Morning Headlines 4/13/16
Vermont first to coordinate health care delivery with disruptive information sharing technology
Vermont will implement PatientPing state-wide, a care coordination service that alerts providers when their patient is being treated at any other facility in the state.
Kaiser Permanente launches ‘research bank’
Kaiser Permanente has launched a new research tool that will allow its 675,000 members to submit their genetic, environmental, and general health data to a database that will be used by researchers to study how genetic and environmental factors affect health.
Lawsuit: TGH nurses told woman’s family that she is HIV positive
A woman is suing Tampa General Hospital (FL) after a nurse inadvertently disclosed her HIV status in front of family members. The nurse was coordinating with transplant team personnel over a Vocera speakerphone.
GE Ventures and Mayo Clinic Launch Company to Scale and Digitize Cell and Gene Therapies
GE Ventures and Mayo Clinic launch Vitruvian Networks, a company that will market software and manufacturing services to cell and gene therapy producers.
If they haven't coordinated with the patient safety team, they have by definition "dropped the ball". And, given the reported…