2023 Best in KLAS – Global Software – Klas Blog
2023 Best in KLAS – Global Software The Best in KLAS – Global Software report highlights the top performing acute care EMR, PACS, digital pathology, and virtual care vendors in 2022….
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CDS EHR Integration Reduces Inappropriate Urine Culture Orders
By Hannah Nelson
March 09, 2023 – A clinical decision support (CDS) EHR integration helped significantly reduce inappropriate urine culture (UC) orders among hospitalized patients in the country’s large safety-net hospital system, according to…
4 Measures Hospitals Should Take to Improve Peripartum Depression Outcomes
Most new moms experience the “baby blues.” But some struggle with far worse. Peripartum depression (an inclusive term that includes postpartum depression) is defined by Johns Hopkins Guides as a “major depressive episode” that…
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ONC Outlines Health IT Interoperability Progress in Report to Congress
By Hannah Nelson
March 06, 2023 – A new ONC report to Congress outlines the significant impact of the 21st Century Cures Act on health IT interoperability.
As of 2021, nearly all non-federal acute care…
IDS Taps Veta Health to Expand Virtual Care Offerings
What You Should Know:– Veta Health and Indiana-based Interactive Digital Solutions (IDS) announced their strategic partnership to expand IDS’s virtual care offerings through an exclusive reseller agreement.– The adoption of telehealth and virtual care has surged since…
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South Georgia Hospitals to Gain Access to Remote Monitoring Services
By Mark Melchionna March 03, 2023 – To expand critical care access, Emory Healthcare will provide Memorial Hospital and Manor and Coffee Regional Medical Center with access to its electronic intensive care…
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Remote Patient Monitoring Use Skyrockets 1,300%
By Anuja Vaidya March 02, 2023 – The adoption of remote patient monitoring (RPM) has skyrocketed, with RPM claim volume increasing by 1,294 percent from January 2019 to November 2022, according to…
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California Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Keep Rural Hospitals From Closing as They Work to Meet Seismic Compliance
A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation designed to keep the state’s small and rural hospitals from closing as they work to meet seismic safety compliance requirements.
State law has set a timeline for hospitals to…
KLAS Ranks Long Term Care EHR Vendor Performance, Customer Satisfaction
With increasing costs and changing reimbursements for long term care (LTC) delivery, scrutiny of EHR vendor value is high. A recent KLAS report revealed that among fully rated vendors, customers ranked PointClickCare highest overall…
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Why We Need a New Category for Safety Devices
Safety is paramount in medical care, rooted in the most basic tenet of medicine: First, do no harm. But, although acute medical care presents myriad risks to patient safety, there is no category for…
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