Quality and Safety

The bureau was able to work with the health center to isolate a server infected with malware and prevent any compromise to patient data.

David Bucciferro, vice chair of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association and co-chair of its Opioid Crisis Task Force, demonstrates how electronic records can help providers keep their patients safe.

An interdisciplinary group of affiliate organizations is studying how to improve communication with care partners to increase patient engagement and improve quality of care.

The Fairness in AI program from the National Science Foundation and Amazon is meant to address challenges around bias in machine learning and speech recognition tools.

The APeX system, which was customized at UC San Francisco and stands for Advancing Patient-Centered Excellence, will offer access to consolidated medical records for a more seamless patient experience, the health system says.

"Contrary to the belief that clinical surveillance may minimize bedside interaction, the value lies in being able to detect necessary interventional care," says Philips' physician head of clinical informatics.

More than half of respondents to a new survey say their healthcare organizations experienced one or more cyberattacks in the past 24 months involving connected medical devices.

The agency announced that Dr. David Massaro will assist the deployment of the Oracle Cerner EHR to ensure improved adoption and patient safety.

The health systems will collaborate with the New York-based AI startup to integrate representative patient data for an equitable healthcare platform for clinical practice diagnostics and decision-making.