Clinical documentation

Electronic health record systems standardize clinical documentation so health IT tools can automate data entry and facilitate information exchange across healthcare systems. See how these technologies improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of clinical documentation.

Understanding the Fundamentals of Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable care organizations, or ACOs, promote higher care quality at lower costs while shifting risk to healthcare providers, ...
Health equity incentive in P4P model needs adjusting
A research letter examining the use of a health equity incentive in the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model points to...
44% of practices plan to renegotiate payer reimbursement rates
A survey shows physician practices aim to improve patient payments and payer reimbursement rates, with 44% planning ...

Strategies for talking to parents about vaccines for children
Talking to parents about vaccines for children will require a balance of assertive recommendations and empathy for ...
Why don't patients access preventive care, screenings?
Patients aren't accessing preventive care and cancer screenings due to logistical barriers, like getting time off work and ...
Leapfrog: Hospitals give sustained effort in patient safety
Nearly 350 hospitals got the new "Straight A" designation from Leapfrog, signaling top patient safety performance for at least ...

AI and the future of genomics
AI genomics' speed and accuracy in drug target discovery, disease modeling and detection, and gene therapy hold promise for ...
AI model boosts delirium detection rate in hospitals
Research shows that using a new AI model resulted in a four-fold increase in the rate of delirium detection among hospitalized ...
Ambient AI's impact on clinician experience varies
A new analysis of ambient AI technology use shows that it helps improve clinician experience, but some clinicians, like primary ...

NIST Privacy Framework receives draft update
A draft update to the NIST Privacy Framework aims to streamline the document and align it with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Ascension discloses multiple third-party data breaches
Over the course of the last year, Ascension Health has been hit with a storm of third-party data breaches impacting its patients ...
Pursuing strategic partnerships to tackle Cobalt Strike abuse
Fortra, Microsoft and Health-ISAC showcased the value of collaboration in their efforts to crack down on illegal copies of Cobalt...

Virtual pulmonary rehab effective for high-need COPD patients
New research shows that virtual pulmonary rehab is similarly effective for COPD patients who need oxygen as those who do not, ...
Leveraging virtual tools to mitigate maternity care deserts
Intermountain Health's Maternal Health Connection program combines virtual and in-person care to increase maternal care access ...
5 elements of 'smart' hospital rooms
'Smart' hospital rooms combine virtual, remote patient monitoring and AI tools to enhance clinician workflow, care outcomes and ...

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