New England Journal Of Medicine news from FierceHealthIT
NewsStudy: 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: Comparative effectiveness and cost containment
Comparative effectiveness and cost reform can go hand-in-hand, as long as hospitals and health plans look first to improve efficiency in the system, rather than just blindly cutting costs across the Read more...
Study: EMR adoption rates at hospitals still near rock-bottom
Think the prospect of an IT stimulus has gotten hospitals all hot and bothered over idea of implementing EMRs? Well, not really, if a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine is on Read more...
HIMSS says more hospitals close to adopting comprehensive EMRs
In contrast to a report released last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, HIMSS Analytics--a Chicago-based HIMSS research unit--found that two-thirds of U.S. hospitals have made measured Read more...
Study: Type 1 diabetics do better with monitoring device
In the past, we here at FierceHealthIT have noted the quiet but steady growth in the number of devices designed to monitor chronic conditions remotely, especially diabetes. In the case of diabetics, Read more...
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