The alert (NPSA/2010/RRR008) issued on the 21st of January
by the National Patient Safety Agency requires all NHS organisations
to ensure that they implement appropriate procedures for monitoring
and responding to alerts in vaccine cold storage by July 2010. For
vaccines to be effective, it is important that they are stored within
the temperature range recommended by manufacturers [+2°C to [...]

I have gone through the Most Wired a couple of times.  This survey gives you valuable information about your technology systems.  The survey is broken down into sub-parts like “Safety & Quality”, “Business Processes”, “Workforce”, and “Public health and Safety.”
Hospitals & Health Networks invites you to participate in the 2010 Most Wired Survey. In [...]

On January 28th, 2010 at 1pm ET, Capsule Tech is hosting a new webinar featuring the University of Kentucky Health Center’s Device Integration Solution. Register at Capsuletech.com to hear the details of the Implementation and how to combat the issues surrounding medical device connectivity.

I applaud every citizen and organization that is attempting to help the people of Haiti.  For most Americans and Europeans this event is unimaginable.  We must do all that we can.  The following is Mayo Clinic’s public response to the disaster in Haiti:
Financial contribution
Mayo Clinic will give $500,000 to agencies working in Haiti that specialize [...]

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Consider the costs associated with the American healthcare system, the contentions associated with managed care implementation, and the continued problems associated with macro and microallocation within this system. What ethics do you believe should guide continuing change in the American health care delivery system?
According to the US Census Bureau (2009), Americans will spend [...]

Epidemiologist Joel Selanikio has used the explosion in mobile phone technology and the World Wide Web to deliver more effective public health services throughout the developing world. Dr. Selanikio and his organization DataDyne.org are making a difference by improving the medical information available to public health programs in under-served areas of the world. VOA’s Francis [...]

Steve Kruschen, Mr. Gadget®, provides a first-look at the Continua Health Alliance. Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry coalition of the finest healthcare and technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal healthcare. With more than 200 member companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a [...]