Eclipsys Marks 50 Millionth Order at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Tue ,24/11/2009Business Wire, Nov 23, 2009
Notable Emergency Room Entry among Several Key Client Milestones;
Demonstrates Continued Leadership in Using CPOE to Improve Patient
Safety and Outcomes
ATLANTA — Eclipsys Corporation (NASDAQ: ECLP), The Outcomes Company, continues
to strengthen its position as a leader in computerized physician order
entry (CPOE) with the announcement today that long-standing client
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (Sarasota Memorial), located in
Sarasota, FL, recently entered its 50 millionth order into its
electronic health record (EHR) system. The notable physician order was
entered by emergency medicine specialist Bill Colgate, MD.
There is perhaps no other initiative we have taken more seriously or
invested more time and resources in than our electronic medical system
and the safety features it lends to patient care, said Denis Baker,
Sarasota Memorials Chief Information Officer. To remain a leader in
this rapidly evolving technological world is a testament to our medical
staffs extraordinary commitment and dedication to patient safety and
the most advanced medical care.
Sarasota Memorial recognized repeatedly as one of Americas Best
Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and one of Americas
Safest Large Hospitals by Forbes is one of only 4.1 percent of
U.S. hospitals at Stage 4 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption ModelSM,
which is designed to assess the penetration of clinical information
technology use within U.S. healthcare organizations. Overall nearly half
(49 percent) of American hospitals have yet to reach Stage 3 on the EMR
Adoption Model. The 806-bed community hospital on Floridas Gulf Coast
has been using Eclipsys health information technology to redesign its
workflow processes and improve care quality and efficiency since 1998.
Since that time, the hospital has developed a fully integrated system,
redesigning its workflow systems and replacing virtually all of its
paper documentation with electronic processes.
Physicians, nurses and other care providers now place 99.9 percent of
the hospitals patient care orders and care notes electronically,
reducing the risks associated with illegible handwritten orders and
providing physicians with rapid access to their patients medical
history, test results and other information needed for clinical
decision-making. The electronic medical record (EMR) also offers allergy
and medication safety alerts and lets physicians instantly review and
manage their patients care at any time from any place they have
internet access from their homes, their offices, even their cars.
The results have been well received: Improved turnaround times for
X-rays, lab work and other tests, as well as fewer delays between order
submission and administration of medications. Physicians and nurses no
longer waste time searching the chart for paper lab slips or reports or
clarifying illegible orders, and in many cases, electronic order sets
have standardized best practices for nurses and doctors.
We have the highest regard for Sarasotas leadership in their use of
HIT to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care, said
Jay Deady, Eclipsys executive vice president of Client Solutions.
Given the low level of technology adoption among U.S. hospitals today,
this order entry milestone demonstrates the distinguished leadership
within the Eclipsys client base. It also showcases our clients
satisfaction with superior solutions that offer highly complex clinical
decision support capabilities and workflows that can be easily tailored
to how physicians practice medicine.
Nationwide, scores of Eclipsys client hospitals and health systems are
achieving high CPOE adoption and outcomes. A few examples include:
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St. Clair Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA) has successfully used Eclipsys
CPOE solution to standardize anticoagulant therapies to prevent
patient blood clotting. St. Clairs CPOE heparin infusion protocols,
for example, have resulted in a 43 percent reduction in heparin
infusion-related occurrences in inpatient units and an overall
hospital reduction of 24 percent. -
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx, NY), the largest voluntary,
not-for-profit healthcare system in south and central Bronx, recently
activated Eclipsys ambulatory EHR, Sunrise Ambulatory Care in a
40-doctor multispecialty clinic in less than six months. The
activation builds upon the successful use of Eclipsys CPOE solution
at its 579-bed hospital. Because of the integration between the two
solutions, most of the orders set templates required for the
ambulatory EHR were already in place. -
Childrens Hospital & Medical Center (Omaha, NE) has achieved a
voluntary adoption rate of CPOE of 79 percent
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Workers' Comp Fraud Reduction Podcast Released by ReduceYourWorkersComp.com
Sun ,22/11/2009Market Wire, November, 2009
ReduceYourWorkersComp.com released a podcast,
“Preventing Workers’ Compensation Fraud.” Download or play
http://www.workerscompkit.com/gallagher/mp3 to learn how to report
fraudulent injuries, aggravation of an existing claim, occupational health
illnesses, workplace violence, theft of company property and product
tampering.
