CHICAGO—Quality improvement efforts should “practice what they preach” by following processes similar to those designed to improve workflow and patient care, said George Hripcsak, MD, MS, director of medical informatics services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, speaking at the 2014 Healthcare Leadership Forum.

The University of Michigan received a $1.6 million federal grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to investigate how communication technologies such as EHRs, email and pagers are being used and where common failures occur, according to Ann Arbor News.

A lighter touch with respect to Meaningful Use Stage 3 requirements will help improve interoperability, according to a draft report by the JASON task force, which is tasked with crafting a final report based on the advisory committee’s recommendations.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s 2014 Edition Release 2 Final Rule provides more choices for health IT developers and their customers, including new interoperable ways to exchange health data, said Michael Lipinski, JD, Office of Policy at the ONC, during an Oct. 2 webinar.

A tech error is why Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital accidentally discharged a patient diagnosed with Ebola, reports CBS News.

The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health has issued its long-awaited final guidance on cybersecurity issues that manufacturers should consider when designing and developing medical devices and preparing for premarket submissions.

A mail merge mix-up is the cause of the latest breach.

About 44,000 healthcare providers submitted hardship exemption applications for Meaningful Use before the July 1 deadline, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.