In a recent article from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), experts discussed three possible methods to reduce the increasing amounts of audits received by providers and health information management professionals.

The future of the medical products and device industry is brightening, according to Moody’s investors Service, which upgraded its outlook from stable to positive. Moody’s predicts “continued product innovation” and synergies from acquisitions will drive growth of earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of between 4 and 5 percent over the next 12 to 18 months.

Oracle Health Sciences has announced the findings of a study outlining current and future plans, as well as barriers, for precision medicine and its impact on life sciences and healthcare communities.

Nihon Kohden has announced the commercial launch of its NK- HiQTM Wireless Patient Monitoring System, a smart, secure data acquisition and management platform that leverages Wi-Fi technology to provide safe continuous patient monitoring in the hospital setting. With a suite of fully featured central station, bedside, transport and wearable patient monitors, the system captures and manages patient data from admission to discharge, seamlessly throughout the enterprise. The company will showcase its NK-HiQ system at Nihon Kohden’s HIMSS18 booth (10925) in Las Vegas, March 5–8.

Internet searchers of common heart disease symptoms closely resemble geographic and seasonal trends of coronary heart disease hospitalizations, according to a study to be presented at American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found shared decision-making making between patients and providers could improve the quality of final decisions made in high-risk situations. Findings were published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

To tackle health disparities between Chicago’s West Side and wealthier, predominantly white neighborhoods elsewhere in the city, Rush University Medical Center is leading a group of nine hospitals and health systems to make investments and hire people from disadvantaged communities.

Lack of motivation and increased levels of clinical staff stress could lead to hospitals shutting down during major incidents like a flood or earthquake, according to a study published in Procedia Engineering.