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management, Inc., the site’s workers’ compensation
brokerage sponsor, hosts the podcast with speaker Anthony Van Gorp, private
investigator at Investigative Solutions & Consulting Services, Inc.
As the economy weakens, companies face a greater risk of fraud and abuse
impacting workers’ compensation, general liability and product liability
insurance premiums over time. The free podcast focuses on helping
employers become proactive by implementing and managing defensive
strategies to reduce and/or eliminate fraudulent behavior.
The sponsoring website, http://www.ReduceYourWorkersComp.com , publishes a
comprehensive workers’ comp cost-containment resource for employers. Find
out more ways to reduce fraud at
http://reduceyourworkerscomp.com//workers-comp-fraud.php .
For more information, contact Robert Elliott, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc.,
at 860-553-6604, or Info@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com .
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FedEx Launches SenseAware Supply Chain Information Platform
Sun ,22/11/20090 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 20, 2009
FedEx announced the introduction of SenseAware powered by FedEx, an information service that combines a GPS sensor device and a web- based collaboration platform.
According to FedEx, SenseAware will provide increased access to information between business partners and customers to aid in the management of supply chain interactions and will target the life sciences industry at launch.
Available in the spring of 2010, SenseAware is an open and adaptive sensor information sharing platform. It is a multi-modal solution that will serve customers who desire near real-time visibility and insight into their shipments. SenseAware will provide business decision makers the ability to collaborate on many types of information data across their global supply chain.
SenseAware is permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration to be used during flight on FedEx aircraft and will allow customers to monitor in-transit conditions during ground transportation.
A SenseAware device riding with a FedEx shipment can provide the following information:
– Precise temperature readings
– A shipment’s exact location
– When a shipment is opened or if the contents have been exposed to light
– Real-time alerts and analytics between trusted parties regarding the above vital signs of a shipment
“One of the basic needs we saw was a sensor-based logistics industry that wasn’t solidifying as quickly as we thought it should around useful sharing of sensor information,” said Robert B. Carter, executive VP and chief information officer, FedEx. “We developed a point-of-view that sharing sensor information dynamically and in useful ways with supply chain partners proved too difficult, so we attacked this on a number of fronts and the result is SenseAware.”
Available in 2010, FedEx said SenseAware will initially target the health care and life sciences industry
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Sun ,22/11/2009Siempre!, February, 2002 by Gabriel G. Rodrguez
Lo nuevo en alergias
En ocasiones, el organismo reacciona de una forma exagerada ante una sustancia del medio ambiente y puede ser a travs de rinitis, dermatitis, urticaria, conjuntivitis, reaccin alimentaria o medicamentosa y asma, entre las ms comunes. Al respecto, se efecto en nuestro pas un simposio, va satlite, con la participacin del doctor Eric Schenkel, director mdico del Valley Allergy Asthma Treatmen Center de Easton, Pensilvania; Lawrence DuBuske, director del Inmunology Educational Institute of New England; Juan Jos Sienra, presidente del Colegio Mexicano de Alergia, Asma en Inmunologa Peditrica, A.C., y la doctora Belinda Guerrero, presidenta del Colegio Mexicano de Alergia e Inmunologa Clnica, quienes hicieron patente un nuevo tratamiento…
Ben & Jerry’s Hits the Halfpipe with Hannah Teter’s Maple Blondie
Sat ,21/11/2009Business Wire, Nov 20, 2009
Vermont native is first athlete to be honored with a flavor
BURLINGTON, Vt. — This winter, Ben & Jerrys takes to the mountain to honor fellow Vermont
native and gold-medalist snowboarder, Hannah Teter with its newest
flavor, Maple Blondie. The first flavor created for an athlete, Maple
Blondie is a rich and creamy maple ice cream with blonde brownie pieces
and a smooth maple caramel swirl that will be arriving in Scoop Shops
nationwide later this month. Channeling the companys commitment to
social mission, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Hannahs Gold,
Teters own charity that funds various projects in Africa.
