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Quality & Safety
By Bernie Monegain | 12:11 pm | May 11, 2017
More than 400 pieces of technology have already been distributed to hospitals across the country.
By Jessica Davis | 12:01 pm | May 10, 2017
Scott Gottlieb and Gopal Khanna round out the most recent government hires to head the agencies most important to health IT.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:14 pm | May 09, 2017
There are 13 men working on the new bill while Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is writing her own legislation.
By Tom Sullivan | 04:15 pm | May 05, 2017
CAC software can automate nearly 90 percent of medical coding and enable hospitals to compare actual care with best practices to increase efficiencies, report says.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:11 pm | May 05, 2017
Analysis of infected carriers is said to represent a new approach over previous studies.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:22 pm | May 05, 2017
Adam Bazer of HIMSS North America profiles Blake and considers the delicate art of translation in healthcare.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:15 pm | May 02, 2017
Institute says study has potential to answer an important question about traumatic brain injury and fill a crucial evidence gap.
By Jessica Davis | 02:51 pm | May 01, 2017
The initiative will leverage artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and data from the VA and other federal resources to develop better treatments and preventative care for veterans.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:13 pm | April 28, 2017
Leapfrog Group says 30 percent of hospitals fully meet the four criteria for bar code medication administration, though 74 percent meet the group’s two CPOE criteria.
By Mike Miliard | 03:03 pm | April 26, 2017
EHR vendor hopes the HL7-enabled integration will give patients access to learn more about symptoms, conditions, healthy living information and more.