Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety issues new recommendations
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA- Improving the accuracy of patient identification remains a challenge across all healthcare settings. Misidentifications occur during every aspect of care from registration to...
View ArticleOR utilization improves with data gleaned from software program
One of the biggest challenges for OR managers is efficient use of OR blocks. OR managers struggle to balance revenue and utilization targets with surgeon and staff preferences. The result is...
View ArticleChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles designated a ‘Most Wired’ hospital
LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2017) - Seamless. Secure. Simple. Ask any company's Information Technology department what a healthy, reliable computer network looks like and it often boils down to those three...
View ArticleRansomware attacks: How to protect your medical device systems
Ransomware is a form of computer malware used to make data, software, and information technology (IT) assets unavailable to users. It uses encryption of data to hold systems hostage with an associated...
View ArticleEffect of mandatory reporting system on prevalence of intraop adverse events
BACKGROUND: Anesthesia information management systems (AIMSs) have been effectively used to improve quality in anesthesia care, and have enabled the development of mandatory quality assurance (QA)...
View ArticleNearly a third of consumers lack easy access to medical records
Editor’s Note An Ambra Health survey found that 31% of more than 1,100 healthcare consumers were not able to easily access their medical records, and only half of those had access to their records...
View ArticleJoint Commission announces new tool to help with accreditation, CMS compliance
Editor’s Note The Joint Commission on November 29 announced a new software tool, “Tracers with AMPTM plus CMS,” to help hospitals and critical access hospitals manage their Joint Commission...
View ArticleCMS extends deadline for eCQM data, EHR incentive program submission
Editor’s Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals that they now have until March 16 to attest for Medicare Electronic...
View ArticleMachine-learning algorithm predicts hypotension during surgery
Editor’s Note In this study, researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles applied machine learning to arterial pressure waveforms to develop an algorithm that predicted intraoperative hypotension...
View ArticleFDA finalizes guidance for use of EHR data in clinical studies
Editor’s Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 19 finalized its guidance for using electronic health record (EHR) data in FDA-regulated clinical studies. The guidance is meant to...
View ArticleLowering default pill counts in EHR systems associated with postop opioid...
Editor’s Note Lowering the default number of opioid pills prescribed in an electronic health record (EHR) system is a simple, effective, inexpensive, and potentially scalable intervention to change...
View ArticleSurvey: 49% of adults worry about healthcare data security
Editor’s Note In a survey of more than 2,000 US adults, The Harris Poll on behalf of healthcare marketing firm Scout found that nearly half are extremely or very concerned about the security of their...
View ArticleEHRs are top factor contributing to physician burnout
Editor’s Note A recent Reaction Data survey of 254 physicians found that 21% believed electronic health records (EHRs) were the biggest determinant in burnout, followed by payers/preauthorization,...
View ArticleJoint Commission automates patient safety event phone line
Editor’s Note The Joint Commission announced August 1 that beginning September 1, callers to its patient safety event phone line (1-800-994-6610) will receive automated instructions on how to file a...
View ArticleJoint Commission: Four organizations recognized as Pioneers in Quality Expert...
Editor’s Note The Joint Commission on August 8 recognized four healthcare organizations as 2018 Pioneers in Quality Expert Contributors for their efforts to advance the evolution and utilization of...
View ArticleMore than 3 million healthcare records breached in Q2
Editor’s Note New data released in the Protenus Breach Barometer shows more than 3.14 million patient records were compromised in 142 breach incidents reported to Health and Human Services or the...
View ArticleStudy: Physicians, patients dissatisfied with EHRs
Editor’s Note In this study, researchers at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, found that physicians and patients alike are dissatisfied with the use of electronic health records (EHRs)....
View ArticleSafety, feasibility, financial implications of postop telemedicine program
Editor’s Note A safe and efficient postoperative telemedicine program is feasible using a commonly used electronic health record system (Epic), and it can improve patient satisfaction, optimize...
View ArticleImproving patient flow from ED with electronic nursing handoff process
Editor’s Note Use of a standardized, electronic nursing handoff communication process resulted in decreased boarding time in the emergency department (ED) and increased bed flow efficiency, this study...
View ArticleFDA takes steps to address cybersecurity concerns of medical devices
Editor’s Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken steps to ensure that medical device manufacturers do as much as possible to defend against hacking and other threats to their devices,...
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