Im so amped to have my very own Ben & Jerrys flavor, said Hannah.
Its great to have support from my home state, and a cool way to
further support Hannahs Gold and all the work were doing in Kirindon,
Kenya.
Hannah grew up snowboarding in Vermont and has achieved many
accomplishments including winning three times at the 2005 X Games,
receiving the gold medal in 2006 for the womens halfpipe in Torino,
Italy along with being nominated for three ESPY awards. Committed to
being a positive influence on the world, she started Hannahs Gold, a
Vermont maple syrup company that donates 100% of its profits to funding
infrastructure and humanitarian needs in the African village of Kirindon.
We couldnt think of a better athlete or humanitarian to honor with a
flavor this year, said Walt Freese, Chief Euphoria Officer of Ben &
Jerrys. Hannahs not only a Vermont star, but making a big impact on
countless people in Kirindon that desperately need humanitarian help.
Well be cheering her on as she competes this winter and as she
continues her important work in Africa.
But why should only Hannah get to enjoy all the fun? For the first time
in Ben & Jerrys history, Maple Blondie was announced through Twitter
and Facebook before a media announcement by offering clues to followers
of the celebrity behind this special limited batch.
In conjunction with the flavor, Ben & Jerrys are hosting the ultimate
Vermont Snowboard Getaway sweepstakes. One grand prize winner will win
a four day, three night trip for two to Vermont to attend the Burton US
Open Snowboarding Championships and head-to-toe Burton snowboarding
gear, as well as lift tickets and snowboarding lessons on Stratton
Mountain. Ten first-prize winners will each receive a Burton Flight Deck
travel bag, sleeper hoodie and tour kit. From December 1 to January 30,
consumers can enter via www.benjerry.com,
by texting HANNAH to 30241, or by mail.
Maple Blondie will be available in Scoop Shops nationwide starting late
November and in pints on grocery store shelves mid-December. For details
about Hannahs flavor or the ultimate Vermont Snowboard Getaway
sweepstakes, visit www.benjerry.com.
Find out more about Hannah Teter and Hannahs Gold at www.hannahsgold.com
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Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group Inks International Distribution Pact With CBS Films
Fri ,20/11/2009PR Newswire, Nov 18, 2009
Sony Pictures to Distribute CBS Films to International Theaters, Worldwide Home Entertainment
CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films, under which Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions as well as service worldwide distribution of the unit’s films in the home entertainment marketplace, it was announced today by Peter Schlessel, president, Worldwide Affairs for Sony Pictures, and Jeff Blake, chairman, Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution. CBS Films will handle domestic theatrical distribution of all titles and retains rights in a limited number of foreign territories.
CBS Films was established in 2007 and the division plans to develop and produce four to six movies a year spanning all genres, with production budgets up to $50 million per film.
The distribution pact builds on the strong relationship shared between CBS Films and Sony, as the two companies collaborate to produce Faster, an action-thriller starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton, set to begin production in early 2010. The film, written by Joe and Tony Gayton, directed by George Tillman Jr. and produced by Castle Rock Entertainment’s Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer, along with Tony Gayton and Robert Teitel, will debut fall of 2010.
Commenting on the announcement, Blake said, “This deal allows us to increase our overseas output with more terrific motion pictures. We have tremendous respect for Amy Baer and know what kind of quality she and CBS Films will bring to the theatrical marketplace.”
Added Steven Bersch, President of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, “We are always looking for high quality motion pictures that we can distribute around the world. Our agreement with CBS Films gives us a steady stream of first-run theatrical product that will play exceptionally well abroad as well as in the worldwide home entertainment arena.”
Schlessel worked closely with Bersch and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs Michael Helfand in negotiating the pact on behalf of Sony. The deal was negotiated on behalf of CBS Films by Bruce Tobey, Chief Operating Officer, and Rik Toulon, EVP and General Counsel.
