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Electronic health records fail to detect up to 33% of medication errors

While showing minor improvements over the years, EHR systems consistently failed to detect errors that could injure or kill patients.

Factors such as how many patients would need ICU treatment, average length of stay and fatality risk are straining hospital resources.

Patients and families want to know what has changed from when they were told to stay at home.

C3 said that telehealth capability is needed in order to better fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and will better serve patients when the crisis passes.

Predictive analytics and natural language processing have helped the system improve readmission, utilization and quality metrics.

With the help of natural language processing and predictive capabilities, UVA Health has forged community partnerships during a time of need.

Pointing data-gathering efforts in the right direction holds the potential to deliver better value-based care.

A lack of funding from the state means the four South Side hospitals will come up short in their plans to establish a new health system.

Rent deferments will help some hospitals in the short term while the interest will make real estate companies whole by year’s end.

The organizations acquired a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, the largest domestic manufacturer of face masks.