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Quality & Safety

Electronic Health Records
By Mike Miliard | 10:59 am | March 27, 2018
Phoenix Children’s CIO David Higginson and Allscripts CEO Paul Black discuss why patient safety innovation demands attention to human factors.
Quality & Safety
By Susan Morse | 06:08 pm | March 23, 2018
The platform gives providers patient data to earn incentives from risk-based contracts.
Revenue Cycle
By Mike Miliard | 01:23 pm | March 23, 2018
The Partnership for Artificial Intelligence and Automation in Healthcare aims to foster a better understanding of how AI can improve care access and quality while also lowering costs.
Quality & Safety
By Bernie Monegain | 02:15 pm | March 21, 2018
Partners HealthCare, Triad Healthcare undertake separate initiatives focused on reducing costs with by delivering notifications to clinicians about patients not complying with treatment regimens.
Accountable Care
By Bernie Monegain | 01:27 pm | March 21, 2018
NCQA says the physician group earned the Patient-Centered Medical Home designation for coordinated care and evidence-based medicine.
Interoperability
By Mike Miliard | 02:51 pm | March 20, 2018
The group says privacy can still be maintained while giving care providers secure access to relevant substance abuse data and calls on Congress to allow HHS to pursue patient ID strategies.
Revenue Cycle
By Bill Siwicki | 01:30 pm | March 20, 2018
A two-phase launch starts in June with physicians getting a "wallet" through which Arizona Care Network will distribute its provider rewards and incentives via blockchain.
Analytics
By Mike Miliard | 09:43 am | March 20, 2018
Chief Information Officer Jonathan Shoemaker offers a glimpse inside the health system’s innovative arrangements.
Accountable Care
By Jessica Davis | 10:46 am | March 16, 2018
Diagnostic errors can lead to serious consequences, such as care gaps and unnecessary procedures, while opioid safety should be prioritized due to the seriousness of its side effects.
Population Health
By Bill Siwicki | 02:35 pm | March 15, 2018
E-prescribing vendor DrFirst deploys cloud-based drug knowledge to support Nebraska's PDMP.