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Using 14 key performance indicators (KPIs), decision-makers receive an overview of surgeon performance. This increased transparency aims to enhance the quality of care and identify potential areas for improvement.

It will support major reforms in the sector, particularly the introduction of a new consolidated law.

Cleveland Clinic has named Sarah Hatchett as its new senior vice president and chief information officer.

By 2030, there is projected to be a shortage of 120,000 cardiologists in the U.S. Combined with the decline in hospital beds and rising cost of heart failure, healthcare organizations need to find a way to detect heart failure earlier and at lower cost.

As cyberattacks increase in scope and intensity, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to do more to help health systems maintain operational continuity.

Also: CommonSpirit reports increased earnings in the year after a major ransomware disruption and widespread data breach.

Hackers may have entered through one of its third-party vendors.

To gain insights into population health risks from aggregated data across multiple systems, the Electronic Health Record Association asks CMS to ensure risk standards are well defined under IPPS before expanding domain capture requirements.

The IT developer says its latest update gives specialty providers, including women's health practices and urgent care centers, the ability to configure electronic health records to their specific needs, reducing administrative burdens. 

A group of bipartisan senators is encouraging legislation to support the deployment of AI in healthcare and implementing guardrails to ensure patient safety.