Quality and Safety

LAS VEGAS - While healthcare industry veterans were speaking on lessons learned at HIMSS16, health IT's up-and-comers were participating in a meeting of the minds at the first HIMSS-hosted event dedicated to Millennials.

Medical practices spend an average of 785 hours per physician and $15.

As electronic health records have proliferated in recent years, so has the use of medical scribes. That's an unwelcome development for two big reasons, said two CMIOs at HIMSS16.

Value-based program will score physicians on quality, resource use, practice improvement and certified technology.

Thomas Carton, director of health services research at REACHnet, also says tablets are changing the way data is managed.

CHIME touts OpenNotes partnership, early success of National Patient ID Challenge; opening keynoter talks challenges and opportunities of patient-generated data.

Memorial Hermann Physician's network says doctors must be behind the wheel and provide aligned incentives for physicians. 

McKesson is expanding its footprint in the oncology field with a combined $1.2 billion acquisition of two companies – Vantage Oncology and Biologics.

Too many healthcare organizations are focused on securing the wrong assets, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks and putting patients at risk, a new report from Independent Survey Evaluators claims.

As policy wonks and advocates battle over just how much meaningful use will likely change in 2016, the Physician Quality Reporting System might have snuck up on healthcare IT staffs tasked with implementing new technology platforms.