Quality and Safety
Healthcare organizations are moving closer to the adoption of global supply chain standards, according to an independent survey of healthcare providers, group purchasing organizations, device manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.
Jerry Buchanan, program manager at technology consulting firm eMids Technologies, shares five ways that consumer-driven healthcare proves to be game changing for healthcare IT.
Communication problems and lack of knowledge are the most frequent contributors to medication errors and adverse drug events in primary care practice offices, according to a study of a prototype Web-based medication error and adverse drug event reporting system.
The American Hospital Association is urging the Office of the National Coordinator to relax its rules on meaningful use so EHRs do not have to be certified against all 24 criteria, arguing that the requirement is inconsistent since hospitals are required to report on 19 measures.
To best meet the goals of optimized, coordinated patient care and also help curb costs, physicians should be at the center of accountable care organizations (ACOs), the American Medical Association told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Dec. 2 letter.
The Senate has passed a bill that exempts doctors, among other professionals, from the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule, which would have required them to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs.
Norton Healthcare, a Louisville, Ky.-based healthcare system, will use Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) and Microsoft HealthVault to aggregate and mine data for its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiative.
The Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled Healthy People 2020, new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. Officials also launched "myHealthyPeople," a new challenge intended to spur technology innovation in application developers.
President Obama’s recess appointment of Donald Berwick sparks controversy.
A new Center for Social Media launched at the Mayo Clinic in September with the aim of accelerating effective social media use at the clinic – as well as for hospitals, medical professionals and patients worldwide.