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Quality and Safety

HIE
By Bill Siwicki | 01:18 pm | June 13, 2018
It doesn’t need express written consent to use the technology for “essential” alerts, the HIE’s CEO explains, and the result is better care.
Mobile Health IT
By Mike Miliard | 04:45 pm | June 11, 2018
Health system executives are convinced that mobile technology improves patient safety, but are looking for tools that feature robust security features, according to Black Book.
Analytics
By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | June 11, 2018
Artificial intelligence is helping the health system generate ROI through increased patient arrivals, Medicaid risk stratification model cases and surgical outcomes.
Population Health
By Bill Siwicki | 11:25 am | June 11, 2018
In the future, patients will have more access to their own data and more communication channels with their extended care team.
Quality & Safety
By Mike Miliard | 05:41 pm | June 04, 2018
The American Medical Association assesses the implications of artificial and "augmented" intelligence, proposing policy recommendations as it prepares for its annual meeting, which starts June 9.
Analytics
By Bernie Monegain | 02:29 pm | June 04, 2018
The patient monitoring company says the technology, developed at the University of Chicago, will allow health systems to better manage patients' risk of adverse events.
Quality & Safety
By Mike Miliard | 04:55 pm | June 01, 2018
As the agency considers a lighter touch for regulating iterative versions of software-as-a-medical device, it should also stay focused on patient-centeredness, cybersecurity and more, HIMSS says.
Analytics
By Mike Miliard | 01:06 pm | May 30, 2018
Tampa General's new partnership with GE Healthcare is the most recent example of Artificial Intelligence-driven care coordination centers that harmonize patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
Accountable Care
By Bill Siwicki | 03:48 pm | May 29, 2018
King's Daughters boosts medication reconciliation threshold to 77 percent and e-prescribing to 52 percent.
Analytics
By Bill Siwicki | 03:23 pm | May 25, 2018
Achieving Stage 7, the top stage, in the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model is quite a feat.