Quality and safety concerns both routine clinical and managerial practices and research focusing on patient safety and quality of care. Specific topic areas include drug information programs, safe administration of patient medication, overuse or misuse of procedures that are not medically necessary, underuse of beneficial services and mistakes leading to patient injury - including the 28 so-called Never Events outlined by the National Quality Forum in 2001 and revised in 2006.
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At the National Health Policy Conference in Washington this past week, officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the National Institute of Standards and Technology made the case that EHRs must be usable -- and useful -- lest the huge investments in them be wasted.
February 12, 2013
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URAC, the nonprofit healthcare accreditation organization, is seeking public comment for revisions to its case management accreditation standards and performance measures.
February 11, 2013
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U.S. doctors' use of health IT has been sharply increasing, up from 46 percent who used an EMR in their practice in 2009 to 69 percent in 2012, according to a survey of nearly 9,800 primary care physicians representing 11 nations. The Commonwealth Fund released findings of the survey in November 2012, and expanded on several drill-down topics during an online presentation Feb. 5.
February 11, 2013
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Out of the 258 accountable care organizations (ACOs) recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 60 of them, across more than 15 states, have joined together to form the National Association of ACOs.
February 11, 2013
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Even as hospitals trend toward integrated platforms, a new report from KLAS shows physicians strongly preferring best of breed emergency department information systems (EDIS) to enterprise installations, citing better clinical decision support, usability and accuracy of documentation.
February 8, 2013
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has officially outlined a redesign for pediatric electronic health record (EHR) systems, calling on vendors to improve functionality and customization features, officials announced Thursday.
February 7, 2013
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Data transfer, data entry, system configurations and more are identified as serious problem areas for healthcare IT in a new report by ECRI Institute, a patient safety organization.
February 7, 2013
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is urging the federal government to ensure that patients are matched correctly to their health information. CHIME said it agreed with ONC that, "the accurate and efficient matching of patients to their health information is critical to ensuring patient safety."
February 6, 2013
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will develop a new records system that will facilitate quality reporting for long-term hospital care, according to Wednesday's Federal Register.
February 6, 2013
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The Measure Applications Partnership (MAP), a public-private collaboration established under the auspices of the National Quality Forum, has submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services its second annual round of suggestions with regard to federal performance measures.
February 5, 2013
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iPhone-toting allergy sufferers may now breathe a bit easier after the launch of a new mobile application Tuesday that provides users with allergy alerts and forecasts.
February 5, 2013
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After 10 years at the helm of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), high-profile leader Carolyn Clancy, MD, will step down as director. The agency is known for its research focused on outcomes and quality of care.
February 4, 2013
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Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced the integration of its electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperability solution PrimeSUITE 2011 with Cognify, Inc.’s web-based Participant Tracking System that monitors care plan continuums.
April 19, 2011
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The two-day PharmEHR Summit opens today, bringing together for the first time senior executives from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, electronic health records (EHR) vendors and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss the impact of rapid EHR adoption by U.S. physicians on drug regulatory and marketing issues.
April 7, 2011
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New research from HIMSS Analytics and NextGen Healthcare supports use of Health Information Exchanges and early involvement in ACOs as critical to transforming healthcare delivery
February 21, 2011
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Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication management systems to healthcare facilities, will demonstrate its interoperable standards-based technology solutions during the HIMSS11 Interoperability Showcase.
February 17, 2011
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Phreesia, the leading company in patient check-in, recently introduced tools to help encourage and improve patient-physician dialogue about diabetes and associated lifestyle factors at the point of care.
November 15, 2010
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Computer Application Provides Agency Feedback on Effectiveness
and Identifies Patients at Risk for Hospitalization
November 2, 2010
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RTLS deployment comprises nearly 320,000 square feet, over 200 tagged medical equipment assets, temperature monitoring and all visiting vendor sales representatives throughout the facility.
September 29, 2010
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Just Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in patient data integrity solutions for the health information management (HIM), health informatics and health information technology (HIT) markets, today unveiled IDMaster, an innovative software solution designed to optimize workflow when reviewing and validating potential duplicate patient records.
September 28, 2010
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Roche Diabetes Care, a provider of diabetes care and eHealth specialist InterComponentWare (ICW) announced a multi-year, global partnership to develop a next-generation web-based solution for efficient diabetes management.
September 20, 2010
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Mediware Information Systems, Inc. announced it is expanding the integration between Mediware's HCLL blood transfusion management software and Epic Systems' Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software for acute care hospitals.
September 15, 2010
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Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc., today announced that St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL has selected the company's Amelior Tracker system to automatically track medical equipment throughout their facility.
September 9, 2010
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Health Dialog today announced the Health Crossroads member website, a multimedia decision-support tool that offers evidence-based healthcare resources to individuals so they can better understand their conditions, ask their physicians the right questions about treatment options, and make more informed medical decisions.
February 8, 2010
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