FDA’s pilot program for the agency’s Sentinel System—dubbed Mini-Sentinel—is utilizing EHR data in combination with claims information to better monitor the safety of FDA-regulated products.

The three individual boards of Southeast Michigan’s Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare unanimously approved a merger plan and the three healthcare systems’ leaders signed the definitive merger agreement this week.

Electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) and clinical decision support (CDS) share many similarities and common requirements, all with the goal of improving healthcare quality.

In healthcare today, managing the health of patients and practices is all about managing risk. Adding value-driven, population-focused strategic analytics makes the process a lot less risky. Colorado Springs Health Partners (CSHP) is proof positive that analytics and clinical intelligence work for patients and providers.

CHICAGO (June 23, 2014) – HIMSS Analytics today named Siemens Healthcare a Certified Educator of the DELTA PoweredTM Analytics Assessment.

NEW YORK, INDIANAPOLIS, June 17, 2014 – ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. are announcing that Regenstrief, an internationally recognized informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH’s real-world evidence and analytics consortium. 

June 10, 2014, Boston, Massachusetts – Press Ganey today announced the acquisition of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®), the leading quality improvement and nurse engagement tool developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and managed by The University of Kansas School of Nursing. The acquisition strengthens Press Ganey’s ability to empower nurses and nursing leaders in their mission to reduce patient suffering and improve the patient experience.

Louisville, KY, June 19, 2014 -- Deyta, LLC announced today that it will offer Submission Services with its new Quality Actionboards to further alleviate administrative burdens associated with ensuring Hospice Item Set (HIS) compliance. As part of the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), all Medicare-certified hospices will be required to capture, validate and report the 64 patient-level data elements that comprise the HIS for all patients admitted on or after July 1, 2014.