Hospitals spend millions of dollars and countless hours resolving patient record matching issues due to lack of interoperability — money and time that could be saved by using enterprise master patient ...

Sharon Regional Health System faced a dilemma after completing a comprehensive master patient index cleanup in preparation for its new electronic health record system. While the cleanup had eliminated ...

Individuals who have completed UAB’s Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety can apply their 15 graduate credit hours directly to UAB’s Master’s program to continue to build their ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare technology, ensuring patient safety remains ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESO, a leading data and software company serving emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments, hospitals, state and federal agencies, today announced it has ...

UAB’s Healthcare Quality and Safety Graduate Programs are designed for those who are driven to shape a safer environment for their patients. We offer a Master of Science and a Graduate Certificate in ...

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

“First, do no harm” may be the most well-known adage in the medical profession, but it’s far more than an admonishment. Preventing harm by investing in patient safety is a smart business strategy that ...

While the value of HF/SE in improving patient safety has been demonstrated, the field remains significantly underused and not well understood. 9 In this article we describe HF/SE, its different facets ...

Eight NYC hospitals earned a "D" for patient safety in a report card released Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group, a healthcare watchdog. Pictured here is Staten Island University Hospital - North Campus, ...