Quality and Safety

In the first two years of the program, the health system reduced length of stay by half of a day, cut out 20,000 excess days and saved $40 million by eliminating inefficiencies.

Incorrect, outdated or incomplete utilization data may not accurately reflect the underlying health risks and needs of disadvantaged populations, according to new research from the Terry Group, which offers strategies to address the challenge.

A new analysis examines how artificial intelligence in medicine can impact clinical decisions and identifies the steps that could build more trust in machine learning models from doctors and patients.

An artificial intelligence and natural language processing platform extracts data from patient records to help researchers create a model for lymph node identification and positivity.

The bureau has new recommendations for healthcare organizations to address unpatched medical devices, which it says are increasingly being targeted in cyberattacks.

By measuring the breakdown of three-dimensional bone architecture in the wrist, doctors may be better able to identify patients with osteopenia and fracture risk.

 That translates to roughly 57 assaults per day, 1,739 assaults per month and 5,217 assaults per quarter.

 The diabetes care value program will include coverage for continuous glucose monitors under the pharmacy benefit.

The largest gift in the cancer center's history will fund a new building and an endowed scientific leader to enhance the development of technology-enabled precision therapies.

A Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint study found that more than 20% of those healthcare organizations hit with a ransomware attack or other IT compromise experienced an increase in mortality rates.