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Parkview Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Achieving Improved Patient Safety Outcomes
Precision Dynamics Corporation and Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare Magazine Award Parkview first prize for Innovation and Results in Nation’s First Patient Safety Contest
San Fernando, CA – December 18, 2008 – Parkview Medical Center received national recognition for their progress in reducing medical errors and improving patient outcomes in the nation’s first patient safety contest. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare magazine (“PSQH”) and Precision Dynamics Corporation (“PDC”), the leading provider of patient safety identification solutions, launched the contest earlier this year as part of an initiative to support hospitals that are taking innovative measures to address the alarming number of patients affected by preventable medical errors.
With as many as 1 in 10 U.S. patients injured and 100,000 dying every year as the result of preventable medical errors, the contest focused on finding and recognizing those hospitals that are achieving measureable results in improving patient safety outcomes. “The contest offered a unique opportunity to see how hospitals are truly making a difference in patient safety,” said Susan Carr, editor of PSQH. “They are employing a combination of approaches, including advanced technologies, patient identification, education and communication to address this challenging and complex issue. What we found most interesting was the hospitals that have been most successful are the ones who involve all parties – medical staff, volunteers, patients, and the community – in achieving their patient safety goals.”
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado, was the winner of this year’s contest. It implemented a new barcode technology system focused on reducing medication issues. The new system enabled nurses to receive and share up-to-the-minute information on patients’ medication through handheld devices that connected wirelessly to the center’s pharmacy. Since launching the new system, Parkview has reduced errors associated with medication from 20 percent to 8 percent. It also has invested in continuing education and administrative support for the program, and recently became an alpha site for an initiative aimed at achieving similar results for patient lab tests.
“PDC and Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare are very proud to recognize Parkview Medical Center as the winner of the Patient Safety Success Story contest,” said PDC President & CEO Gary Hutchinson. “Parkview and the Honoree Hospitals are truly outstanding examples of hospitals improving patient safety and care. And what is most important is that the ultimate winners are the patients.”
In addition to Parkview Medical Center, the following hospitals were recognized for their patient safety initiatives:
Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York
UMPC Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An independent judging panel selected the winners based on how hospitals used innovative products and processes to prevent medical errors and improve patient safety. More information on the winners, as well as the contest, can be found by visiting www.pdcorp.com/patientsafety.
About Precision Dynamics Corporation
For more than 50 years, PDC has been the pioneer in patient safety through positive identification systems and other healthcare products. The company delivers quality wristband solutions that help protect millions of patients against medical errors, while preventing millions more in associated costs. PDC developed the first single-piece patient wristband, the first bar code wristband system, and the first Smart BandŽ RFID wristband system. For more information on PDC’s Healthcare products, visit www.pdcorp.com/healthcare.
PDC also produces wristband systems for the leisure and entertainment and law enforcement markets, including non-transferable VIP BandŽ wristbands in multiple colors and materials, and advanced Smart BandŽ RFID wristbands for cashless point of sale, keyless door entry, and access control and security. The company is committed to 100% quality in service, design, and manufacturing and has ISO-9001: 2000 and ISO-13485: 2003 certification. For more information, visit www.pdcorp.com.
About Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare Magazine
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (PSQH) is a pertinent source of information on safety and quality topics for clinicians, hospital executives, patient safety officers, risk managers, business leaders, policy makers, educators, commercial vendors, and others working to improve safety and quality in all healthcare settings.
PSQH's articles come straight from the source. Guided by an Editorial Advisory Board, the editor works with experts who are active in diverse roles — physicians, nurses, patient advocates, clinical engineers, and information systems managers, for example — and who report directly on project implementations, technology solutions, research, and public policy developments. For information on upcoming issues visit: www.psqh.com.
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