WASHINGTON — Access to electronic health records (EHRs) is helping boost patient engagement and confidence in providers, according to a new study from Washington-based National Partnership for Women & Families.
NEW YORK — New York nurses from seven different hospitals have recently developed methods to reduce hospitalization-related infections in the critical care unit while simultaneously improving patient outcome. These methods were believed to be the result of a 16-month leadership program where nurses developed keen senses of leadership and innovation in the hospitality field.
PRINCETON, N.J.— The New Jersey Hospital System keeps surprising the nation with its contributions to the Garden State’s economy. This time around, the hospital system contributed a whopping $21 billion to the state economy in 2013.
WASHINGTON — The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., announced its annual list of top hospitals. The award, which is being presented to 94 facilities this year, recognizes hospitals that qualify as excellent, according to Leapfrog’s annual hospital survey. The survey analyzes a combination of safety, quality and resource use standards set by the organization.
CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially adopted a policy that calls on lawmakers to stop penalties within the federal government’s Meaningful Use program.
WASHINGTON — Fewer patients are dying and billions are being saved in health care costs due to safer hospital environments, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
STAMFORD, Conn. — Hospital patients may be at risk of infection due to their own poor hand hygiene, according to a new study.
A University of Toronto study, published in the October 2014 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology entitled “Measurement of patient hand hygiene in multi-organ transplant units using a novel technology: an observational study,” analyzed the movement and behavior of staff, patients and equipment in a Toronto hospital. Researchers used the Hospital Watch Live System from Toronto-based health care IT company Infonaut.
NEW YORK — A new patient portal is being rolled out at six regional hospitals in New York. The portal allows patients to securely access their complete electronic health records.
NEW YORK — Southern Tier Healthlink (STHL) and Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) are planning to merge into a health information network across the state of New York.
The organizations are combining into what will be called HealthlinkNY. The collaboration will span 11 counties across the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Southern Tier, offering electronic access to statewide health information for participating providers and patients in the region.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Hospitals are improving their rates for complying with evidence-based care processes, according to a new report.
