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Quality and Safety

By HIMSS TV | 08:39 am | June 09, 2020
Andrew Neuner, CEO of Health Quality Council, talks about what matters to patients and how leadership should respond to those needs.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:15 pm | June 08, 2020
Infected people who test false-negative and are asymptomatic may not be isolated and can consequently go on to infect others.
By HIMSS TV | 09:30 am | June 08, 2020
Enli Health Intelligence's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Siemienczuk discusses how population health IT can aid care during COVID-19 or any pandemic.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:03 pm | June 05, 2020
Younger patients are driving this decline, as the biggest dip was seen among children younger than 14.
03:06 pm | June 05, 2020
Hospitals lost 27,000 jobs in May, showing they have yet to recover financially.
03:28 pm | June 04, 2020
Hackers are taking advantage of provider distraction to breach health systems.
By HIMSS TV | 08:04 am | June 04, 2020
Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, EVP and chief clinical officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how it will impact the future of clinical care.
By Susan Morse | 10:37 am | June 02, 2020
Facilities with a one-star quality rating are more likely to have large numbers of COVID-19 cases than facilities with a five-star rating, CMS says.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:31 pm | June 01, 2020
While showing minor improvements over the years, EHR systems consistently failed to detect errors that could injure or kill patients.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:21 pm | June 01, 2020
Factors such as how many patients would need ICU treatment, average length of stay and fatality risk are straining hospital resources.