A research project combining data from HIMSS on the digital maturity of hospitals and patient safety ratings data from the Leapfrog Group has shown an empirical link between digital maturity and performance against patient…
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Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has a long list of bona fides in patient safety innovation. She serves as IHI’s senior sponsor for the National Steering Committee…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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What You Should Know:4medica®, a healthcare data quality and matching technology company, today announced that the 4medica Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace.Built on Google Cloud’s Healthcare API, 4medica’s EMPI offers healthcare organizations access…
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According to Wes Wright, Chief Technology Officer at Imprivata, cybersecurity in healthcare should be considered a patient safety issue since it impacts patient data and patient outcomes when that data is rendered inaccessible. To…
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According to the latest National Progress Report from Surescripts, over 2.5 billion medication histories were requested through their platform in 2022. Having the latest medication information is key to reducing medication related adverse events….
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have successfully deployed Nervecentre Order Comms across their three large hospitals, one of the final focus areas of the trust’s progressive EPR programme roll-out with Nervecentre. The Order…
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Senators Patty Murray, Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown are pushing for an overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernisation (EHRM) programme following a series of “catastrophic harm” incidents, including…
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Georgia has introduced the CANDOR (Communication and Optimal Resolution) Act, a law that seeks to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients regarding medical errors and patient safety. The legislation is based on the…
Continue Reading In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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