What do NHS Trusts (hospitals in the UK), the Department of Defense Military Health System (MHS) and Brigham and Women’s Health Care (BWHC) have in common? They all think they can learn from our experience implementing an integrated electronic health record (EHR) at UMHS. We hosted a group from the UK in early July and hosted […]
PODCAST: One-on-One W/Partners HealthCare’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital CIO Sue Schade, Chapter 3
To many, Boston is the center of the HIT universe. And to put an even finer point on it, Partners HealthCare is often thought of as the center of that center. With the departure of long-time corporate CIO John Glaser, and a complete reevaluation of the organization’s application landscape, Partners certainly is a time of […]
PODCAST: One-on-One W/Partners HealthCare’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital CIO Sue Schade, Part 2
To many, Boston is the center of the HIT universe. And to put an even finer point on it, Partners HealthCare is often thought of as the center of that center. With the departure of long-time corporate CIO John Glaser, and a complete reevaluation of the organization’s application landscape, Partners certainly is a time of […]
TEXT/PODCAST: Bar-Coded eMAR Reduces Errors
Using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) “substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors, as well as potential drug-related adverse events,” says a new study funded by AHRQ. The findings have important implications because bar-code eMAR technology is being considered as a 2013 criterion for Meaningful Use under HITECH. (Skip to Podcast) […]
PODCAST: One-on-One w/CPOE Investigator G. Schiff
Gordon Schiff, M.D., associate director of the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is getting ready to head up an ambitious study on CPOE-related errors. The year-long study, funded by The National Patient Safety Foundation, will examine 200,000 reports to elicit common themes and, hopefully, identify possible solutions. Schiff […]
Study Commissioned to Investigate CPOE-Related Errors
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has awarded a research grant to the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School to research errors associated with CPOE, as well as the vulnerability of leading CPOE systems. Quantros (the company that manages MEDMARX, a Web-based solution that […]