Quality and Safety

This week's top stories include use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine being halted due to rare, severe reactions and the Mayo Clinic launching a platform that delivers advanced, AI-powered clinical decision support through remote monitoring.

The CMIO discusses a safety initiative he devised that integrated NLP with EHR work queues – helping review and track clinical notes to ensure radiology reports are capturing incidental findings that could impact patient outcomes.

Harmony Healthcare IT VP Jim Hammer offers advice to healthcare provider organizations seeking to consolidate systems and data, and comply with the Cures Act.

The development of PennOpen Pass, a symptom tracker and exposure alert system, offers a lesson on how challenging factors can focus the mind, enabling development of new tools that meet communities' needs.

Very Big Things Chief Creative Officer Renato Lopez says that in the age of digital retail and travel, users are expecting more from digital health apps.

To ensure a smooth ERP implementation, start with the end in mind, say Greg Benton and Craig Schlusberg, ERP practice leaders at The Chartis Group.

Health systems that refuse to see themselves as engineering houses risk falling behind in their ability to properly leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Symmetric Health Solutions CEO Rich Kucera and Northern Light's Matt Marston discuss how supply chain shortages have plagued health systems during COVID-19 as well as Northern Light's successful vaccine rollout.

The power of Intelligent Search, says Sinequa VP Jeff Evernham, is its capability to analyze unstructured content and documents as well as structured information for faster, smarter decision-making.

Dr. Derk Arts, founder and CEO of Castor, developer of automation tools for clinical trials research, describes its recent work with the WHO and how expanded access to its technology can improve health outcomes.