Tag: Automation

Use of electronically mediated time out to reduce wrong surgery

Editor's Note Implementation of a forced-completion electronically mediated time out to minimize the rate of wrong surgery is feasible, but its effect on wrong surgery is unclear, finds this study. Researchers created an electronic system using intraoperative electronic documentation to present a time-out checklist on large in-room displays. Time out…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 20, 2016
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Hospital readmission app could save billions

Editor's Note Hospital readmission app could save billions An award-winning app developed by graduate students at Binghamton University, State University of New York, could help reduce readmission rates and save the healthcare industry billions. The Android-based mobile app called “Post Discharge Treatment and Readmission Predictor,” creates a special messaging service…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 20, 2016
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ECRI Institute releases new equipment recall management tool

Editor's Note ECRI Institute (Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania) on May 23 released its new recall management tool, Automatch for Equipment. The tool automatically identifies equipment models and supplies in a healthcare facility’s inventory that are impacted by an alert or recall, and notifies designated department staff. Automatch for Equipment is the…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 23, 2016
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Cybersecurity experts hack into hospital software, medical devices

Editor's Note An Independent Security Evaluators study of 12 hospitals found that all had vulnerabilites that could lead to patient deaths or harm, according to a May 9 report from WUSA 9. During the study, cybersecurity experts were able to remotely control respirators and patient monitors, trigger false alarms, and…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 10, 2016
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Joint Commission announces advisory panel to assist with eCQMs

Editor's Note The Joint Commission on May 9 announced the Pioneers in Quality Advisory Panel, a group of technical experts who will be informing the Joint Commission on the successes and challenges hospitals are experiencing in their adoption and use of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). The panel also will…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 10, 2016
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FDA drops recall of Custom Ultrasonics’ System 83 Plus endoscope reprocessor

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dropped its recall of approximately 2,800 Custom Ultrasonics’ System 83 Plus automated endoscope reprocessors. This action comes despite the FDA's finding last year that the recall was “necessary to protect public health,” the May 6 Kaiser Health News reports. The FDA…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 9, 2016
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Most financially struggling hospitals regret changing EHRs

Editor's Note A Black Book survey found that 87% of financially struggling hospitals regret their decision to replace their electronic health records (EHRs) systems, the April 29 Healthcare IT News reports. Of those that changed their original EHRs since 2011, 14% are losing inpatient revenue at a pace that wouldn’t…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 3, 2016
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Nurses’ perceptions of EHR

Editor's Note This study was designed to understand nurses’ perceptions of using an electronic health record (EHR) at the point of care. At 1 year after EHR adoption, the nurses said: it did not improve patient care the learning curve was steep they had lower confidence using the EHR than…

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By: Judy Mathias
March 17, 2016
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EHR adoption up, but challenges continue

Editor's Note Electronic health record (EHR) adoption has increased since 2010, but small and rural hospitals need strategies to address financial challenges now that penalties for lack of adoption have begun, this study finds. Using 2008-2014 national data, researchers found that 75% of hospitals have adopted at least a basic…

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By: Judy Mathias
November 19, 2015
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Medical societies plead with Congress to fix ‘meaningful use’

Editor's Note A coalition of 111 medical societies on November 4 sent letters asking Senate and House leaders to take legislative action to pause Stage 3 of the electronic health records meaningful use program and revise Stage 2 so that it enables provider success, HealthData Management reports. Stage 3 requirements…

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By: Judy Mathias
November 5, 2015
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