Quality and Safety

Beyond patient safety, the initiative has improved nurse workflow and is leading to more accurate billing, says CIO.

Small, rural and safety-net organizations could do better using their IT systems for performance management and patient engagement, new JAMIA study shows.

The academic medical center cites years of misfiring alerts and wireless monitoring challenges that it says taxed its staff and put patient safety at risk.

New prompts set into EHR help clinicians think more critically about how they help patients manage pain.

Whether because of a nefarious manmade or natural disaster, hospital IT shops often find themselves strapped during a crisis. The government and private sector have already developed considerable resources to help. Here’s a look at those.

Most affected are poor people with no insurance.

Protecting patients and their data should be as important as basic cleanliness, experts say.

Two-way data sharing can help hospitals gain ground on quality improvement initiatives.

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Patricia Horoho, has joined Optum to lead the company’s efforts to deliver information technology-based support services to active duty military personnel, veterans and their families.

The project tells patient stories via paintings by artist Regina Holliday.