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Johns Hopkins' virtual RTLS test drive
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital did its homework before choosing a real-time location system (RTLS), testing out three different products in its clinical simulation center and deploying a team
Johns Hopkins enters bundled payment deal with Pepsi
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has entered into a bundled payment arrangement with beverage giant PepsiCo, reports The Baltimore Sun. Under the terms of the arrangement, Pepsi employees will
Pills could save millions over IV meds
Switching hospitalized patients from IV medication to pills could save millions of dollars each year, according to Johns Hopkins researchers in a study published in Clinical Therapeutics. A review of
John Hopkins cuts 160 clerical workers thanks to EMRs
Johns Hopkins Hospital announced it will eliminate about 160 clerical associate positions as the hospital transitions to an electronic medical support system, including patient records and
Quality of care low at notable university hospitals
Despite the common assumption that university-affiliated hospitals offer better care than their non-university counterparts, a new study published this week by medical rankings service CareChex found
Johns Hopkins acquires its first Washington-based hospital
Washington, D.C. health planning regulators approved Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System's deal to acquire Sibley Memorial Hospital, the Baltimore Sun reports. The merger with 328-bed Sibley
Joint Commission looks to IT in drive to improve patient hand-offs
A test to help reduce high miscommunication rates on patient hand-offs will help the Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare develop an electronic application that all Joint
Stolen Hopkins patient info used in $600K credit card fraud
Don't assume that your facility is immune to an inside job. A Johns Hopkins Hospital employee stole the names, social security numbers, birth dates, and addresses from patients and gave them to
Hopkins shootings are a reminder to revisit response plans
How times have changed. Once upon a time, hospitals were safe havens. No one violated these spaces with violence or mayhem. Yesterday’s shootings at Johns Hopkins are yet another reminder of
Rising tide of violence puts hospital workers in harm's way
The shooting and murder-suicide Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital is the latest example of a rising tide of violence in America's hospitals, according to MSNBC. Healthcare facilities reported 33
