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Quality and Safety

By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:31 pm | March 01, 2019
The system cited a lack of space as reason behind the decision, which means 20 staff members will lose their jobs.
By Susan Morse | 05:12 pm | February 28, 2019
The number of vulnerable patients, social risk factors, and other issues beyond a provider's control, lead to misleading ratings, Essential Hospitals says.
By HIMSS TV | 04:58 pm | February 28, 2019
Hee Hwang, CIO of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, sees promising opportunities for transformation, especially in Asia and Middle East.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:28 pm | February 27, 2019
In 2010, a total of 334 hospitals surveyed offered inpatient services and 588 offered outpatient services, but by 2015 these numbers had dropped.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:40 pm | February 26, 2019
UConn Health incidents stemmed from illegal access to employee email accounts; UW Medicine detected a vulnerability on a website server that exposed protected internal files.
By HIMSS TV | 02:18 pm | February 25, 2019
Georgia USA is partnering with large, established healthcare enterprises and entrepreneurs to better utilize the state's resources and workforce.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:46 pm | February 22, 2019
Jill Kinney said in the face of disaster, training saved lives. And as a health system, your job isn't just to heal patients. In the face of tragedy, you must heal your wounded staff too.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:35 pm | February 22, 2019
There appears to be a lack of accountability when it comes to prescribing high-test opioids to patients who already have a tolerance.
By HIMSS TV | 05:02 pm | February 21, 2019
(Sponsored) Providers continue to struggle to secure medical devices while working to bring greater access to data and improved treatment.
By HIMSS TV | 03:33 pm | February 21, 2019
(Sponsored) A new AI-powered dashboard helps providers monitor, track, treat and prevent hospital-acquired infections and improve patient health during hospital stays.