Meaningful Measures specifics emerge: CMS program will track 18 areas
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday offered further insight into how the Meaningful Measures program works. In a webinar, Jean Moody-Williams, RN, deputy director of CMS' Center...
View ArticleMytonomy pulls in $7 million in first funding round to boost patient outcomes
Backed by Philips Health Technology Ventures and MedStar Health, cloud-based healthcare startup Mytonomy, which aims to boost patient outcomes, has closed on $7 million Series-A funding round.The...
View ArticleTransforming bundled payments into episodes of care can give hospitals,...
Hospitals are living in two worlds today: Planning for next-generation value-based care while praying that patient volumes increase under fee-for-service.The belief that alternative models will...
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The biggest healthcare breaches of 2017
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Network InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetySlideshow Image:...
View ArticleIn lawsuit defense, Leapfrog says hospital failed to review self-reported data
Leapfrog Group responded to a lawsuit claiming it gave Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital an inaccurate patient safety grade on Wednesday: The official affirmative defense is that the hospital failed...
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Identifying Opportunities for Intervention by Applying Machine Learning
Author: IntelSponsor: IntelPrimary topic: Artificial IntelligenceTopic: Artificial IntelligenceQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleMedical note system could boost patient engagement, reduce documentation time
Encouraging patients to help write and add notes to their personal medical charts -- a task typically handled only by medical professionals -- may help patients feel more involved with their own care...
View Article85% of physician practices weathered cyberattacks, disrupting care, risking...
Hospital IT and security executives should know that hackers are by no means finished with slicing and dicing healthcare. Ransomware strains such as WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya were only shots across...
View ArticleInstitute for Healthcare Improvement's Tejal Gandhi on building a culture of...
When the National Patient Safety Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement merged in May, its leadership sought to create a stronger voice for patient safety. They discussed the work they...
View ArticleMercy Health signs on with AVIA Innovator Network
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, with nearly two dozen hospitals and 500 care sites across Ohio and Kentucky, has joined the AVIA Innovator Network.AVIA is an alliance of more than 24 leading-edge health...
View ArticleKeck Medicine tests Black Box to improve patient safety by monitoring surgeons
Researchers at Keck Medicine of USC are testing a custom recording tool that holds surgeons accountable to provide patients’ piece of mind. The researchers implemented a custom recording tool similar...
View ArticleIntermountain, Press Ganey partnership hopes to boost quality, safety,...
Intermountain Healthcare and Press Ganey have forged a multi-year strategic deal focused on various innovations to improve patient experience.Across its 22 hospitals and 180 clinics, Intermountain will...
View ArticleDOJ recovered more than $3.7 billion from False Claims Act cases in 2017
U.S. Justice Department civil cases of fraud and false claims against the government netted $3.7 billion in recoveries, Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad Readler of the DOJ’s Civil Division...
View ArticleCMS unveils new portal for MACRA reporting
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched a new website to help physicians and eligible clinicians taking part in the Quality Payment Program more easily submit 2017 performance...
View Article2018 industry predictions from women in health IT leaders
It’s no doubt 2017 was filled with a great deal of the unexpected, in all sectors. Healthcare found itself in an interesting position, where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services canceled two...
View ArticleLeap Orbit debuts medication monitoring suite to help fight opioid crisis
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 90 people lose their lives to an opioid overdose each day in the U.S. While the crisis defies easy answers, many experts say...
View ArticleTexas Hospital Association creates 'Smart Ribbon' to help doctors better...
Texas Hospital Association announced that it is now using Smart Ribbon analytics technology to show physicians actionable clinical and financial data atop their electronic health system. Baylor Scott...
View ArticleClinical tools, electronic monitoring are C-suite priorities to fight opioid...
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, hospitals and health systems are on the front lines of the battle. Commanding majorities of C-suite leaders say their organizations see the...
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Easy Ways to Address Patients' 4 Biggest Complaints
Sponsor: SolutionreachPrimary topic: Patient EngagementTopic: Patient EngagementQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleAI continues healthcare inroads, with new offerings from two Israel-based...
Startups from around the world are innovating in the ways artificial intelligence can be brought to bear in the healthcare space, with clinical, financial and operational applications, as evidenced by...
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