Quality and Safety

At Woman’s Hospital, HIPAA-compliant secure messaging gives physicians and nurses the information they need, at the right time in the palm of their hands – and reduced the number of calls from 70,000 to 21,000 per month.

Dennis Robbins, a member of the AHA's Health Tech Advisory Group, describes the types of technologies he's excited to see and the challenges of separating effective innovations from the chaff.

Professional Records Standards Body Chair Maureen Baker discusses the work of the PRSB and its collaboration with providers of health and social care in the UK and abroad.

Monvalee Phathanothai Guachamin, managing director of Greenline Synergy, discusses why the healthcare sector is "several years behind" the financial industry in IT adoption.

Earning patient trust comes down to building a community and providing safe, consistent and reliable care, says Good Doctor Technology COO Dr. Chern Chet Yong.

What's more, 30-day mortality and readmission rates stayed largely the same at acquired facilities.

Lisa Suennen, chair of the strategic advisory board of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health, details how entrepreneurs can apply for grants to help accelerate product development.

EMRAM is used to manage healthcare, but all stakeholders must work collaboratively to improve outcomes, says Ilker Köse, technology transfer office director at Istanbul Medipol University in Turkey.

A cybersecurity expert discusses how digital risks and the needs of patient care turn health data into a liability, and that CIOs and CISOs must treat data as a living, breathing entity.

Triple Regards President Ayumi Maruyama says an application design that is patient-centric can keep users motivated to use them over a long period.