Quality and Safety
Quality & Safety
Hospitals in California and New York make up bulk of the list.
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
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
The system boosted its overall rating by more than 15 points in just one quarter.
Electronic Health Records
Optimal clinical documentation could go a long way in improving research, education and patient safety.
Electronic Health Records
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
ECRI Institute weighed factors like severity, serious injury or dealth with overall preventability.
Electronic Health Records
McKesson presses Trump commission to leverage pharmacists, patient safety network to fight opioid e…
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
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
The new program aims to streamline quality measures providers are required to meet, rewarding outcomes rather than micromanaging processes.