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Quality and Safety

By Jeff Lagasse | 03:41 pm | January 04, 2019
The model has shown promise in creating new reimbursement streams for providers, as well as in improving the health of rural residents especially.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:20 pm | January 04, 2019
The model has resulted in just over a 3 percent reduction in costs, and analysts forecast this will increase as the model matures.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:46 pm | December 21, 2018
Firm said hackers had access for extended period because LifeBridge did not properly protect its servers and patient information.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:19 pm | December 19, 2018
The purpose of benchmarking in healthcare is to improve efficiency, quality of care, patient safety and patient satisfaction; AI can help.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:14 pm | December 18, 2018
The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:10 pm | December 17, 2018
Homeless adults were more often white, male, around 46 years old, and either uninsured or insured by Medicaid.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:47 am | December 14, 2018
The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:19 pm | December 13, 2018
AI is on the verge of being de-risked, so the market is poised to flourish as caregivers look to ramp up their patient care efforts.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:36 pm | December 12, 2018
The nursing shortage has negatively affected workloads for 88 percent of nurses in 2018, up significantly from 62 percent in 2016.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:19 pm | December 03, 2018
About a quarter of respondents thought mergers and acquisitions were threats to their health, and many place more trust in smaller practices.