Quality and Safety

We need to look not at what technology can do but, instead, what we should do with robotics to improve life for patients and caregivers, says Aimee van Wynsberghe, co-founder of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics.

Andrew Saunders, board director of Eastern Health and Dental Services Victoria and HIMSS AsiaPac Governing Council member, discusses how digital technology enables improved safety and health outcomes in dental care, which is a quickly evolving field.

Results support the need to develop "universal disinfection protocols" for such equipment and areas to cut down on the risk of infecting patients, study author says.

The report identifies gaps in treatment and related benefits administration based on the National Alliance's annual eValue8 survey of health plans.

The model has shown promise in creating new reimbursement streams for providers, as well as in improving the health of rural residents especially.

The model has resulted in just over a 3 percent reduction in costs, and analysts forecast this will increase as the model matures.

Firm said hackers had access for extended period because LifeBridge did not properly protect its servers and patient information.

The purpose of benchmarking in healthcare is to improve efficiency, quality of care, patient safety and patient satisfaction; AI can help.

The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.

Homeless adults were more often white, male, around 46 years old, and either uninsured or insured by Medicaid.