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Quality and Safety

By Bill Siwicki | 01:15 pm | August 31, 2021
The health system found the admissions and scheduling teams were having more informed, productive phone conversations as a result of the in-depth answers the chat was able to provide beforehand.
By Kat Jercich | 04:21 pm | August 30, 2021
Hackers encrypted individuals' electronic health records, potentially compromising their Social Security numbers, medical insurance information and other data. 
By Bill Siwicki | 12:44 pm | August 30, 2021
The CEO of AiCure discusses the need for the industry to focus on potential biases and create a "recall" process for algorithms that may have problems.
By Kat Jercich | 01:27 pm | August 26, 2021
The agency emphasized the importance of implementing physical and cybersecurity best practices and continued to discourage victims from paying ransoms.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:20 pm | August 26, 2021
More than 80% of Parkview Medical Center's clinicians agreed the software improved their ability to communicate patient information, while nearly as many said they feel more connected to their care teams.
By Kat Jercich | 10:05 am | August 26, 2021
A report released Thursday by the cybersecurity firm Critical Insight found that bad actors have begun to shift their healthcare targets.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:59 pm | August 24, 2021
Christopher Frenz takes on some tough questions about cyberattacks and patient safety in a one on one with Healthcare IT News.
HIMSS21
By HIMSS TV | 07:00 am | August 24, 2021
Kanal Jain, president of Practiceforces, has been coming to HIMSS Global Conferences for 20 years and always picks up new ideas, even through chance meetings and discussions.
By Kat Jercich | 06:02 pm | August 23, 2021
An Ohio-based law firm is investigating claims on behalf of the breach victims.
By Kat Jercich | 04:30 pm | August 23, 2021
The UpGuard research team says it notified 47 organizations – including governmental public health entities – about their publicly accessible data.