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Quality and Safety

By Mike Miliard | 05:39 pm | June 05, 2020
More than three-dozen HEDIS measures have been adjusted to reflect new telemedicine services in response to COVID-19 and better align with the realities of virtual care delivery.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 12:05 pm | June 05, 2020
Big transitions can present an opportunity to enact security improvements, but they can also make a complicated process even more complex.
By Kat Jercich | 01:13 pm | June 03, 2020
Over the past decade, workloads and data have moved increasingly into the cloud.
By Kat Jercich | 05:25 pm | June 02, 2020
A decade-long study just published in JAMA finds a wide variance in the safety performance of operational EHR systems, especially when it comes to reducing adverse drug events.
Security
By Kat Jercich | 11:06 am | June 01, 2020
The telemedicine vendor doesn't store patient data, explained founder Brandon Welch, and relies on peer-to-peer video-calling software working inside browsers to minimize potential vulnerabilities.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:02 pm | May 29, 2020
In this special report, three IT experts describe technologies and strategies to boost quality improvement efforts and put patient safety at the center of the equation.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:33 pm | May 27, 2020
What’s more, 72-practice Community Care Physicians has sent around 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients, also reminding them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.
By HIMSS TV | 08:28 am | May 27, 2020
CAREMINDr President and CEO Harry Soza discusses how remote monitoring is changing chronic care management.
By Mike Miliard | 04:14 pm | May 22, 2020
Working Well, designed to support evolving clinical protocols, enables contact tracing and can be configured to organizations' own specific back-to-work needs.