In what is a sort of watershed event, a paper published (full text $19.95) in the Journal of Nursing Administration by authors Rabert and Sebastian declare “virtual ICUs” or “tele-intensivists” as an accepted way to improve patient safety in most hospitals.
UPDATE: According to reader David (who is not as cheap as I am, and […]
Modern Healthcare complained yesterday (reg. req.) about the miniscule adoption rate of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems. The recent hype about health care IT has attracted many new observers and participants (and some long term ones like Modern Healthcare) that don't seem to realize how expensive EMRs and CPOE is to buy and implement […]
I profiled HemoSense just last week. Today they announced Q1 results:
Total revenue for the fiscal 2006 first quarter was $3.4 million, an
increase of 112% from total revenue of $1.6 million in the fiscal 2005
first quarter. Domestic revenue was $2.8 million and international
revenue was $619,000, increases of 164% and 12%, respectively, over the
fiscal 2005 first quarter. […]
At last year’s HIMSS it seemed that Emergin was everywhere. Every time I turned around there they were, providing the connectivity middleware for both medical device vendors and others. This year will be no exception, with Emergin appearing in 16 different booths.
It has also been announced that Johnson Controls (who is making a big push […]
Improved communications at the point of care has significant impact on productivity, patient safety, and both staff and patient satisfaction. It's a wonder that more hospitals haven't implemented some sort of wireless communications system. Point of care communications is more than carrying a cordless phone; integration with nurse call systems and medical device alarm notification […]
David Clark at HIMSS was kind enough to respond to my query about costs for the HIT Dashboard with a log on and password for a beta version of the site. It seems that they're repackaging the site as a service. I've logged in and poked around. There is a surprising breadth of projects collected […]
It's official - yours truly has been appointed to MX Magazine's Editorial Advisory Board. MX Magazine targets medical device vendors; their tag line is Business Strategies for Medical Technology Executives.
Throughout 2006, MX will be announcing members of an editorial
advisory board that will help to guide the overall direction and
content of the publication. Members of […]
Last November, Philips sent a formal medical device notification letter to their customers. Titled “Increased Number of Reports of Adverse Events Referencing Patient Monitoring Alarms,” the letter explains that over the past 3 years, reviews of customer complaints have noted an increase in the number of adverse events that refer to alarms on patients being […]
According to the New York Times (registration required), the medical device market is set to take off:
Already, the medical device field has become one of the most innovative
and profitable segments of the economy. And as wave after wave of baby
boomers enter their prime health care spending years, the medical
device market is expected to grow by […]
As I noted a while back, a group of bloggers are going to be getting together for food, drinks, gossip and fun. This is our chance (and yours) to get to know the folks we've been reading, quoting and linking to for some time.
We're going to be meeting Sunday evening after the HIMSS opening […]
