Keeping you up to date on recent initiatives, software enhancements, and the national conversation about public health
Friday, June 04, 2010 By Erich Schwartzel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) uses syndromic surveillance to monitor influenza-like illness (ILI) activity as part of a comprehensive influenza surveillance program. During the 2009 spring and fall waves of novel H1N1 influenza, sentinel surveillance became increasingly burdensome for both community clinics and SLVHD. Given that syndromic surveillance is more efficient and less error-prone, […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2010Pittsburgh TEQ® By Bill Kirchner, Contributing Writer It’s that time of year again and TEQ is ecstatic to provide coverage of the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. This year’s program highlights 18 of the most successful entrepreneurs from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Upstate New York.
Summary Health Monitoring Systems conducted a pilot study of the MediCenter medication reconciliation system that showed improved medication list accuracy, increased nursing efficiency, and demonstrated clinical significance while offering a potential return on investment of $300,000. Pilot Study Numerous healthcare quality organizations have identified medication administration as an area of improvement for patient safety. The […]
Sunday, February 28, 2010By Debra Erdley, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Nearly a decade after it kicked into high gear with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the race to develop reliable ways to detect and identify biological and chemical threats is bearing fruit for Pittsburgh entrepreneurs.
MediCenter’s straight-forward design makes it simple for hospitals to get going. Our project management team has an easy-to-follow checklist of items for hospitals to review. These items include operational aspects that ensure administrative, legal, and clinical issues are addressed. The IT implementation of the MediCenter service is straightforward as well. In less than a week, Health […]
Our mission: Provide services that focus healthcare resources on existing and emergent threats to community health.
Our customers: State and local public health departments and health systems. We currently serve Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wyoming, and several counties in California, covering a total of more than 40 million people.
What we do: Monitor real-time health-related data for community health indicators. We collect data from nearly 600 hospitals and 3,600 ambulatory systems.
Support email:
support@health-monitoring.com
Emergency support: 1 (844) 231-5776
Additional guidance:
EpiCenter User Manual
700 River Ave., Suite 130
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Corporate office: 1 (412) 231-2020
General calls: 1 (844) 231-5774
Emergency support: 1 (844) 231-5776