Client News Coverage

The data integrity summary report is one of the most powerful – yet underutilized – tools hospitals have at their disposal for maintaining the integrity of the data within their MPI. Digging deeper into the statistics provided in these reports reveals far more than the volume of overlaid or duplicate records within the system. It can also reveal areas of weaknesses that, left unchecked, could threaten the long-term integrity of the MPI, limit its usefulness in achieving quality and safety goals and Meaningful Use, and hamper participation in ACOs and HIEs.

HISTalk»

Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) have taken center stage as a focal point of Medicare's push for more accountability from the healthcare industry. Pay-for-performance strategies across the board point to a movement that is emphatically and systematically aimed at improving performance through a no-tolerance policy for these costly and preventable events.

Healthcare Finance News»

Standardization, streamlined processes, and technology — all three are fundamental strategies for eliminating many of the complexities that plague the healthcare industry today. The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program is one FDA initiative that has taken center stage recently because of its inherent flaws in each of these areas.

Drug Topics»

In their methodical march from paper to digital, IT personnel at Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) have moved carefully, deliberately, vowing to get it right the first time.

ExecutiveInsight»

The momentum surrounding adoption of electronic health records (EHR) systems in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) setting is accelerating as more examples emerge of their far-reaching benefits, in particular improved patient care and revenue cycle management.

Health Management Technology»

Secondary use of patient data has formed the basis of critical medical research for years.  And with the rise of EHR use across the nation, the far-reaching benefits of data mining are expected to take research efforts to a whole new level for improving healthcare delivery.

ExecutiveInsight»

Wolters Kluwer Health has partnered with the Altos Group for a sepsis mortality reduction program. The pilot will put mobile technology, actionable clinical content and change management programs to work in the hopes of early sepsis identification and intervention.

Healthcare IT News»

Health information content vendor Wolters Kluwer Health and change management consultancy The Altos Group have jointly developed a program to reduce sepsis mortality rates in hospitals.

HealthData Management»

Wolters Kluwer Health has announced a strategic partnership with The Altos Group to advance development of an innovative sepsis mortality reduction program. Hospitals are currently being enrolled to serve as pilot sites in the program, which brings together mobile technology, actionable clinical content and clinical change management to enable early sepsis identification and intervention.

EMR Daily News»

Amphion Medical Solutions, has announced the launch of Triton Health Document Cloud, a cloud-based transcription solution that can help hospitals maximize budgets and resources, in part by facilitating a seamless transition between in-house and outsourced services in response to evolving needs.

EMR Daily News»

Healthcare issues are top of mind for small businesses these days, especially since these companies usually don’t have enough staff to deal with them, particularly regarding costs and benefits.

Strategic Finance»

Without much fanfare, a small but significant change to Medicare’s Conditions of Participation (CoP) for hospitals went into effect in mid-July.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decreed that Medicare-participating hospitals that use order sets, pre-printed or electronic standing orders and protocols for patient orders must ensure that they are consistent with nationally recognized and evidence-based guidelines and recommendations.

Hospital EMR and EHR»

The noise on the healthcare regulatory front has been sending shockwaves through the industry for some time now, and the multitude of initiatives competing for resources will likely continue to absorb the C-Suite's time for the foreseeable future. As healthcare organizations clamor to keep up with new initiatives and stay ahead of the reimbursement curve, it is important that one of the principle goals behind the health IT movement remain at the forefront-the need to deploy infrastructures capable of driving meaningful improvements in patient outcomes.

ExecutiveInsight»

Linda Peitzman MD is chief medical informatics officer of Wolters Kluwer Health.

HISTalk»

New care and reimbursement models are forcing healthcare organizations — physicians, hospitals and health plans — to step up their game when it comes to performance data. Collection and reporting of key metrics are required by many emerging initiatives, while several long-established programs are now embracing strong quality-enhancement strategies. Many are going so far as to link reimbursements and financial or other incentives to quality scores.

Health Management Technology»