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One of the largest free dental clinics in the state is happening in Pittsburgh. The Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh is hosting the two-day event, which offers everything from cleanings to dental surgeries to all income levels.
The event is driven by its 1,400 volunteers, who make us proud to be from Pittsburgh.
The PPG Paints Arena floor is where we usually watch pucks and Pens, but on Friday, it transformed into the state's la…
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Disaster events and other emergencies can pose communication challenges for essential hospitals, which operate with limited resources . To streamline communication, association member Broward Health, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., opened a Patient Logistics Center (PLC) in August 2018.
The PLC manages bed placements, admissions from primary and specialty care clinics, and transfers — including both inbound transfers a…
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BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B. Braun Medical Inc. announced the integration of their Space Infusion Pump Systems with TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.’s RTLS Asset Tracking solution.
“The successful completion of our fully integrated Automated Infusion Pump Platform with TeleTracking RTLS Asset Tracking is yet another important milestone for B. Braun in our mission to make it easier for our customers to stan…
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Mission of Mercy, a two-day event coming to Pittsburgh this weekend for the third consecutive year, aims to address a gap in the health care system that leaves more than 70 million Americans without dental care.
Last year, more than 130 dentists contributed their time to provide about $750,000 worth of dental care over two days to 1,103 patients. Those who got care waited for hours at PPG Paints Arena for free treatments like…
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In our latest Interview Series we asked Neil Griffiths, Managing Director of TeleTracking a few questions.
Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation?
I have always been immersed in the healthcare sector, having held a number of operational and executive level roles within NHS Trusts and private sector over the last 25 years or so. I also sit on the board of my local acute Trust and as such, continue t…
Inclusion and cooperation are key
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The core mission of nearly every healthcare facility tends to be similar: Provide the best patient care experience possible at the best cost. Delivering the best patient care also includes implementing a strong patient safety component; but the way Hospital A achieves this goal compared to Hospital B may not be so similar.
Most patient safety initiatives include a solid inf…
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced its founding sponsorship of BRI Network’s inaugural Command Center Summit: Connected Care Delivery (July 15-16, 2019, Chicago, US), alongside the summit’s other founding sponsor TeleTracking Technologies, Inc.
As care delivery becomes more complex, finding ways to coordinate patient care across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment…
PITTSBURGH (June 10, 2019)―TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. (“TeleTracking”), a pioneer in operationalizing the care continuum for nearly three decades, has launched SynapseIQ™, a powerful, cloud-based, analytics solution that delivers actionable insight and enterprise-wide visibility for health systems in real-time. The results include increased accountability for staff across the organization, a dramatic reduction in operating costs and an increase in overall system performance.
Driving effici…
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The Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has created a digital coordination centre to manage nursing rotas according to patient acuity and streamline bed allocations. This initiative won the Technology and Data in Nursing category in the 2018 Nursing Times Awards
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In 2016, the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust decided to develop an automated coordination centre that would help it improve its managemen…
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The NHS has a problem with bed management; this is nothing new. However, current thinking around the issue is flawed. The problem is not one of bed blocking; it lies in the way patient flow is managed from the point of admission. The fundamental measure of bed utilisation – idle bed time – is not tracked, providing the NHS with no insight into the effectiveness, or lack of it, of bed management processes. Despite the accessib…