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NewsIT could compensate for higher-than-expected care fragmentation
Interoperable IT could be just the thing to help healthcare reduce the expensive duplication and potential adverse events associated with fragmented care, according to just-published research from Read more...
AHRQ survey: Practices continue to struggle with HIE
If the early results of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey are a reliable indicator, physician practices are continuing to struggle with health information exchange. In the Read more...
Joint Commission looks to IT in drive to improve patient hand-offs
A test to help reduce high miscommunication rates on patient hand-offs will help the Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare develop an electronic application that all Joint Read more...
Canadian research project to assess economic impact of adverse medical events
A Canadian research institute is funding a study to assess the financial costs of adverse medical events, and at least one prominent U.S. patient safety advocate is paying close attention."It is Read more...
FDA evidence shows the downside of poorly implemented CPOE
This shouldn't surprise veterans of the health IT industry, but a review of FDA reports by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund shows that poorly implemented CPOE systems can lead to fatal medical Read more...
Study: VA nets $3B in savings from health IT investment
Investments in health IT produced a net savings of $3.09 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs between 1997 and 2007, according to a new study. The technology also produced measurable gains Read more...
Study: Proper EHR documentation can reduce diagnosis errors
Much of the literature on medical errors has focused on medication administration and adherence to clinical guidelines for various procedures. Though misdiagnosis remains a huge problem in medicine, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Disclosure of medical errors
Physicians, surprise, are less likely than risk managers to admit the occurrence of a medical error, though doctors generally are quicker to apologize to patients after an error than are risk Read more...
Survey: Top CMIO focus is on reducing errors
Chief medical information officers and other medical informatics directors tend to love their jobs and want to stick around for a while, even though this is a relatively new position for many Read more...
Grassley: Vendor 'gag orders' prevent HIT issues from being reported and resolved
Concerns from healthcare providers about errors and complications associated with using healthcare information technology have prompted Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to send a lengthy list of Read more...
| Press ReleasesCerner to Release Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Results October 27KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cerner (Nasdaq:CERN) announced today it will release its third quarter 2011 earnings results after the market closes October 27. There will be a conference call at Read more >> Alta Bates Summit Medical Center: Error Leads to Patient Death in OaklandHospital Conducts Internal Investigation, Cooperates with Authorities OAKLAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A medical error by a nurse caused the death of an adult patient today at Alta Bates Summit Medical Read more >> Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ Now Available Through NetLearningDeveloped by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, the popular course is now accessible via the convenient, user-friendly NetLearning Learning Management SystemCLIFTON PARK, N.Y., Aug. Read more >> GE Launches Centricity Practice Solution 10BARRINGTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology, announces the launch of its fully integrated EMR and practice management (PM) system for Read more >> MediTouch EHR® User Receives First $18,000 Stimulus Check towards $44,000 Government IncentiveDr. Uzansky demonstrates Meaningful Use through MediTouch® SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HealthFusion is proud to report that users of their MediTouch EHR are beginning to receive their Read more >> |
