Quality and Safety

After the provider organization implemented its new patient experience and engagement program along with digitized rounding, HCAHPS scores jumped 30 points.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will leverage GE technology to improve its use of immunotherapy data for cancer treatment.  

The infant mortality rate in Franklin County, Ohio has reached 8.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, with black babies at three times the risk of white infants.

Tamper-proof distributed ledger tech helps with efficiency, security, integrity and visibility of pharmacy and other supply chain data. And because it doesn't necessarily involve PHI, it may be a logical place for hospitals to start exploring.  

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, the first specialty hospital to win a HIMSS Davies Award for Excellence.

Their automated identity proofing process helps providers to adhere to looming government-mandated EPCS verification standards, enabling them to approve or deny prescriptions remotely.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will kick off 2019 looking to reward new ways artificial intelligence can be safely leveraged to for improved quality of care.

At a two-day event to learn about the ethics and consumer implications of artificial intelligence, an ONC official and tech developer offered the healthcare perspective.