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ORQA Releases Free Risk Management Virtual Appliance |
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Written by Michael O'Meara
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Tuesday, 07 July 2009 22:29 |
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ORQA is pleased to announce the release of a Virtual Appliance to allow for quick and simple implementation of Active Agenda's Operational Risk Management server application with Healthcare extensions by ORQA, LLC. Special thanks to Active Agenda, Inc, and TurnkeyLinux for making this possible.
Active Agenda is an Operational Risk Management Web 2.0 application that has over 100 modules ranging from policy management, fleet management, OSHA injury reports, risk assessments, root cause analysis, KSA's, and many, many others. ORQA has extended Active Agenda's functionality in to healthcare to provide the first Open Source patient safety/healthcare event reporting system. We have also included peer review and technologist feedback modules as examples to demonstrate how Active Agendas functionality can be customized for healthcare settings.
Far beyond a simple web-based event reporting solution, accessing our Web 2.0 application does not require Java, ActiveX, or other plugins and our reporting modules can be integrated with point-of-care applications for simple reporting from end users where the events occur. Once the reporting data is collected, follow up activity including risk assessment, RCA, corrective actions, learning events, policy changes, and formal guidance can all be associated with the original reports, to establish continuity throughout the continuous improvement cycle.
This has been released under the Reciprocal Public License which is freely available and open source, but differs from the GPL in that if you modify or extend the application and use in a commercial or public setting, you must "reciprocate" and make the changes available freely to the community.
Register for a free user account here. Once your account is activated and you're logged in, you can download the file here.
This is a fully-functional server, and we highly encourage exploring as many modules as possible. However, to allow for "plug & play" type functionality so it immediately works as a virtual appliance, the system is not optimized for performance or security and therefore recommend significant modifications before using in a production environment. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 16:37 |
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New PSO Logo & Press Release |
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Written by Michael O'Meara
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Monday, 04 May 2009 14:15 |
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ORQA FORMS PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION
Peoria, IL—May 4, 2009— ORQA, LLC is listed as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on behalf of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
PSOs are designed to help clinicians, hospitals and health care organizations improve the care they deliver to patients by encouraging them to conduct quality and safety analyses. Through federal protections of legal privilege and confidentiality, which are authorized by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, PSOs foster a culture of safety and create a secure environment where providers can collect and analyze data to identify and reduce the risks and hazards associated with patient care.
“ORQA was founded to eliminate the technical barriers limiting clinician participation in patient safety,” said Mike O’Meara, ORQA’s Founder and President, “but only through the protection offered by being listed as a PSO have we been able to address concerns about disclosure of data and liability. ORQA’s listing as a PSO is a perfect fit with our software and service solutions designed for today’s complex environment of care.”
PSOs also are designed to aggregate data across multiple health care provider groups, which will help identify issues quickly and allow improved early warning and communication about ways of reducing risk and improving quality. As de-identified data become available from PSOs, a Network of Patient Safety Databases will receive, analyze, and report trend data nationally which will be included in AHRQ’s annual National Healthcare Quality Report.
“We know that clinicians and health care organizations want to participate in efforts to improve patient care, but they often are inhibited by fears of liability and sanctions,” said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. “PSOs facilitate a shared-learning approach that supports effective interventions to reduce risk of harm to patients and improve quality.”
To learn more about PSOs or to view an updated directory of all listed PSOs, visit the AHRQ PSO Web site at http://www.pso.ahrq.gov
About ORQA, LLC
ORQA, LLC provides operational risk management solutions for healthcare organizations by leveraging Open Source Web 2.0 technology and a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model to allow organizations to get clinicians actively engaged in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives. ORQA is headquartered in the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center in Peoria, IL. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 09:45 |
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ORQA to present at Emageon Users Group Meeting |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 12:19 |
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Mike O'Meara, President of ORQA, LLC, will be presenting on QC/Metrics and ROI for PACS at Emageon's 5th Annual User Meeting Details on agenda and schedule will be posted as they become final. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 13:37 |
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ORQA Presenting at NEXTsteps July Meeting |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 10:54 |
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Please welcome our new NEXTsteps event sponsor:
Take networking to the next level. NEXTsteps was designed to provide a forum for informal networking and information sharing between innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and others interested in nurturing entrepreneurship in the Midwest. Typically, NEXTsteps features the presentation of three or more technology companies or technology concepts ready to be taken to the next level.
Connections to capital, partners and advisors, seasoned commercialization executives, and input from a diverse range of industry professionals … NEXTsteps might just be the connection to your next dynamic venture.
Date: July 15, 2008 - Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am (refreshments provided)Location: Peoria NEXT Innovation Center801 W MainPeoria, Illinois
PRESENTER LIST:
ORQA, LLC - ORQA provides online risk management solutions for healthcare using a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription-based business model.
The transformation toward eHealth introduces significant new risks for healthcare organizations. ORQA utilizes Web 2.0 technology to provide solutions that minimize that risk, break down traditional silos of information, and promote a culture of safety in our healthcare organizations.
Visual Information Technologies, Inc. (VIT) VIT has developed, tested, and commercially launched VizMoTM – patent-pending, game-changing social media software – into the consumer Internet market. Based on technology licensed from the University of Illinois, VizMo liberates users from the constraints and limitations of today’s social media technologies and empowers users of any skill level to create information-rich, interactive, multimedia visual displays for sharing with others.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2009 21:45 |
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See ORQA at SIIM 2008 |
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 19:04 |
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Come see ORQA demo our solutions at the Acuo booth #433 at SIIM.
*Special thanks to Acuo for assisting ORQA in introducing our solutions to the Imaging Informatics community. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 January 2009 08:42 |
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