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Reclassifying EHRs as medical devices would come at a cost
Just two weeks ago, I expressed concern that a cyber attack on unprotected medical devices can infect the electronic health records to which they are connected, causing the EHR to malfunction and the
Joint CDC-ACS patient safety initiative to rely heavily on EHRs
A new collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) and other adverse outcomes
Technology could better prepare health professionals for disasters
Social media and other electronic tools could be of vital use to health professionals during catastrophic disasters such as widespread disease outbreaks, hurricanes and earthquakes, particularly
Study: E-prescribing significantly cuts hospital error rates
Medication error rates fell substantially in two Australian hospitals after they introduced commercial electronic prescribing systems, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine. Although the
Collegiate contest offers $10K prize for best mobile health app
The Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering have announced their second annual contest to spur health IT innovations by college students. The "Go Viral to Improve Health"
CCHIT chair: Tips to use EHRs to improve safety
How well can your EHR system protect patients from substandard patient care? Evidently quite a bit, according to Karen Bell, chair of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
Bill protecting EHR users panned for 'discouraging' system improvements
A bill introduced last month in the House of Representatives that provides some legal protections to users of certified electronic health record systems appears to be garnering mixed reviews,
Todd Park: More can, should be done to capture unique EHR safety issues
As Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, it's Todd Park's job to be excited about innovation. And, as anyone who's seen him speak live can attest, he takes
EHR safety: IOM report a good start, but more can be done
There's been a lot of fanfare about the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent report calling for a new federal watchdog agency to oversee the safety of health information technology (HIT) and
Adverse event reporting system gets backing of HIMSS EHR Association
The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association and patient safety organization the iHealth Alliance have agreed to work together to encourage more clinicians to confidentially report patient safety
