Quality and Safety

Researchers from West Virginia University have set out to determine the optimal frequency of telehealth appointments for patients with chronic conditions.

Deep Dive: HIMSS is celebrating 60 years of innovating to "reform the global health ecosystem."

In Wyoming, an employee accidentally uploaded COVID-19 test results to a public-facing website, while Pennsylvania faced trouble with a third-party contact-tracing vendor.

Philips IGT CMO Dr. Atul Gupta says innovations include digitally streaming application specialists into the operating room.

The report found that healthcare was one of the industries most affected by tracked ransomware incidents in 2020, second only to education.  

Antoinette Thomas, chief patient experience officer for Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, discusses three things healthcare systems need to focus on as they move forward with their digital transformation.

In a recent blog post, Federal Trade Commission attorney Elisa Jillson offered recommendations for using artificial intelligence truthfully, fairly and equitably.

And mourners remember Daniel Kaminsky, the white hat hacker and "internet security savior," who died this past week at 42.  

The framework calls on the federal government to partner with other public health authorities and the private sector to ensure patient safety and security.

This week's top stories include a consumer safety group warning parents to stop using Peloton Tread+ after reports of child injuries and death, nurses giving EHR usability an "F" and HHS vowing to tackle racism as a serious public health threat.