Quality & Safety
Electronic Health Records
Virtua Memorial Hospital and vendor Bernoulli worked together to nearly eliminate respiratory depression alerts, enhance care and lower costs.
Quality & Safety
The renamed Truven Health Analytics research initiative found that the highest performers achieved better care consistency and alignment across facilities.
Analytics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chief Research Information Officer Simon Lin says applying artificial intelligence to patient data enables efficiencies and better outcomes for its Medicaid patients.
Quality & Safety
A letter signed by 19 U.S. Senators says that removing health and scientific data from various federal websites undermines access to evidence-based care resources.
Accountable Care
Mayo Clinic researchers write in an AHIMA report that the process technique could improve electronic health record efficiency and overall satisfaction by users.
Analytics
Health Quest concluded it needed one database to help inform its approach to various clinical, financial and operational initiatives.
Interoperability
The latest federal move in the fight to combat opioid abuse will have states sharing PDMP data with the DEA.
Analytics
Millions of Americans are struggling with life expectancy rates, and a Mount Sinai task force says other countries hold the key to making vast improvements.
Compliance
The agency released a five-point plan outlining regulatory changes to bolster medical device safety, including requiring manufacturers ensure devices can be updated and patched.
Accountable Care
The New York City-based health system tailored its care pathways to fix inefficiencies and gained back big ROI from the hard work it did with staff workflows and process improvements.