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Patient safety
value-based healthcare
Value-based healthcare, also known as value-based care, is a payment model that rewards healthcare providers for providing quality care to patients. Continue Reading
clinical trial
A clinical trial, also known as a clinical research study, is a protocol to evaluate the effects and efficacy of experimental medical treatments or behavioral interventions on health outcomes. Continue Reading
Preventing diagnostic errors in medicine with software
In this podcast, a medical expert talks about how physicians can avoid diagnostic errors -- a top threat to patient safety -- by using AI-based clinical decision support software. Continue Reading
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Hospitals bone up on medical device cybersecurity plans
Healthcare cybersecurity can be likened to those old movie westerns pitting the good guys against the bad guys. Back then, however, it was easy to distinguish the white hats from the black hats. Not so in today's complex, sinister world of computer ... Continue Reading
21st Century Cures Act
The 21st Century Cures Act is a wide-ranging healthcare bill that funds medical research and development, medical device innovation, mental health research and care, opioid addiction treatment and prevention, and health information technology. Continue Reading
patient engagement
Patient engagement is an ideal healthcare situation in which people are well-informed about -- and motivated to be involved -- in their own medical care.Continue Reading
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA or Obamacare)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (more commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act, ACA or Obamacare) is a healthcare law passed by Congress in 2010 during the administration of President Barack Obama.Continue Reading
Patient retention strategies must go beyond mobile check-ins
Healthcare organizations will have to go beyond traditional approaches to patient retention if they want to keep their patients. Personalized recommendations are one place to start.Continue Reading
Mobile in healthcare a strong prescription for improved patient care
Walk the corridors of any modern hospital, from intensive care to patient units to emergency rooms, and you'll see the familiar banks of workstations where doctors and nurses busily access patient records and type in critical updates. For years, ...Continue Reading
CIO discusses health systems' projects with mobile healthcare services
Mobile health services should be focused on the consumer experience. One CIO discusses this and what his healthcare organization is doing in the mobile space.Continue Reading
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U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the largest biomedical library in the world.Continue Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Promoting a healthy general public and sharing data about chronic diseases are main goals of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Continue Reading
Patient engagement technology can improve outcomes and enhance care
Patient engagement tools, such as virtual assistants and health apps, can help healthcare providers improve the physician-patient relationship and improve outcomes.Continue Reading
Patient engagement tools bring consumer vibes to healthcare
Patients are acting more like consumers and therefore have higher expectations of their healthcare providers. New technologies are needed to truly engage them.Continue Reading
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates the production and sale of food, medicine, health technology and cosmetic products. The FDA, also called the USFDA, approves drugs and medical devices for sale and recalls unsafe products.Continue Reading