Health IT & Quality
Health & IT Quality
Big Data Drives Big Change
Every MBTA bus in Boston carries a networked sensor that broadcasts the location of the bus along its route. This allows smartphone users to know exactly when the next bus will arrive at their corner stop, and MBTA supervisors to monitor the performance of drivers.
Every new General Motors automobile includes an event data recorder (EDR) that captures information about the car’s performance during an accident. Law enforcement and insurance companies use this information to help determine the cause of accidents, while car manufactures utilize the information to assist them in designing safer cars.
EMR Adoption and the Roles of the CMIO and CNO
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EMR Adoption and the Roles of the CMIO and CNO
U.S. hospitals have been focused on achieving criteria outlined in meaningful use since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). According to the 22nd Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, half of respondents identified meeting meaningful use criteria as their organization’s top IT priority, and two-thirds of respondents reported that their organization has already made additional IT investments to position themselves to qualify for the incentives associated with achieving meaningful use.
Perioperative Technology Improves SCIP Measurements in a Community Hospital
Perioperative Technology Improves SCIP Measurements in a Community Hospital
One of the most highly regarded quality initiatives in the hospital operating room (OR) sphere is the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP), an ongoing program whose work was initiated in 2003 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is coordinated through a steering committee of 10 national organizations committed to improving surgical care quality and patient safety.
Wander-Risk Patients: Best Practices for Hospitals and Assisted-Living Facilities
Wander-Risk Patients: Best Practices for Hospitals and Assisted-Living Facilities
Older adults and senior citizens with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are at elevated risk of wandering away from their medical care facility, which poses unique challenges for the hospitals and specialized care facilities that house these patients. Wandering puts them in harm’s way; they could fall, get into an accident, become a crime victim, or suffer from exposure to the elements.