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Quality and Safety

By Kat Jercich | 05:25 pm | June 02, 2020
A decade-long study just published in JAMA finds a wide variance in the safety performance of operational EHR systems, especially when it comes to reducing adverse drug events.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 11:06 am | June 01, 2020
The telemedicine vendor doesn't store patient data, explained founder Brandon Welch, and relies on peer-to-peer video-calling software working inside browsers to minimize potential vulnerabilities.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:02 pm | May 29, 2020
In this special report, three IT experts describe technologies and strategies to boost quality improvement efforts and put patient safety at the center of the equation.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:33 pm | May 27, 2020
What’s more, 72-practice Community Care Physicians has sent around 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients, also reminding them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.
By HIMSS TV | 08:28 am | May 27, 2020
CAREMINDr President and CEO Harry Soza discusses how remote monitoring is changing chronic care management.
By Mike Miliard | 04:14 pm | May 22, 2020
Working Well, designed to support evolving clinical protocols, enables contact tracing and can be configured to organizations' own specific back-to-work needs.
By Kat Jercich | 03:49 pm | May 22, 2020
Rapid opioid withdrawal can present severe symptoms in patients, but effective drawing down of dosage often presents a challenge for clinicians. 
By Bill Siwicki | 02:07 pm | May 22, 2020
Near the hottest of COVID-19 hotspots, the health system helped its respiratory therapists by combining tele-ICU, EHR and remote patient-monitoring technologies.
By Kat Jercich | 10:11 am | May 22, 2020
Voice and health AI technology company Orbita developed software to help nurses respond more efficiently to patients who need assistance while in care.
By Mike Miliard | 04:25 pm | May 20, 2020
As telehealth surges and patients get used to the new normal of remote consults, its new machine learning technology can give them tailored after-visit summaries.