Quality and Safety

Florida Hospital Waterman and Florida Hospital Carrollwood are being recognized for their use of technology to improve patient outcomes and analytics to reduce infections.

Mayo Clinic and biotechnology firm Illumina will collaborate on next-generation sequencing technology to further Mayo's genetic and genomic research, the orgnizations announced today.

Two recent studies have highlighted issues related to the reliability of genetic testing, and a lack of genomic data from minority populations.

The goal of the annual list, say ECRI leaders, is to inform healthcare facilities about important safety issues involving the use of medical devices and systems.

New Jersey's Newton Medical Center, part of Altantic Health System, has implemented an early warning system to alert caregivers when a patient's health may be declining.

In his new book, "It's About Patient Care: Transforming Healthcare Information Technology the Cleveland Clinic Way," Harris gives firsthand perspective on the ways IT-enabled, patient-centric care can effect big improvements in clinical quality.

The partners intend to combine Watson’s cognitive computing technology with Celgene’s drug safety and risk management to create decision support tools.

By leveraging analytics and lean approaches to IT, the Louisiana system has logged wins on sepsis, a total joint program and pneumonia care.

What would happen if we repealed the Affordable Care Act? David Blumenthal, MD, president of the Commonwealth Fund, told attendees at Maine Health Management Coalition and Maine Medical Association Symposium on Oct. 27.

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health director Jeffery Shuren, MD, said the violations pointed to a larger problem among hospitals nationwide in reporting patient harm tied to medical devices.