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Healthcare IT News
As part of the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will dole out some $685 million to help health networks, physician practices and other providers drive advances in IT-enabled communication, care coordination, quality improvement and cost reductions. The awards will go to a variety of more than three-dozen health organizations to help equip more than 140,000 clinicians with the tools to increase patients' access to information and move toward more value-based care, said HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell during roundtable discussion on Tuesday with Members of Congress and health care leaders.
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By Joan Spitrey
 Hundreds of nurses from around the county gathered at the U.S. Capitol to raise awareness of the staffing crisis in our nation's hospitals and the need for solutions. The goal was to bring attention to two current bills before Congress that mandate national nurse-to-patient ratios that are similar to those that have been successfully in effect in California since 2004. The time has come for nurses to stand together on issues that impact not only them but also their patients.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 Just the facts, please. And the facts show those organizations that have ripped and replaced their electronic health records have gained little in the way of productivity or satisfaction for doing so. Thus says a new report from Florida-based research firm Black Book. The firm paints a picture using reviews compiled since the EHR replacement frenzy went into fifth gear around 2013, comparing comments from then to current 2016 feedback.
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MedGadget
A new market research report by Transparency Market Research, "Healthcare/Medical Simulation Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 – 2018,” presents a detailed analysis of the healthcare/medical simulation market. The information in the study is gathered by conducting both secondary as well as primary research.
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FierceHealthcare
Despite controversy over the definition of medical errors used in a new study that finds these mistakes lead to 10 percent of deaths in the United States each year, it's clear that the industry has to do something to catch and prevent these errors.
As many as 250,000 deaths occur each year due to a medical mistake, according to The BMJ study, confirming previous research from 2013. That's roughly 685 people a day.
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Tribune Star
Err on the side of saving a life.
That’s what nurse practitioner Donna Purviance recommends when she talks to first responders learning to administer the Narcan nasal spray for an opioid overdose — such as heroin. “If these people are not already dead, they are close to death, so you are absolutely saving a life by giving it,” Purviance told 10 police officers, dispatchers and medics at Monday afternoon’s training at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education on the Union Hospital campus in Indiana.
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By Mark Huber
 A friend had been suffering with abdominal pain for weeks. He tried to work through the issue with his family doctor, but he was referred to a specialist. When he called, he explained his symptoms and was stunned. Not only was the first available appointment six weeks away, but the scheduler was also wholly unsympathetic, even downright surly. My friend explained that six weeks was just too long to wait. The scheduler snapped back, "That's what emergency rooms are for."
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Increase the educational impact of debriefing your insitu simulations by incorporating synchronized audio, video, and simulation information. SimView™ Mobile enables you to capture video, audio, and patient monitor data in one debriefing file using any Laerdal LLEAP or SimPad® manikin, standardized patient, or task trainer in any environment where learning may occur.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mr. Dean didn't look well.
Judith Olapo, a registered nurse at the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, greeted her patient with a cheery "good morning," but Dean didn't respond or open his eyes.
Another registered nurse, Tiffany Pilliow, helped Olapo try to wake Dean, and when there was no response she placed a pressure cuff on his arm. With no sign of a pulse or blood pressure, the two nurses went into action, pushing an alarm button on the wall and with the help of nurse Brianne Kulick began CPR and attached an oxygen mask to pump air into Dean's lungs.
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Pocket Nurse helps thousands of health education programs operate efficiently with an extensive catalog of products that provide everything an educator needs. For more information visit pocketnurse.com, call 1-800-225-1600, or email cs@pocketnurse.com.
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U.S. Army
The Army and a unit of the U.S. Agency for International Development created a new video game to train Soldiers how to respond to foreign natural disasters.
Earlier this year, Maj. Gen. Mark O'Neil, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center — Training, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, approved the video game - "Disaster Sim" - for the force.
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Drexel’s online MS in Medical and Healthcare Simulation is a first-of-its kind online master’s program that comes from one of the nation’s premier academic and research institutions. You’ll learn from the best, with the best, in a team-centric format that combines online coursework with immersive simulation practicums.
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Surgeons use Electromagnetic and Optical Tracking technologies for real-time tool navigation – shouldn’t their training simulators do the same? Build the next generation of simulator with the 3D tracking technology trusted in real-world surgical navigation systems. DISCOVER the benefits of customizable tracking technology integration today: email msci@ndigital.com or call 1-877-634-6340.
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EMS1.com
The National EMS Memorial Foundation calls on all EMS providers, as well as the citizens of the communities that they serve, to honor and memorialize EMS workers who suffer a line of duty death in the course of their daily work.
"EMS Week provides an excellent opportunity for the EMS community to actively participate in establishing the National EMS Memorial in Washington DC," Executive Director for the National EMS Memorial Foundation Katie Orsino said.
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Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Catastrophes can come in all shapes and sizes. First responders are critical to any community's infrastructure, but natural and man-made disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and the Boston Marathon bombing, serve as powerful reminders that police officers, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs need to be increasingly adaptable and resilient to help a community recover.
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Free seats are available! Join us individually or with a team to experience Friday Night at the ER first-hand and to learn best practices for its successful use. Experienced and first-time players are welcome. Event will be held April 7-8 in Denver, CO.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
It’s a good time to be a registered nurse.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 430,000 additional registered nurse jobs will be created in the next decade.
The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies estimates that demand for registered nurses in Texas will rise by 86 percent by 2020.
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