HHS awards $15 million for Flint, Michigan families affected by lead exposure
The Department of Health and Human Services has earmarked $15 million in funding for Michigan’s Genesee County Healthy Start Program to provide health and social services for women, infants, and their...
View ArticleMarion J. Ball talks about why a common language is critical at point of care
Marion J. Ball, a recipient of an inaugural HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award, has served as senior advisor for healthcare informatics at IBM since 2005. Ball is a member of the Institute...
View ArticleHalee Fischer-Wright, MD, opens up about challenges women in healthcare face...
MGMA President and CEO Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, is a nationally recognized healthcare executive, physician leader, and coauthor of New York Times bestselling book, "Tribal Leadership." Her new book,...
View ArticleEpic notches a first with Canadian EHR install
Mackenzie Health, a regional health network based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, has rolled out an Epic electronic health record, said to be the first full-suite Epic install in a Canadian hospital."The...
View ArticleIntermountain, Stanford University see promise for precision medicine in...
Recent research from Intermountain Healthcare's clinicians shows the successful application of genomic-based approaches to studying individual cancer cases.Oncologists Lincoln Nadauld, MD, and Derrick...
View ArticleGE Healthcare, Jefferson Health kick off work targeting $1 billion in...
GE Healthcare and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia are working together on an eight-year, shared-risk effort aimed at transforming healthcare in the Philadelphia region.The goal, executives say, is to...
View ArticlePremier takes on the opioid crisis with national hospital initiative
Premier Inc. is tackling the opioid crisis with a new hospital-supported opioid safety pilot. The aim is to make care safer and reduce patient harm from opioid misuse, dependence and addiction, Premier...
View ArticleHouse HHS appropriations bill slashes AHRQ funding, but supports NIH, rural...
The House Appropriations Committee approved the draft fiscal year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education funding bill, which includes the budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
View ArticlePatients with chronic conditions eager for more care at home, new research shows
ClinicalPatient EngagementPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyTelehealthWomen In Health ITReport offers advice on how to do it right – the way patients want.Jane Sarasohn-KahnSix in 10 people diagnosed...
View ArticleIntermountain Healthcare commits to needle-free inpatient blood draw
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is the first healthcare system in the country to take the needle out of drawing blood across its 22 hospitals.In announcing the move, Intermountain...
View ArticleCMS finalizes 90-day reporting for meaningful use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has cemented a 90-day reporting period for attesting to meaningful use of electronic health records, part of a variety flexibilities for hospitals and...
View ArticleBoston Medical Center is standardizing handoffs, and patients are safer for it
One sure way to reduce risky patient handoffs in a hospital, where the potential exists for miscommunication and medical errors, is to increase the length of shifts that physicians and nurses work. But...
View ArticleWalking Gallery begins 7th year of sharing powerful patient stories through...
Quality and SafetyWomen In Health ITThe project tells patient stories via paintings by artist Regina Holliday.Bernie MonegainThis is the seventh year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.We now number...
View ArticleDigital health startup Maven raises $10.8 million to grow women's health...
With a $10.8M Series A financing, the New York-based startup Maven launched by CEO Kate Ryder, is poised to boost women's health and help companies across the country bring better maternity and family...
View ArticleArmy veteran joins Optum board to support military healthcare
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Patricia Horoho, has joined Optum to lead the company’s efforts to deliver information technology-based support services to active duty military personnel,...
View ArticleWolters Kluwer integrates order sets with Epic EHR
Wolters Kluwer Health is integrating its ProVation Order Sets with Epic software, in a move that aims to help hospitals streamline workflows for information governance and improve clinical decision...
View ArticleHospitals must factor patient safety into security strategies
Hackers have proven they can get through hospital networks into medical and Internet of Things devices, which is why it is crucial that patient safety be prioritized when outlining a security strategy...
View ArticleAHRQ shows Healthcare quality and access disparities persist in U.S.
ClinicalQuality and SafetyWomen In Health ITMost affected are poor people with no insuranceJane Sarasohn-KahnIn 2015, poor and low-income people in America had worse healthcare than high-income...
View ArticleHow to prepare for cyberattacks that strike during a public health crisis
Network InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyWhether because of a nefarious manmade or natural disaster, hospital IT shops often find themselves strapped during a crisis. The...
View ArticleIntermountain tweaks Cerner EHR in bid to reduce opioid prescriptions
As the opioid national emergency continues, Intermountain Healthcare is promising to reduce the number of hydrocodone, oxycodone and other opioids dispensed by its 22 hospitals and 180 clinics by 40...
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