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ECRI Institute to continue guideline database shut down by HHS, launch site with new features this fall

ECRI Institute, the independent nonprofit organization that developed and maintained the national Guideline Clearinghouse since its inception, will continue to provide access to the guidelines

Cost burden from adverse events estimated at $317.9B, expected to increase by 2022: 3 insights

Frost & Sullivan released an analysis measuring the frequency of adverse events and their effect on patient mortality and costs for healthcare organizations worldwide.

New cyber security dashboard helps CEOs reduce risks, improve patient safety

Clearwater, a cyber risk management solutions company, released its new CyberIntelligence dashboards, part of its IRMPro Enterprise Cyber Risk Management System, for healthcare providers.

How to improve outcomes, costs savings from University of Minnesota study: 3 key point

A new study from Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School found increased communication between hospitals improves patient care and survival rates.

New patient safety monitoring tech predicts threats, reduces safety risk: 4 facts

Health Catalyst launched the Patient Safety Monitor Suite: Surveillance Module, the first comprehensive patient safety application to combine data reviewed by clinician and predictive text analytics to monitor, predict and prevent threats to patient safety before harm occurs.

ASC reimbursement barely increases for orthopedics, spine & 4 more specialties: 24 statistics

In the last 12 months, reimbursement has increased by less than 1 percent on average across inpatient, outpatient and ASC settings, according to a Leerink Partners report.

45.7% of urgent care patients who don't need antibiotics leave with them: 5 insights from 'JAMA Internal Medicine'

Antibiotic overuse is more prevalent in urgent care clinics than other ambulatory care settings, according to an article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, reported on by Medscape.

10% of practicing physicians prefer to own their own practice, Medicus Firm reports

An academic practice setting appeals to about one-third of physicians in training, while nearly the same percent of practicing physicians prefer a single-specialty group or partnership, according to The Medicus Firm 2018 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.

HHS shuts down medical guideline websites hosting over 20 years of data

The HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is no longer supporting the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse due to cuts in President Donald Trump’s federal budget, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. The…

Standing out from the crowd — How Tom Hui helped HSTeChart rise above the ASC EHR market

When HSTpathways CEO Tom Hui founded his company and set about developing an EHR for the ASC setting, he did it with the unique challenges of surgery centers in mind.