The Joint Commission’s Annual Report on Quality and Safety named 1,099 hospitals as achieving a spot on its Top Performer on Key Quality Measures program. These hospitals represent 33 percent of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure performance data for 2012, and include general, children’s, psychiatric, surgical specialty and critical access hospitals, according to the 60-page report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking public comment on several new clinical quality measures for eligible professionals that pertain to Meaningful Use Stage 3.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced three appointments to the Health IT Policy Committee; each will serve three-year terms.

The National ICD-10 Pilot Project helped develop codesets to get providers on track for the new system.

BOSTON—“I don’t think big data has generated a big return on investment for sick or healthy people,” said Chris Kryder, MD, MBA, chairman of Valence Health, speaking during a panel discussion about big data’s impact on healthcare at Partners HealthCare’s 10th Annual Connected Health Symposium.

The requirements of Meaningful Use Stage 2 emphasize new levels of patient engagement and more and more studies are proving that patients more involved in their care can improve outcomes and reduce costs. 

ECRI Institute’s Patient Safety Organization (PSO) announced the release of a health IT hazard reporting system that utilizes the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's common formats and a tested standardized taxonomy for health IT hazard information.

AHIMA CONFERENCE--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced a significant enhancement to its Clintegrity 360 platform that integrates clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and computer-assisted coding (CAC) into one seamless process. This single, web-based solution creates a natural and efficient way for clinicians to create more complete and accurate clinical documentation, while supporting downstream revenue cycle and quality reporting processes. Nuance Clintegrity 360 will be demonstrated in booth #1226 at the 2013 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention & Exhibits October 27 – 30.