Southend Hospital has recently concluded a pilot study into electronic drug administration, using the MediChain Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration EPMA system. The system enables care professionals to enter vital statistics and medication administrative events, view electronic medication administration records and scan the patients' wristbands and medication at the point...
In most mental health systems there are people with severe mental illness who are prone to relapse, have repeated hospitalizations and criminal justice contacts, and disproportionately use the most costly services. Many also have alcohol or drug abuse problems. Such individuals often fail to take their prescribed medications, worsening their...
The growing trend for women to wait in life before having their first child has placed many women at a higher risk for difficult conception. Medications chosen for a patient will vary depending on the identified cause of the infertility. The purpose of this article is to provide information regarding...
The inability to calculate therapeutic dosages for children accounts for the majority of pediatric drug errors. Most pediatric medication errors occur in the prescribing or ordering phase, usually dosing errors, followed by mistakes in administration of the drug. Because most medications are developed in concentrations for adults and do not...
The paper reports about a survey of a random sample of 1,500 elderly people with chronic diseases, who were enrolled in eight Medicare Choice plans. The plan consisted of zero-premium, $200-$300 annual drug benefit and no deductible. The findings indicated that an estimated 32 percent did not fill a prescription...
Two simulation models have been built to quantify the advantages of an electronic medication ordering, dispensing and administration process compared with the current manual process at an acute care academic health sciences centre. The first model represents the current manual system, and has been validated against observed data. The second...
Medication use provides an ideal opportunity for monitoring quality of care in the vulnerable elders. Because drugs are readily and unambiguously specified and filled prescriptions and medication lists are increasingly computerized, automated screening is both practical and efficient. Furthermore, unlike many other health care interventions, the evidence base for medication...
Central Illinois-based Carle Clinic Association and Health Alliance Medical Plans are implementing an automated performance appraisal process using a healthcare-specific performance and talent management suite from Halogen Software. As employers of choice in the area, the organizations purchased Halogen eAppraisal HealthcareTM to better measure and reward...
ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PharmAthene, Inc. a biodefense company specializing in the development and commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical and biological threats, announced today that Jordan P. Karp, J.D., has been appointed Senior Vice President & General Counsel, overseeing all legal and human resources matters...
NEW YORK -- Women may not earn as much as men or fly up the corporate ladder as quickly, but they get the last laugh since they live longer. Right? As it turns out, women probably aren't saving enough to bankroll those extra years in style. They...
SHANGHAI, China, July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Bob Zhu as Vice President of Human Resources. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040705/CNM002LOGO ) ...
Rapidly Growing Medical Costs, Declining Pensions and Medical Subsidies, Longer Life Spans Make 401k Plans Critical Saving Vehicles for U.S. Employees, Regardless of Additional Sources of Income LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Rising medical costs, lengthening life spans and the declining prevalence of pension and retiree medical benefits continue to...
- Part of continuing effort to reduce costs and improve operating efficiencies - Approximate ongoing annual cost reduction of more than $1 million LITTLE FALLS, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. announced that its Minntech Corporation subsidiary will relocate all of its...
Prevention Expert Offers Tips for Benefits/HR Managers DALLAS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers and their corporate human resources departments can play an important role in preventing their workers from suffering crippling or fatal heart attacks, according to a leading prevention expert at U.S. Preventive Medicine, the leader...
The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced the appointment of Mr. Robert D. Mullan of Nova Scotia to the National Council of Welfare. "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mullan to the National Council of Welfare," said Minister Solberg. "His...
MINNEAPOLIS, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. ("AGA Medical" or "AGA") announced today a transition of responsibilities in its senior management team. Franck Gougeon has decided to transition from his day-to-day role as President and CEO of AGA to focus his efforts on strategic planning...
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, seven health care organizations urged the HHS to rescind a proposed rule that could lead to further health care shortages in underserved areas. The rule aims to improve the designation of underserved areas and...
The issue of employee leave has challenged businesses in all sectors for years. Whether it is interpreting the parameters of the Family Medical Leave Act or determining an appropriate policy for short-term employee illnesses, finding a fair and responsible absence policy that won't be abused is a tightrope that management...
WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Noting that health care is one of the few segments of the American economy not to have been transformed by modern, efficient information technology, a Verizon executive Wednesday (June 4) urged Congress to pass a health care information technology bill that has broad support....
Complex, intelligent and software intensive systems; proceedings. Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (2d: 2008: Catalonia, Spain) Ed. by Fatos Xhafa and Leonard Barolli. Computer Society Press 2008 1015 pages $321.00 Paperback TK5105 ...
