Technology optimization: refining clinical decision support
Five CDS technology pros describe some comprehensive best practices for making the technology work optimally for provider organizations. Powered by WPeMatico
Post-acute providers often lack budget to implement critical health IT
Just under half (49 percent) of all post-acute providers surveyed said the state of their staff’s health information technology proficiency is either “extremely poor” or “non-existent,” a new Black Book report shows. Powered by WPeMatico
Mayo Clinic study links EHR usability with clinician burnout
Researchers sought to assess and benchmark how physicians view electronic health record usability, as defined by a standardized metric, and use that to evaluate how poor UX correlates with feelings of job frustration and burnout. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS Advances Development of Tests to Distinguish Bacterial from Viral Infections across Multiple Healthcare Settings
A novel diagnostics technology that reads gene expression patterns in the immune system to distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections and determines the severity within minutes will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The technology is being designed for use in outpatient and inpatient healthcare settings. The ...
How provider organizations can prepare cybersecurity incident response and recovery
Two healthcare cybersecurity experts who will be speaking at the upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum offer comprehensive advice on everything from breach containment to security operations centers. Powered by WPeMatico
Patients still facing big obstacles getting their own health data
Despite HIPAA’s right of access rule, and CMS and ONC prioritizing consumer access in their forthcoming 21st Century Cures regs, a new scorecard shows that providers have some work to do. Powered by WPeMatico
The impact of digital transformation in hospital care
Philips’ strong patient monitoring portfolio in critical care provides continuous monitoring for every care setting – from the point-of-care, to the unit central station, to a virtualised care provider or team. Powered by WPeMatico
Indiana HIEs consolidate into single statewide network
Indiana Health Information Exchange and Michiana Health Information Network will merge in 2020, at which point all MHIN employees will become IHIE employees, with offices in Indianapolis and South Bend. Powered by WPeMatico
Project Nightingale seems to square with HIPAA, but next steps matter
While Google apparently signed a business associate agreement with Ascension, and the scope of the data sharing appears to be in line with HIPAA allowances, there are still many questions about how the patient information is being put to use. Powered by WPeMatico
Care collaboration tech reduces hospital’s ED-to-bed wait time by 97 minutes
Calls to the administrators on duty decreased from 274 before electronic notifications to 149 since implementation at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Powered by WPeMatico