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission announced on July 31, 2013, that it has revised its accreditation and certification decision rules for all its programs. The revised certification decision rules are effective immediately.
Read MoreIn a July 26 Federal Register notification, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has approved the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as the fourth hospital accrediting group in the US.
Read MoreThe HHS released a paper that lays out a plan to coordinate best practices for health IT. The report details plans to ensure IT problems are reported efficiently. To help with this process, the ONC has partnered with The Joint Commission.
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Understanding the importance of using certified electrical equipment can support cost savings and protect lives.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a Sentinel Event Alert regarding excessive medical alarms. The recommendations include preparing an inventory of alarm-equipped medical devices and tailoring alarm settings and limits for individual patients.
Read MoreJoint Commission Resources (JCR) makes available a guide that includes a compliance checklist for all hospital standards and Elements of Performance (EP).
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