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Quality & Safety
By Henry Powderly | 10:18 am | November 15, 2017
Hospitals in California and New York make up bulk of the list.
By Henry Powderly | 10:03 am | November 15, 2017
The rise of consumerism in healthcare has put fresh weight on public ratings programs from groups like Leapfrog, Healthgrades and U.S. News.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 01:41 pm | November 14, 2017
At the AMA’s interim meeting over the weekend, David Barbe, MD, told group members that AMA is making progress to improve the usability of EHRs, mobile devices and interoperability.
Electronic Health Records
By Bill Siwicki | 11:40 am | November 14, 2017
The system boosted its overall rating by more than 15 points in just one quarter.
Electronic Health Records
By Mike Miliard | 05:30 pm | November 10, 2017
Optimal clinical documentation could go a long way in improving research, education and patient safety.
Electronic Health Records
By Bill Siwicki | 02:54 pm | November 10, 2017
Data from electronic health records combined with other technologies like analytics can help pinpoint patients at risk and encourage caregivers to intervene before a fall occurs.
Privacy & Security
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:08 pm | November 07, 2017
ECRI Institute weighed factors like severity, serious injury or dealth with overall preventability.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 12:48 pm | November 02, 2017
IT company wants to bring patient data into the pharmacist’s workflow, with real-time flags -- in the same manner they see insurance information and copay amount.
Electronic Health Records
By Bill Siwicki | 11:56 am | November 02, 2017
The hospital will arm patients with devices that track blood pressure and send vitals through AMC Health’s clinical platform into HealthPartners Epic EHR.
Quality & Safety
By Mike Miliard | 03:05 pm | October 30, 2017
The new program aims to streamline quality measures providers are required to meet, rewarding outcomes rather than micromanaging processes.