Quality and Safety
Will Smart, CIO for Health and Social Care in England, says measuring digital maturity using tools such as EMRAM helps the NHS track progress of the global digital exemplars against international standards.
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Diagnosis and treatment of disease and antibiotic-resistant bacteria is complex and challenging for small hospitals, who could care for patients with remote help from top-tier infectious disease experts.
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A better clinician experience makes for higher-quality patient care, according to a new report from KLAS' Arch Collaborative, which makes the case for bigger investment in end-user education.
Too many well-meaning providers are "yessing" themselves into serious overwork, putting their health and their patients' health at risk, says one doctor who learned that the hard way – and did something to fix it.
Counterfeiting is a huge concern for the pharmaceuticals industry, with an estimated one in 10 medical products circulating in low and middle income countries (LMICs) falsified, according to the World Health Organisation.
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"We're all looking to accomplish a lot," said Press Ganey's CEO at the HIMSS and Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience Summit. "But without the right organization and understanding, we'll collapse under the weight of aspirations."
Private hospitals are more likely to enact an ambulance diversion if a nearby public hospital is already turning away ambulances.
eHealth NSW in Australia has announced that it will be working with a number of industry partners to enhance the safety and quality of patient care, with clinicians at one of the state’s major rural hospitals harnessing the power of digital tools in two proof-of-concept (PoC) projects.
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The academic medical center and the physician-owned malpractice insurer will explore how AI can be integrated into the workflows of frontline clinicians to reduce errors, boost quality and safety and improve patient experience.
Unguarded and lacking a common playbook for security, the internet of things presents plenty of new network challenges.