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U.S. Healthcare System Performance Reported by Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Fund released results from the 2008 National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance (pdf). This new effort updates results previously issued for 2006, no improvements were noted during this two year interim period. more...

July 21, 2008 Related topics: Trends, Partnerships & Consortia, Quality, Safety, Errors

Patient Satisfaction Correlated with IT Used in Facilities

A report completed by the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study indicates that facilities which deploy information technology (IT) tools are more likely to have high levels of patient satisfaction. These tools are associated with higher levels of patient satisfaction. more...

July 18, 2008 Related topics: Trends, Partnerships & Consortia

Controlled Substances Expected to Gain E-Scrip Clearance?

According to a report published by Government Health IT, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is planning to propose...

EHR Implementation Still Lagging

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that clinicians who have electronic health records...

New Alert System for Devices and Drugs Forthcoming

The American Medical Association (AMA) described a new system that will provide clinicians about urgent notifications related to...

Speech Vendors Ranked by KLAS

The Speech Recognition report was recently released from KLAS; it assesses both front-and back-end vendors of speech recognition...

Horizon BCBS Introduces E-Med Safety Pilot Program

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) announced plans to commence a new pilot program...

NEJM Article Suggests New Approach for Management of CHF, AF

An article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the approach to...

E-Scrip Rule for Controlled Substances Issued

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an agency of the Department of Justice, issued a proposed rule which will...

Elderly Use of ED Rising

A report published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine notes the increasing use of the emergency room by...

Leaders’ Project Evaluates Healthcare Financing

The Leaders’ Project issued a new paper (pdf), “Financing the U.S. Health System: Issues for Option and Change”,...

NCHS Releases Coverage Data from 2004-06

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), an agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published...

GHSI Endorsed by Novation

The healthcare contracting service organization that serves VHA, Incorporated, Novation, announced support for the Global Health and Safety...

State of PA Describes Financial Status of Acute Care Facilities

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a report detailing the financial state (pdf) of general...

New Report Evaluates Status of E-Prescribing

The Center for Improving Medication Management, in cooperation with the eHealth Initiative, completed an assessment of e-prescribing across...

Growth in MRI Utilization Declines

The IMV Medical Information Division published a report that assessed the number of MRI procedures conducted across the...

Editorial Questions EMRs

An article printed in the New England Journal of Medicine questioned the overall value of electronic medical records...

HHS Identifies Participants in Demonstration Project

Twelve communities were chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services for participation in a electronic health...

Rate of Underinsured Continues to Increase

A report published by the Commonwealth Fund notes that the number of Americans without adequate health insurance continues...

Microsoft and Kaiser Permanente Partner to Share Data

An article published by Health Imaging described the partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft. The two organizations plan...

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