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Quality and Safety

By Jeff Lagasse | 04:21 pm | May 31, 2023
Nurses and mental health staff suffered concussions, lacerations, contusions and sprains, the investigation found.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:31 pm | May 25, 2023
The highest levels of severe illness were reported by patients with a non-COVID-19-related diagnosis, with 41.7% presenting with a major illness.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:31 pm | May 24, 2023
The campaign will focus on a number of strategic areas, including safe staffing, working conditions and attracting bedside workers.
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By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | May 24, 2023
When tech delivers clinical evidence at scale, it reduces the variability of care, according to Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health.
By Susan Morse | 10:33 am | May 22, 2023
Regulation of AI is essential, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:31 pm | May 19, 2023
The uninsured rate dipped from 8.4% last year compared to 9.2% in 2021, but there were disparities linked to ethnicity.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:50 pm | May 19, 2023
Names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medication lists and health insurance information were exposed in the breach.
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By HIMSS TV | 12:00 pm | May 18, 2023
Having more digital information does not solve the core problem of matching patients to their correct records, says Gregg Church, president of 4medica.  
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By HIMSS TV | 06:00 am | May 18, 2023
Clinicians want their EHRs to support them in delivering better patient care, but they're bogged down with documentation, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.  
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:52 pm | May 17, 2023
A data breach left the protected health information of 230,572 people exposed, leading to a monetary fine and mandatory oversight.