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 The unTechnology Conference
06.01.2010
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Many sports fans are familiar with the quip, “Last night I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out.” Well, in early May, I went to a technology conference, and a patient safety meeting broke out. I didn’t expect the conference to be run-of-the-mill; the unSummit, by its name, signals that it offers an alternative conference experience and claims to offer high-quality, practical advice. I was surprised, however, by the degree to which patient safety principles infused the entire program.
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HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS USING PATIENT SAFETY BAR-CODE TECHNOLOGY TO BE HONORED
04.22.2010
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Bellevue WA, April 23, 2010—For the fifth year, The TerraPharma Project will convene hospital executives, pharmacists, nurses, safety directors, and information technology professionals for The unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding, May 5-7, 2010, in Atlanta, GA. The objective of the gathering—uniting over 70 healthcare institutions—is to promote skillful adoption of barcode-enabled point-of-care (BPOC) safety technologies in hospitals across North America.
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Barcode Point-of-Care Advisory Board to Convene at The unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding
03.26.2009
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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2009--The TerraPharma Project, LLC, a peer-to-peer patient safety advocacy organization, announced today that it will host a newly-formed barcode point-of-care (BPOC) advisory board during The unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding to be held May 6-8, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. The advisory board, comprised of five distinguished experts, will identify and disseminate known best practices for hospitals using barcode verification systems at the point of care to enhance the safety and accuracy of medication administration. BPOC systems are currently used in one-quarter of U.S. hospitals to assist caregivers in verifying the five rights of medication administration (right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time), as well as accurately matching patients to blood products, laboratory specimens and mothers' milk.
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USP’s John Santell Receives Way-Paver Award for Efforts to Advance Patient Safety, Reduce Medication Errors through Drug Barcoding
03.16.2009
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Rockville,Md.,March 16, 2009 —Recognizing his efforts to reduce preventable medication errors and improve patient safety through adoption of barcode technology, The TerraPharma Project named John Santell, R.Ph., F.A.S.H.P., of the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention, winner of the 2009 Way-Paver Award.
The TerraPharma Project, a peer-to-peer patient safety advocacy organization, has honored individuals and institutions whose actions have helped accelerate the widespread adoption of barcode point-of-care (BPOC) systems in America’s hospitals since 2006 through these awards. Use of scannable barcodes in a standardized format on medication packages and containers can serve to reduce medication errors by helping to assure that the right drug and dose are being administered to the correct patient. In its landmark 1999 report,To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine estimated that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable medication errors.
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Leading Health Systems to Reveal Best Practices for Barcode Point-of-Care Systems to Enhance Patient Safety at 2009 unSUMMIT Conference
01.07.2009
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HCAH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Experts from two dozen leading U.S. health systems will share advice for the successful selection and deployment of barcode point-of-care (BPOC) systems to enhance patient safety at TerraPharma's 2009 Annual unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding Conference, May 6-8, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. More than 400 hospital-based healthcare professionals, including nurse managers, directors of pharmacy, clinical informaticists, directors of information systems, and senior hospital executives are expected to attend the comprehensive BPOC event.
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