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Quality and Safety

By Sam Hanna | 12:10 pm | September 07, 2021
Even when things go back to some semblance of normal and care teams return to their regular processes, burnout will still be felt. It's up to healthcare leaders to help manage workplace stress.
By Kat Jercich | 01:09 pm | September 03, 2021
Although the agencies don't have any specific threat reporting about Labor Day weekend, they have observed an increase in ransomware attacks on holidays in the recent past.
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By SAP | HIMSS TV | 05:48 pm | September 02, 2021
Healthcare organizations can use experience, cost and quality data to create a unified, value-driven enterprise, explains Walt Ellenberger, senior director of Healthcare Business Development & Strategic Alliances at SAP.
By Kat Jercich | 12:39 pm | September 02, 2021
The ransomware gang was reportedly linked to an attack on Ohio's Memorial Health System last month.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:39 pm | September 02, 2021
The medication IT, among other things, takes the data provided within the Epic workflow and visualizes it in a web-based application to reduce staff's cognitive effort.
By HIMSS TV | 03:18 pm | September 01, 2021
Cohere Health CMO Dr. Brian Covino discusses reducing payer and provider friction, the CMS' proposed rule on prior authorizations, and how professional associations can help.
By HIMSS TV | 09:29 pm | August 31, 2021
Dr. Aenor Sawyer, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF, discusses the future of space health and the challenges presented as more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:15 pm | August 31, 2021
The health system found the admissions and scheduling teams were having more informed, productive phone conversations as a result of the in-depth answers the chat was able to provide beforehand.
By Kat Jercich | 04:21 pm | August 30, 2021
Hackers encrypted individuals' electronic health records, potentially compromising their Social Security numbers, medical insurance information and other data. 
By Bill Siwicki | 12:44 pm | August 30, 2021
The CEO of AiCure discusses the need for the industry to focus on potential biases and create a "recall" process for algorithms that may have problems.