Quality and Safety

Aug 22 | Jeff Lagasse

Kidney transplants covered by Medicaid increased in states after Medicaid expansion

Preemptive kidney transplants covered by Medicaid have shown much greater increases in expansion states.

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Aug 22 | Susan Morse

Hospitals are demanding secure medical devices before they buy

The IoT: "Every something that comes on the market is in essence it's own small computer with an ability to find its…

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Aug 21 | Susan Morse

Hospitals need to know: When disaster strikes, FEMA money is available to those that file quickly

Hospitals often don't file for the funds because they're unaware of what can be…

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Aug 21 | Susan Morse

Cybersecurity: The enemy is already inside the gate

The number one recommendation is to know all of the touch points for data: how it comes in, how it's used, where it's stored and…

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Aug 09 | Susan Morse

Medical devices pose cybersecurity and patient threat

Security breaches can happen outside of the four walls of a hospital.

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Aug 05 | Susan Morse

California earthquakes highlight need to make evacuation decisions quickly

Ridgecrest Regional spent $72 million on a building that withstood an earthquake, but broken water pipes forced an…

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Jul 30 | Mike Miliard

Seema Verma, Jared Kushner tout new physician-focused MyHealthEData project

The Blue Button API pilot, Data at the Point of Care, aims to connect clinicians with claims data, giving them…

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Jul 30 | Jeff Lagasse

FTC's $5 billion penalty for Facebook security lapses includes new health privacy restrictions

The fine is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy,…

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Jul 30 | Susan Morse

Healthcare's number one financial issue is cybersecurity

The cost of a healthcare breach is about $408 per patient record and that doesn't include the loss of business, productivity and…

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Jul 29 | Jeff Lagasse

Women and minorities underrepresented in emergency medicine, new research shows

Less than a quarter of newly certified paramedics are female, and only about 5 percent of EMTs self-identify…

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Credible, Defensible Estimates In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today’s environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes – all laudable goals.

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