Quality and Safety

Researchers pinpointed success with comprehensive asthma education conducted by dedicated educators as part of a broader strategy to reduce readmissions among patients with the condition.

The healthcare sector bore the brunt of about $216 billion of those costs -- and things may get worse.

The administration's plan could inhibit progress on improving interoperability, eradicating info blocking, and medical research but also funds cybersecurity and the VA's EHR modernization.

Why executives should be concerned enough about the threat they pose to hire an infection control officer.

The groups are seeking an executive who can fill two positions: CEO at AONE and chief nursing officer at AHA.

Improving care quality can help hospitals reduce readmissions and protect against financial penalties, a new report from AHA says.

Students who spent more time studying humanities had significantly higher levels of positive physician attributes like empathy, tolerance of ambiguity, wisdom and emotional intelligence -- traits that can help ease physician burnout, researcher says.

The QualityNet Secure Portal, or QNet streamlines data submission methods to make it easier for eligible hospitals and CAH's to report.

The organizations use voice recognition and artificial intelligence to build interactive reports that include more elements than simply what a clinician adds, such as images, charts and graphs.

ATM's interoperable functionality has been a benchmark for EHRs and now, they're making progress toward a similar interoperability says Cedars-Sinai chief clinical transformation officer Scott Weingarten.