Quality and Safety

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have begun recruiting volunteers to participate in a clinical trial that will decode the immune system through the immunome – the genetic backbone of the immune system.

Google, the world's most used search engine, is partnering with two of the world's leading health organizations to take the confusion out of symptom searching.

$20 million will be given each year, for the next five years, to provide training and education for Medicare clinicians.

As healthcare increasingly adopts tools supporting value-based care delivery, the potential multi-billion dollar market for population health management is getting a big boost, according to new analysis from research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Stage 7 is the pinnacle in the move to high-functioning EHRs.

Michael Draugelis, who spoke at the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum on Tuesday, also said healthcare organizations should collaborate to improve patient care.

"For every single problem you must have a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary team," says Jeanne M. Huddleston, MD, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic. "The low-hanging fruit in healthcare is gone. Now every problem is going to be hard."

Enables health boards in Scotland to share health information.

Electronic health records increasingly include automated alert systems.

New measures could save hospitals up to $284 million annually, officials say.