Quality and Safety
A hospital in Illinois known as "Good Sam," and a healthcare consulting group in Florida, are among the seven 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners. Information technology is at the core of the operations for both winners.
Providers have become more discriminating about radiation dose reduction, making that factor increasingly influential in new Computed Tomography (CT) purchases, according to a new report from KLAS.
Three Memorial Hermann Healthcare System hospitals in Houston have achieved Stage 6 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model, a level officials recognize as demonstrating significant advancement in IT capabilities.
Identity management in healthcare was a hot topic at the Smart Card Alliance 9th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference held last week in Washington. Controlling access to healthcare records, particularly when it comes to consent, was an issue recognized by experts as requiring more innovation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aims to boost the effectiveness of Medicare's fee-for-service program by making it easier for consumers to choose the hospitals they use based on the quality and cost of the services they offer.
Top of mind for healthcare organizations aiming to achieve meaningful use is quality reporting, according to a new survey from healthcare consulting firm Beacon Partners.
Quality improvement has been a hot topic in the last couple of years, especially with the passage of the federal stimulus and health reform legislation.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of six national participants in a pilot study that will test whether operable lung cancer patients have better outcomes by hardwiring data systems to reduce medical error and sticking to best practice standards.
When it comes to referrals, physicians are still more likely to pick up the phone than to electronically share the patient's information with another provider, according to a new survey.
As it seeks to increase electronic health data sharing, Verizon will begin in January to issue free medical identity credentials to 2.3 million U.S. physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.