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The Power Of Collaboration With Patient Safety Programs, Kathryn Rapala, Karlene Kerfoot, Patricia Ebright, Suzanne Rogers Dec 2006

The Power Of Collaboration With Patient Safety Programs, Kathryn Rapala, Karlene Kerfoot, Patricia Ebright, Suzanne Rogers

RCHE Publications

Patient safety is a relatively new field, with many options and few effectively proven approaches. One factor is clear: optimal patient safety outcomes cannot be achieved in isolation. Although it is well recognized that multidisciplinary collaboration in the healthcare setting is necessry to effect patient safety, collaboration with resources external to healthcare- academia and industry in particular - will not only aid but also quicken the patient safety efforts.


Regional Patient Safety Initiatives: The Missing Element Of Organizational Change, James G. Anderson Aug 2006

Regional Patient Safety Initiatives: The Missing Element Of Organizational Change, James G. Anderson

RCHE Publications

Data-sharing systems- where healthcare providers jointly implement a common reporting system to promote voluntary reporting, information sharing and learning are emerging as an important regional, state level and national strategy for improving patient safety[1].


The Need For Organizational Change In Patient Safety Initiatives, James G. Anderson Aug 2006

The Need For Organizational Change In Patient Safety Initiatives, James G. Anderson

RCHE Publications

This study describes a computer model that has beed developed to explore organizational changes required to improve patient safety based on a medication error reporting system.


Computerization Of Primary Care In The United States, James Anderson, E. Andrew Balas Jul 2006

Computerization Of Primary Care In The United States, James Anderson, E. Andrew Balas

RCHE Publications

The objective of this study was to assess the current level of information technology use by primary care ‎physicians in the U.S. Primary care physicians listed by the American Medical Association were contacted ‎by e-mail and asked to complete a Web-based questionnaire. A to¬tal of 2,145 physicians responded. ‎Overall, between 20% and 25% of primary care physicians reported using electronic medical records, e-‎prescribing, point-of-care decision support tools, and electronic communication with patients. This ‎indicates a slow rate of adoption since 2000. Differences in adoption rates suggest that future surveys need ‎to differentiate primary care and office-based physicians by specialty. An …


Healthcare Quality Partnerships: An Emerging Educational Frontier For Industrial Engineering Technology Programs, Susan Scachitti, Heather (Woodward) Hagg, Lash Mapa Jun 2006

Healthcare Quality Partnerships: An Emerging Educational Frontier For Industrial Engineering Technology Programs, Susan Scachitti, Heather (Woodward) Hagg, Lash Mapa

RCHE Publications

Wtih the understanding that the industrial engineering profession has grown out of industrial/manufacturing oganizations, it is important to note that the profession has gradually matured to the point where it is readily being accepted in service industries, such as hospitals, retail stores and banking. Today, this means that industrial engineers are among the most versatile of the engineering professions, spanning various degrees of functions within various types of organizations. Therefore, educational institutions that offer Industrial Egnieering (IE) and Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) curriculum must also offer a versatile curriculum that will allow their graduates to gain experience in various areas …


The Need For Organizational Change In Patient Safety Initiatives, James G. Anderson May 2006

The Need For Organizational Change In Patient Safety Initiatives, James G. Anderson

RCHE Publications

This study describes a computer simulation model that has been developed to explore organizational changes required to improve patient safety based on a medication error reporting system.


A Healthcare-Delivery System For The Next Generation May 2006

A Healthcare-Delivery System For The Next Generation

RCHE Publications

On May 2-3, 2006, Purdue University, BlueCross BlueShield Association, and WellPoint, Inc. hosted 24 CEO-level healthcare executives representing a diverse cross section of the healthcare supply chain to design the U.S. healthcare-delivery system for the next generation. Participants were challenged to envision the ideal system for the future, without regard to the constraints of today’s technologies, infrastructure, or financial systems. The Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University was tasked to present the summit discussion in the form of a white paper that represents the view of the summit participants.


The Regenstrief Center For Healthcare Engineering: Designing, Implementing And Sustaining Interdisciplinary Solutions To Transform Healthcare Delivery Systems, Steve Witz, Joseph Pekny, Leroy Schwarz Mar 2006

The Regenstrief Center For Healthcare Engineering: Designing, Implementing And Sustaining Interdisciplinary Solutions To Transform Healthcare Delivery Systems, Steve Witz, Joseph Pekny, Leroy Schwarz

RCHE Publications

With start-up funding provided by the Regenstrief Foundation, Purdue University has created the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) to design, implement, and sustain interdisciplinary solutions to improve the safety, quality, efficiency and accessibility of healthcare delivery systems. RCHE’s primary goal is to bring a systems-analysis approach to improving the processes of healthcare delivery, not to provide tools or techniques for medical research, diagnosis, or treatment. This article will describe RCHE’s business model; that is, how RCHE “engineers” interdisciplinary solutions, using the multiple perspectives of healthcare and multiple project time scales to organize and leverage healthcare delivery transformation. We then …


Regional Patient Safety Initiatives: The Missing Element Of Organizational Change , James G. Anderson Jan 2006

Regional Patient Safety Initiatives: The Missing Element Of Organizational Change , James G. Anderson

RCHE Publications

Data-sharing systems—where healthcare providers jointly implement a common reporting system to promote voluntary reporting, information sharing, and learning—are emerging as an important regional, statelevel,‎ and national strategy for improving patient safety[1]. Currently, over 24 states have mandated some form of incident reporting. Also, there has been a steady increase in the number of regional coalitions of providers, payers, and employers working to improve patient safety. More recently, the President signed into law the Healthcare Information Exchange Act, which envisages such data sharing at a national level. The objective of this presentation is to review the evidence regarding the effectiveness of …