Health Care Notification Network Delivers Critical Safety Alerts by email to Health Professionals
The new Health Care Notification Network system was created by Medem of San Francisco, California. It is supported by a group of pharmaceuticals, insurance firms, organizations, and medical centers, such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, J and J, as well as the American College of Surgeons, among others (full list at http://www.hcnn.net/docs/HCNNSupporters.pdf). The network will be using email to quickly disseminate time sensitive drug safety alert information to health care professionals.
- HCNN replaces the current, paper-based alerts sent to physicians and other healthcare providers via U.S. mail.
- Alerts include medication recalls, warnings and national public health emergencies.
- HCNN fulfills new FDA guidance for electronic communication of patient safety notification and is supported by medical liability carriers, U.S. medical societies, national patient advocacy groups, health plans and many other national healthcare organizations that are dedicated to improved patient safety.
- HCNN protects healthcare provider privacy. No email addresses will be sold or disclosed to any third parties.
Registration for U.S. physicians and other health care providers is available immediately at http://www.hcnn.net. For more information about the HCNN and online patient safety Alert services, see http://www.hcnn.net.
