Quality and Safety

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.  

UVM lost $30 million in the attack and experienced disruptions to care services that lasted more than two weeks.

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.  

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.  

In November, national utilization increased 6.3%, climbing from 4.8% of medical claim lines in October to 5.1% in November.

The agency wants to modernize matching technology and reduce inequities in the waitlist process.

The state has seen some success in overhauling its provider payment structure in a push to advance value-based care.

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.  

The Petrocelli Pavilion will feature 18 operating rooms, three hybrid rooms with advanced imaging and 132 intensive care rooms.

The groups claim HHS' interpretation is too restrictive, leading to patient harm and financial distress for hospitals.