Quality and Safety

The rise and risk of IoT in healthcare

Carson Sweet, co-founder and CTO at CloudPassage, argues why we cannot lose sight of compliance and security measures as IoT plays an […]

State finds hundreds of medication errors linked to healthcare technology

The majority of errors were attributed to the human-computer interface, workflow and communication, and clinical content, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority says. Exactly […]

Securing data integrity at the “front door” of care delivery

Although most of the health industry has moved records and administrative processes from paper to digital, human error remains a costly issue. […]

Expanding Beyond HIPAA Audit Prep for Information Governance

The recent AHIMA toolkit focusing on HIPAA audit preparation is a key tool for organizations, but it is just the beginning for […]

MGMA Advises New HHS Secretary on MACRA Implementation

MGMA made suggestions to improve various aspects of the healthcare industry that benefit medical groups participating in MACRA implementation. The Medical Group […]

Emergency Coverage Top Healthcare Consumer Demand For Payers

When talking about access to care, healthcare consumers were highly in favor of transparency and want payers to cover emergency services. A […]

Key Challenges and Solutions of Healthcare Payment Reform

Payers will need to support their provider networks when advancing healthcare payment reform. Healthcare payment reform is becoming more common across payers […]

6 major mistakes of patient engagement

Is your healthcare facility making patient engagement mistakes? The first step to solving any problem is realizing there is one. Patient engagement […]

Top 10 healthcare technology advances for 2017, according to ECRI

Liquid biopsies, opioid addiction biosensors and AI top ECRI’s annual list of technologies that will transform the industry this year. As the […]