Quality and Safety

exterior view of TriHealth in Cinncinati Ohio

TriHealth earns HIMSS Davies Award for pop health innovation

By Mike Miliard 02:22 pm September 13, 2018

Data-driven partnerships with skilled nursing facilities helped the Ohio health system improve care outcomes and lower costs.

pharmacist scans a bottle of medication at pharmacy

IT investment needed for better medication management, boosting patient safety

By Mike Miliard 03:11 pm September 06, 2018

Hospital chief medical information officers are almost unanimous in recognizing the patient safety improvements that have been brought about by better medication management processes, according to a new poll from their U.S. trade group, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems.

Blockchain being put to work by IBM, Intel, CDC to combat opioid epidemic

By Mike Miliard 05:00 pm September 05, 2018

Add this to blockchain’s growing list of innovative use cases: tracking prescription and population health data.

Doctor using EHR on a tablet and computer screen

Patient safety demands more robust testing of EHR usability, says Pew

By Mike Miliard 02:03 pm August 30, 2018

Absent more rigorous federal regs, Pew Charitable Trusts, MedStar Health and AMA offer model test cases to help vendors and providers detect potentially dangerous usability risks.

The IDx AI tool in clinical use at University of Iowa Health Care. Credit: YouTube

AI diagnostic tool plows through FDA clearance, but some experts not convinced

By Dave Muoio 12:51 pm August 29, 2018

Studies supported the groundbreaking IDx artificial intelligence tool, which can detect diabetic retinopathy with medical imaging – but the investigation of its validity wasn't above critique.

IBM responds to recent Watson media coverage

By Mike Miliard 02:34 pm August 14, 2018

Several news stories have questioned what reported struggles with the cognitive platform mean for the larger idea of AI in healthcare.

AHRQ Director Gopal Khanna speaking at Blue Button 2.0 Conference at the White House on Tuesday

AHRQ Director Gopal Khanna speaking at Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference at the White House on Tuesday.

AHRQ, Social Security Administration aim to attract FHIR developers

By Tom Sullivan 10:58 am August 14, 2018

With a GitHub site coming and new developer challenges, the agencies are the latest to engage the developer community.

Intersystems booth at HIMSS18.

Major Australian EHR rollout approaches halfway mark

By Lynne Minion 11:10 am August 13, 2018

The digitization initiative in the remote and rural Northern Territory is implementing InterSystems technology to improve quality and access for the area's underserved population.

Credit: Google Maps

Denver hospital deploys hand hygiene monitoring system to boost adherence

By Bill Siwicki 03:15 pm August 09, 2018

Wanting to reduce its hospital-acquired infections, Denver Health Medical Center implemented an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system – and improved its adherence rate from 40 percent to 70 percent.