Ochsner Introduces Epic EMR for Increased Quality, Efficiency, Access
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Celebrates Quality Improvement Efforts, Patient Safety Results with Ohio Hospitals
Interoperability and Actionable Intelligence: Future Requirements, Current Possibilities
Interoperability and Actionable Intelligence: Future Requirements, Current Possibilities
Government requirements for “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs) have focused national attention on the need to integrate and computerize a patient’s medical records to improve performance and support patient care processes.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 22 Michigan Trauma Centers Partner Launch Statewide Trauma Quality Care Initiative
Detroit, February 11, 2011—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network, and 22 trauma centers throughout the state, in partnership with the American College of Surgeons, are launching an initiative aimed at improving quality and safety of care provided in Michigan’s trauma centers.
There’s Still Time to Qualify for 2010 PQRI Financial Incentives, but You Must Act Fast
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) in 2007, the Heart Center of North Texas explored, but decided against, participating in the program. The effort of collecting and reporting quality measures was so complex and onerous that it was not worth the time or effort involved.
National Priorities Partnership Addresses the Question of Reducing Healthcare Costs while Improving Quality
ASTRO Reaffirms Commitment to Quality, Issues Progress Report on Patient Safety Plan
Fairfax, Virginia, January 26, 2011—The American Society for Radiation Oncology is continuing its commitment to Target Safely, a six-point patient protection plan developed in January 2010, to improve the safety and quality of radiation therapy treatments and reduce the chances of medical errors.
2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced
Aiming at Improvement
Notes on IHI’s 22nd National Forum
In recent years, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) National Forum—held in Orlando in early December — has become for me as much a harbinger of the holiday season as leftover Thanksgiving turkey, the media’s obsession with Black Friday, and the dark, cold afternoons of early winter in New England. My trip to Orlando this year offered both new and familiar experiences.
Leading Health Care Organizations Announce Collaborative Effort to Improve Care, Lower Costs
Six of the nation’s leading health care systems today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to improve health care quality while reducing costs.