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Baton Rouge and New Orleans hospitals in Louisiana are brainstorming strategies to improve patient experiences while reducing costs, according to The Advocate.

Digital health technologies will drive efficiency and lower costs in the healthcare industry, according to a Tractica whitepaper, "Digital Health: 10 Trends to Watch."

Patient safety is an ongoing mission. The Joint Commission has named four national patient safety goals for ambulatory care in 2016.  

Despite research that links aspirin's use to lower cancer and cardiovascular incidences, aspirin should not be seen as an easy, over-the-counter option for disease prevention for the general public, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Quality patient care is a core goal for any healthcare provider. In response, many healthcare organizations and stakeholders have developed a number of tools provide support in key areas of patient safety.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly 30 confirmed cases of Zika virus in Puerto Rico since the end of January, according to The Washington Post.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality researchers found facilities that implemented a fully electronic EHR system reduced the number of adverse patient safety events in the inpatient setting, according to HealthIT Analytics. In the study, researchers analyzed data for more…

A second Santa Clara (Calif.) University student has been hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis, according to Lake Andes Wave.

Researchers from National Institute of Standards and Technology, Rockville, Md.-based Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins School of Medicine developed a new Lyme disease test, according to Phys.org.

The National Hand Hygiene Initiative in Australia successfully reduced risk of infections, but at a steep cost, according to a Medical Xpress article.