Quality and Safety

Ryan Sousa
By Bill Siwicki 10:48 am December 23, 2024
Advanced approaches will improve health systems' bottom lines while enabling a "more patient-centered and provider-friendly healthcare ecosystem," says one consultant who specializes in data management.
Female doctor on laptop smiles at patient in foreground who is taking notes
By Andrea Fox 10:50 am December 17, 2024
Physicians said in this year's Doximity survey that telemedicine tools have helped them improve disease management and patient access. They also said adherence to treatment plans, patient outcomes and productivity are up.
Dr. Nick Patel of Pivot Point Consulting on digital transformation
By Bill Siwicki 09:59 am December 11, 2024
Cut length of stay? Slash readmissions? Boost value-based care? Keep nurses from leaving? Power chronic care management? A physician digital transformation consultant explains how transforming can achieve all of this and more.
Medical researchers on a computer
By Andrea Fox 10:49 am December 09, 2024
An AI chatbot is helping clinicians explain how artificial intelligence models, fueled by evidence-based healthcare data, can speed research advancements and improve patient access.
Artificial Intelligence abstract art
By Mike Miliard 09:52 am December 06, 2024
The safety nonprofit says artificial intelligence models that aren't properly evaluated and deployed are a big concern for 2025. Others include home health technology and hospital infusion system vulnerabilities.
Dr. Karandeep Singh, Chief Health AI Officer, UC San Diego Health
By Bill Siwicki 10:00 am December 05, 2024
To hold this hot new position, executives must have a very diverse set of skills. They must encompass clinical and artificial intelligence, though there need not be a balance, says UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh.
Kim Waters of CereCore on RCM
By Bill Siwicki 10:54 am December 04, 2024
The Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model from HFMA and FinThrive generates insights and optimizes technology investments. Kim Waters, an RCM consultant at CereCore, offers a comprehensive look at the tool.
Kasih Ibu Hospital in Denpasar, Bali
By Adam Ang 01:59 am December 04, 2024
Kasih Ibu Hospital Group is the second Indonesian hospital to be validated for the EMR maturity model.
Eric Jimenez of Artesia General Hospital on legacy vendors
By Bill Siwicki 02:23 pm December 03, 2024
Eric Jimenez of New Mexico's Artesia General Hospital also discusses the value of optimizing current systems over rip and replace and facilitating social determinants of health data capture.
Radiologist looks at an MRI on screen
By Andrea Fox 10:57 am December 02, 2024
The new deep-learning model outperforms biomedical-imaging analysis in understanding disease progression, pediatrics researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say.