Quality and Safety

Stethoscope on tablet
By Susan Morse 11:50 am June 30, 2023
A reduction in clinical note taking leads to better outcomes for both patients and physicians facing burnout, says CEO Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli.
Dr. Graham Gardner, CEO of Kyruus, and son Ketan
By Bill Siwicki 11:12 am June 29, 2023
A physician zeroes in on some strategies to offer better care to all – and makes the business case for provider organizations to tackle health equity.
Robin Cummings and Mara Servaites of the Virginia Telehealth Network
By Bill Siwicki 11:07 am June 26, 2023
The vast majority of telehealth caregivers in Virginia are confident in the quality of virtual care. Two experts from the Virginia Telehealth Network go in-depth about new poll data that shows its staying power.
Nurse at computer
By Mike Miliard 10:40 am June 22, 2023
The newest batch of health systems to receive funding to examine their clinicians' patterns of electronic health record use include Brigham and Women’s, MedStar, UCSF and Yale School of Medicine.
Julie Adler-Milstein, director of the UCSF Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation
By Andrea Fox 10:50 am June 15, 2023
Longtime healthcare IT researcher Julia Adler-Milstein is planning major initiatives around digital health equity, artificial intelligence and diagnostic innovation
Hospital staff walking in hallway
By Susan Morse 01:28 pm June 14, 2023
 Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld sworn in as the first openly gay person to serve as AMA president.
Hospital campus at night
By Susan Morse 01:54 pm June 13, 2023
The Illinois Catholic health system has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with OSF Healthcare to acquire the Peru campus.
Radiologists look on screen as a patient exiting an MRI machine appears in the background.
By Andrea Fox 12:17 pm June 12, 2023
The company says the deep learning-enhanced technology can acquire MRI images up to 12 times faster than conventional methods, matching the speed of MRI to the speed of physiology.
Doctor with hospital patient and another person standing
By Andrea Fox 03:34 pm June 09, 2023
The large language model is still in testing, but the AI tool had a median accuracy score of 77.8% compared to a physician score of 62.8%. The code base is now available to all healthcare organizations.
iPad and stethoscope
By Bill Siwicki 11:43 am June 09, 2023
Jennifer Eaton of IDC Research details steps provider organizations can embark on to help their patients – and their overall quality.