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NCPDP Enhances Drug Database

May 9, 2008 - The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs has introduced a new database for pharmacies, pharmacy benefit management firms, health insurers and other stakeholders. Its primary purpose is to ensure that pharmacy claims contain the correct information.

New Chief at Elsevier

May 8, 2008 - Medical reference publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelphia, has announced the appointment of Michael Hansen as CEO, effective June 9.

Medicare to Test PHRs in S. Carolina

VHA Creates CEO Patient Safety Network

Letter Pushes Medicare E-Scripts

App Manages Imaging Contrast Agents

Misys to Embed Content in EHR

Hospitals Cooperate for eICU

Mixed Financial News from CPSI

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The Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award

March 31, 2008 - When Jennifer Dunscomb, R.N., arrived at Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital to begin her shift one morning, she used her handheld computer to make an extraordinary difference in the treatment of a patient." The senior systems clinical nurse specialist accessed the hospital’s “early warning system” and immediately received 10 alerts on patients pre-selected as potentially being at high risk of developing complications. "

Wrapping Safety Around Patients

March 31, 2008 - Deep vein thrombosis, the formation of blood clots, is a common risk factor for hospitalized patients, particularly those immobilized in bed or undergoing surgery." " To better prevent the condition, 67-bed Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, Va., has programmed a workflow process in its Soarian clinical information system from Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa.

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