Special Features

Recall Video: Recall management at Inova Health System.
Watch the video and see how receiving timely recalls from RASMAS helps INOVA Health System protect patients of all ages.

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Introducing RASMAS
RASMAS is an innovative approach to recall management for healthcare. In developing RASMAS, we built a platform to improve alert communication and to foster collaboration across all departments and facilities to make recall processes more efficient than ever. Watch Introducing RASMAS to learn more about how RASMAS can improve patient safety and recall management in your organization. (7-minute Flash video)

Presentation: Automated Alert Management at CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS St. John Hospital's presentation to the Scottsdale Institute explains how CHRISTUS Health manages product recalls. View the presentation. (pdf file)

Read Strategies for Strengthening Hospital-Physician Alignment, Mitretek Systems and the American Hospital Association's Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development's (SHSMD) national study about the relationship between physicians and hospitals.

Mitretek Healthcare National Recall Forum Stimulates Collaboration Across the Healthcare Industry
On June 14, Mitretek Healthcare hosted a leadership forum in which participants called for standardization, coordination, and continued dialog about healthcare product recalls. The forum provided an environment in which manufacturers, distributors, healthcare providers, and FDA representatives could identify problems in the recall process, and work toward finding constructive ways of overcoming them.

The forum resulted in three prominent themes

• The need for industry-wide standardization of recall terminology
• The need to improve the "hand-off" of recall information between manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and hospitals
• The need to continue the dialog opened at this Forum and to include more associations in future meetings and conversations

For more information, read Recalls 101: What You May Not Know About Medical Product Recalls, Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare(PSQH) magazine's article about the Forum or visit the Improving the Healthcare Process Forum Website.

RASMAS Innovation Showcased
RASMAS Product Recall Management Service was displayed in the Innovation & Technology Poster Showcase at The World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress. The poster showcase featured innovative ideas focusing on health care technologies, procedures, policy recommendations, and business models.

View the Poster (pdf file)

Read the Abstract (pdf file)

Over 200,000 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) Recalled in the Past 4 Years
The Cardiac Arrest Act directed the placement of AEDs in Federal buildings and provides liability protection for those who render emergency treatment with a defibrillator. Since then, AEDs have been found in public places such as airports, hotels, schools and nursing homes.

After noting the unusually high number of AED recalls, RASMAS analysts compiled a list of recalled devices and are making this recall information available to the public. View AED Recalls.