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NewsNational Quality Forum fails to complete HHS IT projects on time
The General Accountability Office (GAO) is holding the National Quality Forum (NQF) to task for failing to complete several health IT-related projects on time for the U.S. Department of Health & Read more...
Medicare/Medicaid health data sharing network proposed
In a recent letter to Congress, a group of health policy experts urged the creation of a network to share information on Medicare and Medicaid patients to improve treatment received. In particular, Read more...
NQF endorses national technology standards
The National Quality Forum has endorsed a group of nine health IT standards under its new national voluntary consensus program. The standards address electronic prescribing, EMR interoperability, Read more...
| Press ReleasesRegions named “2011 Top Hospital” by national hospital quality and safety groupST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital is one of the nation’s top hospitals, according to a national survey that measures hospitals’ performance in crucial areas of patient safety and Read more >> GE Healthcare Brings Top Patient Safety Talent to GE Patient Safety OrganizationDr. Peter Angood, Former Senior Advisor for Patient Safety at the National Quality Forum becomes GE’s PSO Medical DirectorAdvisory Board provides strategic guidance to one of the largest national Read more >> Paying for Value Rather Than Volume: How Health Reform Is Changing Relationships Among Physicians, Health Plans, HospitalsNewsmakers Available for Interviews in S.F., March 23-25, at National Pay for Performance Summit OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bay Area and national healthcare leaders are in San Francisco this Read more >> NQF Releases Reports to Promote Clinical Decision Support and Appropriate Health IT UseWASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Quality Forum (NQF) released two new reports -- Driving Quality: A Model to Measure Electronic Health IT Use and Driving Read more >> Boston Software Systems’ Customers Make 20 Percent of The Leapfrog Group’s 2010 Top Hospitals ListBoston WorkStation Helps Leading Hospitals Advance Patient Safety and Quality Through Workflow Automation BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boston Software Systems™ (www.bostonworkstation.com) today Read more >> |
