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
Device Integration
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.
3M Makes Call to Action to Reduce Surgical Site Infections
A Cost-Effective Approach to Preventing Medication Errors: Nurses’ Clinical Reasoning
Barriers to Telemedicine Limit Patient Access to Quality Care
Number of Adverse Health Events in Minnesota Hospitals Increases Slightly in 2011
The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and community behavioral health hospitals increased from 305 in 2010 to 316 in 2011, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Despite the increase, the number of events resulting in serious injury or death to a patient decreased from 107 in 2010 to 89 in 2011.
Medical Image Exchange Enables Faster Diagnosis, Improved Outcomes and More
IBC and Health Dialog Team Up to Help Primary Care Doctors Improve Care
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced that it is collaborating with Health Dialog, a leading provider of health care analytics and decision support, on a new pilot program that will offer health coaching to people with chronic illnesses to help them stay well and out of the hospital.
Independa and LG Team to Provide Industry-First Suite of TV-Based Eldercare Services to Senior Living Market
Nearly 1 in 8 Americans are age 65 or older, with higher percentages in countries such as Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom. To serve the rapidly-growing aging population, Independa announced a strategic relationship with Zenith, the U.S. R&D subsidiary of LG Electronics, to deploy technology that will provide residents of eldercare facilities an industry-first suite of video calling, messaging, reminders and other services that enables them to keep in touch with professional and family caregivers.