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Know Labs/Mayo Clinic Study Proves Noninvasive GM Sensor Accuracy

by Fred Pennic 04/25/2023 Leave a Comment

Know Labs/Mayo Clinic Study Proves Noninvasive GM Sensor Accuracy

What You Should Know: - Know Labs, Inc., an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, today announced the results of a proof-of-principle study titled, “Detecting Unique Analyte-Specific Radio Frequency Spectral Responses in Liquid Solutions – Implications for Non-Invasive Physiologic Monitoring,” conducted in collaboration with Mayo Clinic.  - The study demonstrates the accuracy of Know Labs’
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Technology’s Role in the Development & Improvement of Drug Diversion Auditing Processes

by Sandy Still,Pharm.D., Director of Clinical Strategy at Bluesight 03/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Technology’s Role in the Development and Improvement of Drug Diversion Auditing Processes

Drug diversion is an increasingly serious issue that tends to be substantially underestimated. In every instance, a potential threat to patient safety is present. This includes the risk of inadequate pain relief, exposure to infectious diseases through contaminated needles or drugs, and risks associated with unsafe care from impaired healthcare workers. Drug diversion can also pose risks to staff safety and regulatory compliance, as can be seen across all types of healthcare facilities and,
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RTLS Can Enhance the Patient Experience, Staff Safety, and Workflow Operations in 2023

by Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, VP of Professional Services at CenTrak 02/15/2023 Leave a Comment

RTLS Can Enhance the Patient Experience, Staff Safety, and Workflow Operations in 2023

Although the healthcare industry has shown significant resilience, the byproduct of the pandemic has amplified staff stressors across all operational and clinical roles. In a study conducted in 2022, more than one-third (34%) of the participating registered nurses (RN) stated that it was likely they would leave bedside nursing by the end of the year. Almost half (44%) cited both burnout and high-stress environments as their main reasons to retire or pursue other careers.  As staff
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Inventory Management Systems Bolster Hospital Cost Savings Initiatives

by Todd Plesko, General Manager, Syft, a GHX company 12/09/2022 Leave a Comment

Inventory Management Systems Bolster Hospital Cost Savings Initiatives

For many hospitals and health systems, it’s been another challenging year. Increases in patient volume and modest revenue gains haven’t been enough to offset the impact of labor shortages and an inflation rate that reached a historic high in June. A recent Kaufman Hall report found most healthcare organizations had negative operating margins for the first half of 2022 due in large part to historically high expenses.   In the face of these ongoing operating losses, the industry has
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Rethinking Custom RTLS: Indoor Positioning Simplified as a Service

by Mohammed Smadi, Managing Director of PenguinIN 08/17/2022 Leave a Comment

Rethinking Custom RTLS: Indoor Positioning Simplified as a Service

For healthcare facilities, real-time location services (RTLS) were initially established on premise for patient safety to later become a priority in mainstreaming operations, improving patient care and experience and employee satisfaction.  Originally introduced to the industry as a security-centric measure to protect newborns, and prevent infant abduction, RTLS was a simple solution that has been effective, and facilities began to see a number of additional benefits. But it required a
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HP Launches EMR-Integrated Print Solutions to Digitize Point of Care Workflows

by Fred Pennic 10/14/2020 Leave a Comment

HP Launches EMR-Integrated Print Solutions to Digitize Point of Care Workflows

What You Should Know: - HP launches patient-first print technologies to help healthcare workers stay safe and spend more time caring for patients. - Innovations co-developed with healthcare professionals include industry’s first sterilizable printers, exclusive EMR-compliant workflow solutions, and services to improve patient safety and privacy. Today, HP Inc. officially launched new print solutions for the healthcare industry. Based on deep customer insights and co-developed with
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New CVS Pharmacy App Feature Can Read Prescription Labels Out Loud for Visually Impaired

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2020 Leave a Comment

New CVS Pharmacy App Feature Can Read Prescription Labels Out Loud for Visually Impaired

What You Should Know: - CVS introduced Spoken Rx™, a new feature of the CVS Pharmacy app that can read important prescription information out loud. It is vitally important for patient safety and adherence that prescription labels are clear and visible, but for patients with visual impairments or those who can’t read standard print labels, that’s not always the case. - Spoken Rx provides an audible label option that reads important info such as patient name, medication name,
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How Location Technology Can Ensure the Safety of Healthcare Workers

by Mohsen Hekmatyar, VP of Sales, Security Solutions, CenTrak 04/06/2020 Leave a Comment

Healthcare can be a dangerous industry. Danger may not be what one immediately associates with places of healing and medicine, but consider everything that healthcare workers go through every day. It’s not uncommon for them to find themselves walking into the rooms of patients who are experiencing mental distress or interacting with aggressive visitors searching for an outlet for their emotions.  According to OSHA, the majority of workplace assaults happen to healthcare workers, while
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HP Rolls Out Expanded Healthcare Portfolio to Address Patient Safety, Care Coordination, Data Security

by Jasmine Pennic 10/07/2019 Leave a Comment

HP Rolls Out Expanded Healthcare Portfolio to Address Patient Safety, Care Coordination, Data Security

- HP expands its healthcare portfolio of end-to-end print and PC products to address patient safety, care coordination, clinical efficiency, and security. - HP’s new innovations assist with three critical areas of patient safety: Health-care associated infections, electromagnetic interference, and patient identification. - HP Healthcare Edition MFPs also include the Biscom for Healthcare app, which is completely integrated with the Epic and Cerner EHR platform. Today at the
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KLAS: Epic, Cerner, Lack Integration for Medication Inventory Management

by Fred Pennic 08/16/2019 Leave a Comment

KLAS MEDICATION INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 201

Pharmacy and EMR vendors Cerner and Epic all have gaps in their ability to provide enterprise medication inventory management (MIM) capabilities, resulting in lower consideration rates in MIM purchase decisions, according to the latest KLAS report. The KLAS report, “Medication Inventory Management 2019: How Close Is Your Vendor to Enabling True Enterprise MIM,” reveals Cerner and Epic’s MIM software ability to serve as an agnostic solution to manage inventory across disparate hardware is not a
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