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Quality and Safety

By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | February 21, 2024
<p>Bed blocking causes patients to be stuck at the hospital rather than going to rehab. Patients might also wait on a gurney in the ER, says Dr. Will O'Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect.<br />  </p>
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:39 pm | February 19, 2024
UVM lost $30 million in the attack and experienced disruptions to care services that lasted more than two weeks.
By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | February 15, 2024
<p>AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine's Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.<br />  </p>
By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | February 14, 2024
<p>In a preview of his HIMSS24 presentation, Dr. Jonathan Chen, assistant professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, said a patient's care quality hinges on whether medical teams can distinguish between fact and fiction.<br />  </p>
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:20 pm | February 07, 2024
In November, national utilization increased 6.3%, climbing from 4.8% of medical claim lines in October to 5.1% in November.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:11 pm | February 07, 2024
The agency wants to modernize matching technology and reduce inequities in the waitlist process.
By Jeff Lagasse | 09:27 am | February 07, 2024
The state has seen some success in overhauling its provider payment structure in a push to advance value-based care.
By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | February 07, 2024
<p>The state has seen some success in overhauling its provider payment structure in a push to advance value-based care. Tom Borys and Abe Berman of the OneCare Vermont ACO discuss.<br />  </p>
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:19 pm | February 06, 2024
The Petrocelli Pavilion will feature 18 operating rooms, three hybrid rooms with advanced imaging and 132 intensive care rooms.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:20 am | February 05, 2024
The groups claim HHS' interpretation is too restrictive, leading to patient harm and financial distress for hospitals.