Quality and Safety
In today's charged debates about healthcare, one issue enjoys strong bipartisan support: the need to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse that collectively cost as much as $700 billion annually - nearly one-third of total healthcare spending.
The Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO) will use the web-based Via Oncology Pathways tool to aid in its evidence-based oncology treatment regimen, aimed at forging stronger payer-provider partnerships.
Covisint announced on Monday its acquisition of DocSite, a Raleigh, N.C.-based clinical decision support and quality performance management company whose web-based solutions aim to make better patient care easier for docs.
A two-year initiative launched by the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) aims at helping New York City's community health centers meet meaningful use and medical home standards for care.
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded $31.8 million to ICF International to provide information technology and scientific support services to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR).
Healthcare IT is the essential front-end investment for organizations participating in the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiative, according to a new report released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
GE Healthcare's Smart Patient Room pilot at Bassett Medical Center has been approved by the site's Institutional Review Board to begin data collection. The technology, installed as part of GE's healthymagination initiative, aims to help providers reduce patient safety risks and improve outcomes.
Donald Berwick, MD, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urged health plans Monday to join with the government and other stakeholders in helping to overhaul the American healthcare system.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an electronic assessment and scoring tool called PhysiScore that can predict risks of serious health complications in premature infants with 98 percent accuracy, according to a new study.
Hospitals are making progress on collecting and reporting healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data to a national network, according to a new survey by the Premier healthcare alliance.