Quality and Safety

Two Cerner representatives appeared before a House subcommittee on Wednesday to respond to congressional concerns about the VA's electronic health record revamp.

Finding a natural pathway to deliver insulin can transform the lives of patients who suffer from diabetes, while education and finance can drive innovation to improve outcomes, say Diabetology cofounders Glen Travers and Roger New.

A physician expert in SDOH, analytics and patient connectivity talks about how the three must come together to better care for patients today and in the years ahead.

Nearly all physicians surveyed for a new report say access to the right data at the right time will save them time – and could save patients' lives.

The cancer institute has seen positive results across the board as the technology allows the organization to stay operationally agile by optimizing scheduling templates.

In one of the biggest breaches reported to OCR in months, unauthorized parties reportedly accessed files that may have included names, dates of birth and insurance plan member ID numbers, among other information.

The Utah-based health system was the latest to feel the effects of the cyberattack on cancer software vendor Elekta.  

The HIPAA-compliant system that works on most devices is, among other things, enhancing the way clinicians can provide patient care.

 OIG said CMS should make changes to require accreditation organizations to perform surveys after it issues new participation requirements.

The agency says the DICOM standard used by picture archiving communication systems is open to exploitation when connected to the Internet, and that providers should act now to patch at-risk PACS.