MSC News
January 2012
January 23 - Visit MSC at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) 2012, January 29 – February 1, 2012, in San Diego. Meeting activities include:
- MSC Session: Using Simulation to Improve Sepsis Patient Outcomes: Saving Lives and Reducing Costs Wednesday, February 1, 9:00 – 9:45 a.m., IMSH 2012, San Diego Convention Center, 29B.
- Visit the SimSuite Mobile Simulation Lab in the IMSH Exhibit Hall to learn more about SimSuite Quality Initiative Programs.
- Request a complimentary Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment for your organization’s healthcare staff.
December 2011
December 2 - MSC Introduces Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment and Features Simulation-Based Quality Initiative Programs at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 2011 National Forum, December 4-7, 2011, in Orlando, FL.
Visit MSC at Booth #1101
Click here for more information about MSC Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment.
November 2011
November 15 - MSC Offers Innovative Training Solutions for Healthcare Organizations Applying to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Care Innovation Challenge.
MSC Press Release
CMS Health Care Innovation Challenge Web Site
MSC Quality Initiative Programs
November 8 - Visit MSC at TCT 2011 Booth S02. MSC’s mobile simulation unit and new products featured!
Pathway to Procedural Success™
August 2011
August 10 - The SimSuite Mobile Sepsis Training Program, sponsored by the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California's Patient Safety First initiative, has again been featured in Sacramento, California-area news. Select from the following links to view the recent coverage:
KCRA Channel 3
Sacramento Business Journal
June 2011
June 8 - Consumer Reports study on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections finds that brand-name hospitals and teaching hospitals don’t always have the lowest infection rates.
Consumer Reports: Are Brand-Name Hospitals Better?
Consumer Reports: Teaching Hospitals Not Always Best for Patient Safety
Consumer Reports cites the national guidelines for prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections, which the SimSuite Central Line Management Program includes, to help healthcare team reduce central line infection rates.
Learn more about the SimSuite Central Line Management Program
May 2011
May 31 - SimSuite Peripheral Vascular Arterial Occlusion Simulation Program to be Introduced by Spectranetics at New Cardiovascular Horizons Meeting.
Spectranetics partnered with MSC to develop the customized Laser Atherectomy Simulator in conjunction with MSC's SimSuite simulation technology platform.
Spectranetics News Release
May 18 - The SimSuite Mobile Sepsis Training Program, sponsored by the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California's Patient Safety First initiative, featured on Sacramento-area news. Select from the following links to view the coverage:
KTXL FOX 40 Segment 1
KTXL FOX 40 Segment 2
KOVR CBS CW31 Segment (Good Day Sacramento)
Stockton Record
Central Stockton ABC News 10
April 2011
April 20 - MSC Joins National Partnership for Patients Initiative
SimSuite Quality Initiative Programs Provide Effective, Topical Solutions to Help Hospitals meet Partnership Goals
MSC Press Release
April 4 - Results from a long-awaited study showing the benefits of endovascular aortic valve replacement compared to open surgery were released at the American College of Cardiology 2011 Conference.
AP News Article
The study was funded by Edwards Lifesciences, manufacturer of the valve. MSC's simulation technology and services were used by Edwards during the product's European market introduction.
Learn more.
March 2011
March 10 - MSC announces the release of updated versions of its popular online SimSuite Sepsis Courses: Sepsis Concise and Sepsis Comprehensive. The updated courses include interactive case studies and graphics, and audio and visual prompts among other features.
MSC Press Release
Take the online Sepsis Concise Course
Take the online Sepsis Comprehensive Course
March 8 - A recent CDC study, "Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections - United States, 2001, 2008 and 2009," finds that Central Line Infection rates have decreased, but more work still needs to be done. Learn more about how the SimSuite Central Line Management & Insertion Program can help your healthcare team reduce central line infection rates.
CDC Press Release
February 2011
February 25 - MSC Partners with HealthStream to Distribute SimSuite Online Courses
MSC News Release
January 2011
January 20 - MSC Launches Partnership with HealthStream and Features Products and Services at 11th Annual IMSH
MSC News Release
January 14 - Medical Simulation Corporation Releases Updated SimSuite Sepsis Courseware
New version of Sepsis Concise course features more interactivity and opportunities for self-assessment of learning progress
Take the Course
MSC Press Release
December 2010
December 1 - MSC Introduces Door-to-Balloon Time Quality Initiative Program, Decompensated Heart Failure Quality Initiative Program and iPhone/iPad application at IHI 2010 National Forum.
Press Release
October 2010
October 6 - MSC Signs Agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital for SimSuite Services at the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation
Press Release
September 2010
September 16 - MSC and LifeWings Partners Team Up to Provide In-Situ Simulation Team Training
Press Release
June 2010
June 18 - MSC Signs Agreement with North Shore-LIJ Health System for SimSuite Services
Press Release
June 7 - First National Report of Central Line Infection Rates Provides a Reference Point for Establishing Quality Programs
Read CDC Report
Learn more about the SimSuite Central Line Insertion and Management Program
June 2 - MSC Signs Vendor Agreement with MAGNET Group
Press Release
May 2010
May 13 - American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology Simulations, Using SimSuite Technology, Effective in Differentiating Novice vs. Skilled Physicians, According to New Research
Press Release
Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Article
May 12 - SimSuite Simulations Introduced by Spectranetics at Heart Rhythm 2010
First Advanced System for Simulation of Laser Assisted Lead Extractions
Press Release
May 4 - MSC Partners with The Leapfrog Group
Press Release
April 2010
Apr. 27 - MSC Announces Stroke Quality Initiative Program In Support of National Stroke Awareness Month
Program demonstrates 61 percent increase in participant competence
MSC Press Release
March 2010
Mar. 3 - Celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) (March 7-13) by providing hands-on training to your healthcare team on critical patient safety topics, including Sepsis, Stroke, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Management of Central Lines. Learn more about MSC's patient safety and quality initiative programs.
February 2010
Feb. 2 - A Leapfrog/Consumer Reports Health study found that central-line infections account for at least 30 percent of the 99,000 annual hospital-infection-related deaths. Learn more about how the SimSuite Central Line Management Program can help your team reduce the prevalence of these HAIs.
Denver NBC-affiliate story (Feb 14, 2010)
January 2010
Jan. 27 - Medical Simulation Corporation Partners with Laerdal Medical Corporation to Distribute Quality Initiative Programs to SimMan® Users
MSC Release
Jan. 18 - MSC to highlight simulation-based training solutions for healthcare providers at the 2010 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), January 24-26, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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