CBS Films’ first release is Extraordinary Measures, an inspirational drama inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease. The film, starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell, produced by Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher and Carla Santos Shamberg, written by Robert Nelson Jacobs and directed by Tom Vaughan, will debut on January 22, 2010.
The Back-up Plan, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin is CBS Films’ second release and is slated for debut spring of 2010. The feature was written by Kate Angelo, produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch and directed by Alan Poul.
Beastly, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, written and directed by Daniel Barnz, will debut on July 30, 2010
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Youth leadership class members selected by Edmond Area Chamber of
Fri ,20/11/2009Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Nov 19, 2009
Class IX of Youth Leadership Edmond (YLE) has been selected by the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce.
Youth Leadership Edmond is designed to give high school juniors the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills, gain a broader perspective of the issues in their city and take an active role in improving the community by introducing them to volunteer opportunities.
Class IX includes students from Bishop McGuinness High School, Heritage Hall, home-school students and Edmond North, Edmond Memorial and Edmond Santa Fe high schools.
Arvest Bank is the Youth Leadership Edmond notebook sponsor. Session sponsors include Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Glenn Koester MD, Midcon, Alvarado’s Mexican Restaurant and Turner & Co. The graduation sponsor is Citizens Bank of Edmond.
Letter of the month
Fri ,20/11/2009Muscle & Fitness, Jan, 2010 by Mark Lyden
I began lifting at age 15 and quickly grew to love the sport. I competed in local body-building contests and placed in most of them. Then I became a high school English teacher and football coach, and continued to train and enter bench-press competitions. I learned a great deal that helped the young men I coached
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American Water Prices Common Stock Offerings
Wed ,18/11/2009Business Wire, Nov 17, 2009
RWE will complete its full divestiture if underwriters exercise
option
VOORHEES, N.J. — American Water (NYSE: AWK) announced today an offering of 37.4 million
shares of common stock priced at $21.63 per share. All the shares will
be sold by the selling stockholder, a subsidiary of RWE AG, with
proceeds going to RWE AG. American Water will not sell any shares and
will not receive any proceeds.
RWE granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 3.7
million additional shares. After the offering, assuming the full
exercise of the underwriters option, the selling stockholder will have
sold all of its shares of American Waters common stock.
RWE acquired American Water in 2003 and announced its intention to fully
divest of the company in 2005.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan
Stanley & Co., Incorporated are acting as joint book-running managers in
connection with the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under vertical training the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
An effective registration statement relating to these securities is on
file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the
final prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained when they are
available by contacting any of the following:
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BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080,
Attn: Preliminary Prospectus Department or email Prospectus.Requests@ml.com. -
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department,
One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, telephone 1 800 221 1037 -
Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, Attention: Prospectus Department,
180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, email: prospectus@morganstanley.com,
telephone 1 866-718-1649.
You may also obtain the final prospectus and prospectus supplement when
they are available on the U.S
Never too old to get a colonoscopy, doctors say
Mon ,16/11/20090 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), smokeless cigarettes Nov 15, 2009 | by Carrie A. Moore Deseret News
Though doctors don’t recommend periodic colonoscopy screenings for those without a history of colon cancer until age 50, there is no upper age limit to forgo the testing.
Several callers asked about being “too old” to be screened during Saturday’s monthly Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline. The free program is offered monthly as a public service and focuses on a different health topic each session.
Dr. Brent Christensen, a surgeon at LDS Hospital, said one 89- year-old caller who has a family history of polyps wanted to know if a colonoscopy was still necessary. “Those with a history, in particular, need to have one. There are some people who say if you are 80 or older, you don’t need to be screened any more. I’m not one of those.
“The decision is determined more based on a person’s own physiology and family history and what the potential risks are,” he said, adding age is often less of a factor in the decision making than other considerations.
Other callers asked about constipation and dietary concerns. Though a diet high in fiber has not been shown to prevent colon cancer, a high-fiber diet does help ease problems with constipation that can be complicated with age, as nerves in the colon become less effective.
Other questions concerned the frequency for colonoscopy if polyps have been found