Rethinking MACRA: a follow up
Accountable CareGovernment & PolicyMeaningful UseQuality and SafetyWorkflow'We need to avoid unnecessary burden for clinicians, hospitals and software developers. Think about all the effort (and...
View ArticleUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center earns Stage 7 EMRAM status from HIMSS...
AnalyticsDecision SupportElectronic Health RecordsPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyFlagship hospital of UC Health reaches the top rung of the EMR Adoption Model, while 167 of its network practices...
View ArticleIndiana HIE puts longtime expert in charge of privacy and security
Privacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyWomen In Health ITValita Fredland most recently served as chief privacy officer and counsel at IU Health. In her new post, Fredland will serve as vice president,...
View ArticleHealthcare's most vulnerable emerging technologies, according to CERT
Connected HealthMedical DevicesNetwork InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetySmart medical devices and augmented reality are among the new advances that need better security...
View ArticleVirtual care holds answers to access, quality and cost, but needs tight...
Connected HealthMobilePopulation HealthQuality and SafetyTelehealth'Technology will help us in the quest for virtual care, but we need to have a foundation of continuity first,' says one expert.John...
View ArticleDecisio Health introduces clinical platform, draws $4.5M in Series B round
AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceClinicalDecision SupportQuality and SafetyThe new offering is based on technology developed at University of Texas Health Center.Bernie MonegainDecisio Health, a startup...
View ArticleCritics Of Medicare’s Overall Hospital Star Rating Push For Changes
Quality and SafetyJordan RauOver the past decade, the federal government has publicized 115 different ways to measure medical quality in hospitals, from assessing wait times in emergency rooms and...
View ArticleGenesis Health partners with STANLEY and Critical Alert to improve clinical...
ClinicalNetwork InfrastructureQuality and SafetyRFID/RTLSSix-hospital health system has added Critical Alert’s Nurse Call system to streamline clinical tasks and improve efficienciesJessica DavisIowa-...
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What Health Care Can Learn from the Blood Clot Community
ClinicalConnected HealthPatient EngagementQuality and SafetyWomen In Health IT'The patient is the only continuity'Jane Sarasohn-Kahn “Our goal is to create an aware and engaged, irritating set of...
View ArticleMedical University of South Carolina aims to bolster patient monitoring for...
ClinicalInteroperabilityPatient EngagementQuality and SafetyIn a $36 million contract with Philips, the hospital system is working to improve the collection and management of patient data to...
View ArticleA doctor yearns for a return to the time when physicians were ‘artisans’
ClinicalPopulation HealthQuality and Safety'Part of my concern about checklists is that they train you to follow a script instead of following your patients'By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health NewsIn...
View ArticleCMS plans Hospital Improvement and Innovation Networks to drive patient...
Government & PolicyQuality and SafetyPatrick Conway, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the networks will advance systemic use of proven practices on a...
View ArticleTheranos sued in class action suit
ClinicalPatient EngagementQuality and SafetyThe plaintiff, known only as M.P.B. , alleges that Theranos Edison machine produced results that were not accurate. Jeff LagasseAn anonymous plaintiff filed...
View ArticleCHIME names finalists in $1 million National Patient ID challenge
Patient EngagementPrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyBiometric technology and quantum physics are among the envelope-pushing concepts to tackle vexing interoperability problem.Mike MiliardCHIME...
View ArticlePhilips, Texas A&M partner to build new technology for health IT innovation,...
AnalyticsPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyThe goal is to rapidly design, develop, prototype, and showcase new healthcare solutions.Bernie MonegainPhilips and The Texas A&M University System will...
View ArticleGaps in women’s health care may derail Zika prevention in Texas, Florida
ClinicalPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyWomen In Health ITSupport for women's health care has been dramatically scaled backShefali LuthraMosquitoes bearing Zika — a virus that can cause birth...
View ArticleAMA equates gun violence to public health crisis
Government & PolicyQuality and SafetyVows to lobby Congress for comprehensive action on the issue, calls for lift of 20-year ban on CDC research on gun violence.Jeff LagasseCHICAGO – In the wake of...
View ArticleProposed CMS rule tackles overuse of antibiotics, aims to boost infection...
EHRsPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyNew measures could save hospitals up to $284 million annually, officials say.Susan MorseThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule...
View ArticleScreen flashes and pop-up reminders: 'Alert fatigue' spreads through medicine
Decision SupportElectronic Health RecordsQuality and SafetyWorkflowElectronic health records increasingly include automated alert systems.Shefali LuthraSome people receive constant reminders on their...
View ArticleIntersystems to roll out TrakCare for NHS in Scotland
Decision SupportElectronic Health RecordsHealth Information Exchange (HIE)InteroperabilityQuality and SafetyWorkflowEnables health boards in Scotland to share health information.Bernie MonegainETON, UK...
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