Toolkit helps nurses at smaller hospitals start practicing precision medicine
Genomics and precision medicine are still seen primarily as the province of large academic medical centers with lots of resources, given that they require highly specialized knowledge and robust IT...
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The biggest healthcare breaches of 2017 (so far)
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Network InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetySlideshow Image:...
View ArticleStanford, Intermountain partner on $8.8 million project to curb opioid use
Stanford Medicine and Intermountain Healthcare researchers will use $8.8 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to test pain management treatment strategies to help...
View ArticleSenators ask GAO for recommendations on unique patient identifiers
The complicated and elusive issue of patient matching is about to get a boost with the Government Accountability Office, which is poised to launch a study of the topic and offer recommendations.Several...
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Meet the health IT vendors working to end the opioid crisis
The U.S. is in the midst of a national crisis when it comes to opioid misuse and overdose. Last year, 52,000 people died from a drug overdose -- 33,091 of which were caused by a prescription or illicit...
View ArticleAs vendors target opioid crisis, familiar tech hurdles slow them down
While much the tech on the market to help healthcare tackle the opioid crisis has proven results, there are still some major hurdles to overcome before vendors can expect a major impact. Specifically,...
View ArticleWhat can anti-phishing efforts learn from fall prevention strategies?
Privacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyWorkforceCan the systematic approach to fall risk prevention help inform hospitals' approaches to the pandemic of email phishing risk? Barry HerrinSince before...
View ArticleEHR-related malpractice claims are rising, and risk-mitigation strategies...
Malpractice claims for errors caused, all or in part, by electronic health records have risen significantly, according to a report from The Doctors Company, a physician-owned malpractice insurer. The...
View ArticleChildren's National Health System wins HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award for...
Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Health System on Wednesday won a HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award for its pediatric concussion care initiatives. “This recognition represents over 10 years of...
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Using Cognitive Computing to Reduce CQM Development Time
Sponsor: BattellePrimary topic: Artificial IntelligenceTopic: Artificial IntelligenceQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleLafayette General earns HIMSS Davies Award for slashing sepsis rates with...
Lafayette General Hospital has won a 2017 HIMSS Enterprise Davies award for harnessing technology to reduce sepsis rates. The hospital is one of three Davies recipients in October 2017. Children’s...
View ArticleEpic ranks high, Cerner falls short in latest emergency department...
Epic ranks at the top of enterprise vendors offering EDIS – Emergency Department Information Systems, according to a September 2017 report from research firm KLAS.KLAS points to Epic’s consistently...
View ArticleEnhanced patient experience earns Santa Clara Valley Medical Center EMRAM...
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center earned the Stage 7 designation of HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.Also known as EMRAM, HIMSS Analytics program recognizes hospitals that use...
View ArticleMiami Children's wins HIMSS Davies award for reducing hospital-acquired...
Miami Children’s Health System became the first hospital in Florida to receive the 2017 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award.Nicklaus Children’s, which is the flagship hospital of the Miami Children’s system,...
View ArticleGeraldo Rivera grills Seema Verma, Toby Cosgrove, on ACA, telehealth,...
CLEVELAND -- Geraldo Rivera may not be an expert on value-based care, but he knows how to ask the hard-hitting questions. On Monday night during the Medical Innovation Summit, the Fox News Senior...
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Reducing Cyber Security Risk with Cloud and Network Segmentation
Author: CiscoSponsor: CiscoPrimary topic: Privacy & SecurityTopic: Privacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleMeet 'Meaningful Measures,' the initiative CMS says will reduce regulatory...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will take a new tack on quality measurement with Meaningful Measures, a new CMS initiative aimed at reducing the hoop-jumping required of healthcare...
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Remaining HIPAA Compliant in a BYOD World
Sponsor: BitglassPrimary topic: Privacy & SecurityTopic: Precision MedicinePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleHealthPartners Institute advances hypertension study with $6 million PCORI grant
HealthPartners Institute is embarking on the next phase of its ongoing high blood pressure study, dubbed Hyperlink, with a $6 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The...
View ArticleMcKesson presses Trump commission to leverage pharmacists, patient safety...
McKesson is calling on the Trump Administration to implement a number of recommendations to help combat the opioid crisis.In a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the chair of the President’s...
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