How 10 OR efficiency performance indicators can impact operations
Keeping score and tracking improvement will assist in guiding positive changes for your operating rooms. Source: HDM
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How to read between the lines of the healthcare data blocking debate
Data liquidity present new risks to data privacy and security, and that is at the heart of the debate on this hot button topic. Source:... Read More
What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next decade
As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and... Read More
Lawmakers: VA apps pose privacy risk to veterans’ healthcare data
The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient... Read More
Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing
How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. Source: HDM
House panel to hold hearing on VA delay of first EHR go-live
The chair of the House subcommittee charged with legislative oversight of the VA’s Cerner electronic health record implementation is concerned about the agency’s decision to... Read More
Health standards organizations help codify novel coronavirus info
As part of the global effort to manage and contain the coronavirus response, two global health standards organizations have introduced new content. Source: HDM
5 top cyber hygiene tips to help organizations stay ahead of cyberthreats
Similar to how an individual would not go to the dentist until after teeth have started falling out, an organization should not wait until a... Read More