Quality and Safety

The CISO discusses cybersecurity and patient safety, the expanded threat landscape – and how health systems should prepare for cyber risk.

A physician expert discusses why, among other priorities, provider CIOs should get the data required to ensure sustainable quality in medical transports.

Apple, Google and Microsoft plan to implement capabilities that will allow users to sign into websites and applications without a password.

Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems, describes how technology can help track hallmark indicators and better engage patients for quality care.

The Digital Health Assessment Framework includes components to analyze tools' data and privacy, clinical assurance and safety, usability and accessibility, and technical security and stability.

KLAS researchers say that many organizations are moving toward enterprise software for safety, risk and compliance management needs.

The Australian Medical Association has claimed that “chronically poor” communication between general practitioners and hospitals is putting patient safety at risk, and called for the Victorian Government to fix the problem in the state's health system.

A statement from the company followed reports of interrupted services at facilities in Massachusetts and Florida.

"We have shoved so many things to the bedside nurse, between monitoring and documentation I am not sure how they manage the patient anymore."

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said the patient's prescription had not been renewed as it should have been, although the medication could still be viewed in a different area of the system.