Quality and Safety

CMS had hoped the threat of penalties would focus more attention on improving care quality, but most of the changes have been to coding practices.

Tiesong Zhang, president of China's Kunming Children's Hospital, discusses the hospital's use of IT to improve quality, safety and efficiency - and achieve Stage 7 of the EMRAM.

The technology is still maturing, but already can be used to make sense of social determinants data -- a must in modern care delivery.

The program used electronic "nudges" to clinical staff to forgo overnight vitals and medications as well as clinical staff education on improving patient sleep.

Huimin Xia, CEO of the Stage 7 EMRAM validated Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, explains how IT is a basic driving force for hospital development, and why CEOs need to make it a priority.

Use of AI led to cost reductions including a 25 percent drop in hospital length of stay and 91 percent reduction in discharges to nursing facilities.

Blockchain won't solve every health IT problem, claims WW Health Chief Health Information Security Officer at Microsoft Hector Rodriguez, who offers advice for figuring out where it might, and might not, be a fit for you.

Adrian Zai, director of research at Partners HealthCare, discusses the need to create a framework that supports innovators so they can move new ideas forward.

Although there is clear evidence that mHealth is valuable in treating chronic diseases, standards, governance and integration still need work, says Robert Istepanian of the Institute of Global Innovation at the UK's Imperial College.

Those in programs with longer hours, less faculty mentoring and more research focus had higher depression scores.