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Quality and Safety

By HIMSS TV | 04:32 pm | June 18, 2018
Hans Aubauer, general director of the Social Security Service of Austria, explains how his country is incentivizing the clinical and the patient community to improve care quality.
By Bill Siwicki | 04:04 pm | June 13, 2018
As many as 80 percent of sepsis deaths could be prevented with rapid diagnosis and treatment, which is why Halifax has brought together this triumvirate of health IT for prescriptive alerts.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:18 pm | June 13, 2018
It doesn’t need express written consent to use the technology for “essential” alerts, the HIE’s CEO explains, and the result is better care.
By Mike Miliard | 04:45 pm | June 11, 2018
Health system executives are convinced that mobile technology improves patient safety, but are looking for tools that feature robust security features, according to Black Book.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | June 11, 2018
Artificial intelligence is helping the health system generate ROI through increased patient arrivals, Medicaid risk stratification model cases and surgical outcomes.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:25 am | June 11, 2018
In the future, patients will have more access to their own data and more communication channels with their extended care team.
By Mike Miliard | 05:41 pm | June 04, 2018
The American Medical Association assesses the implications of artificial and "augmented" intelligence, proposing policy recommendations as it prepares for its annual meeting, which starts June 9.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:29 pm | June 04, 2018
The patient monitoring company says the technology, developed at the University of Chicago, will allow health systems to better manage patients' risk of adverse events.
By Mike Miliard | 04:55 pm | June 01, 2018
As the agency considers a lighter touch for regulating iterative versions of software-as-a-medical device, it should also stay focused on patient-centeredness, cybersecurity and more, HIMSS says.
By Mike Miliard | 01:06 pm | May 30, 2018
Tampa General's new partnership with GE Healthcare is the most recent example of Artificial Intelligence-driven care coordination centers that harmonize patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.