Quality and Safety

The group says the program has devolved into a "cumbersome process" involving lengthy approvals and insurer negotiations.

Adverse drug events comprise 39% of the adverse events, making them the most common by far.

Rita Bowen, MRO vice president and board member for the Sequoia Project, discusses the need to harmonize HIPAA with interoperability, third-party compliance and the privacy of very personal data.

The action furthers a larger goal of improving the accuracy of the quality information that is publicly reported in the Five-Star Rating System.

The decline was larger than the national average in the South, Midwest and West, and there was an increase in the Northeast.

The spending on diabetes care is significant, at over $240B annually, with the Medicare program responsible for nearly 60%.

Dell Technologies' goal is to help healthcare providers consolidate data, according to Wolfgang Mertz, CTO for Unstructured Data Solutions. This enables easier access to precision medicine.  

The government of South Korea is working with hospitals like the Samsung Medical Center to deliver data-driven high-quality care with a focus on research.

Baptist Health is keeping up with Jacksonville's boom with digital strategies centered on patient delight and security, according to Melanie Husk, SVP and chief consumer officer, and Aaron Miri, SVP and CDIO.  

Naomi Fried, PharmStars' founder and CEO, discusses the company's spring 2023 cohort, and its call for applications to digital health groups across the world who focus on women's health and health equity for underserved populations.