Quality and Safety

Burnout is causing more nurses to leave the profession, but recent advances in technology are helping to ease their burden.

Four who received the placebo tested positive for the virus, a result consistent with a vaccine efficacy of 100%.

Working with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Vocera, one facet of the new coalition's mission is health justice as a critical component of safety.

The system has eliminated two diagnostic tests that have embedded race-based calculations for severity of illness and risk.

The company is reportedly considering making an at-home COVID-19-testing kit available in June, then possibly kits for other respiratory infections.

Attendees, exhibitors, speakers and staff will need to verify that they're fully vaccinated to gain entry to the HIMSS21 campus in Las Vegas. HIMSS will offer more guidance soon on proof and validation, including potential digital apps.

The guidance is meant to assist states in leveraging federal resources to enhance equity in Medicaid beneficiaries' access to HCBS services.

The group cited concerns including reduced data tracking and heightened risk of infection among frontline healthcare workers.

Famed digital health pioneer Eric Topol called the term “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections “so off the mark.”

Healthcare organizations need to be more agile and flexible and enable care to be delivered anywhere, says Aamir Siddiqi, director of Healthcare End User Computing at VMware.