Becker's Healthcare reports statistics on a significant rise in influenza and pneumonia deaths, focusing on flu-related death in 10 states: Alabama,...
Flu, pneumonia deaths exceed epidemic threshold
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Healthcare Quality
National Healthcare Quality Week
As a contribution to the celebration of all of those who work diligently and passionately in Healthcare Quality, we would like to plant a seed of...
Alliance with CIHQ
Prista Corporation and the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) Collaborate to Enhance Patient...
Interoperability: An EHR Litmus Test
By Don Jarrell Interoperability has become a watch word in the healthcare business. The need to deploy electronic health record (EHR) systems across...
A Culture of Quality: What It Is and What to Break to Get It
By Don Jarrell Is there a healthcare organization anywhere that doesn’t want to provide top quality care? This is one of the highest priorities...
Computers vs. Humans: Divide to Succeed
by Don Jarrell Time after time in our work with hospitals engaged in improving quality and safety management, I have seen management and staff...
Top Healthcare Quality Issues of 2015
Source: HealthLeadersMedia.com Six quality issues warrant the attention of healthcare leaders: misdiagnoses, star ratings, socioeconomic adjustment...
U.S. Boosts New Ebola Drug
Source: NBC News The U.S. government says it will help develop a new Ebola drug — one of five drugs that are being tested against the deadly virus....
How Cloud Computing Enables Interoperability
Source: HealthcareITNews.com CMS has signaled a renewed focus on interoperability, a welcome development for healthcare professionals...