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EHRs: A Quadruple Win, a Quadruple Failure, or Simply Time for a Reboot?
Despite some benefits, EHRs have failed to advance the quadruple aim—improved quality, patient experience, efficiency, and clinician satisfaction—to the extent many anticipated, according to an editorial in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Banner Health 'Underestimated' Scope of Computer Conversion in Tucson
A conversion to a new EHR has contributed to recent slowdowns at Banner Health’s Tucson, Arizona, hospitals and clinics, according to the Arizona Daily Star. |
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HIMSS18 Pairs Entertainment and Education
By Heather Hogstrom
HIMSS will return to Las Vegas for its 2018 Annual Conference & Exhibition, March 5–9. As the “entertainment capital of the world,” Las Vegas provides a plethora of pastimes, from gambling in casinos to taking in shows like Cirque Du Soleil. Visitors can even get a bird’s-eye view of the city from the 550-foot High Roller, which is currently the tallest observation wheel in the world. Conference attendees can check the HIMSS website for exclusive discounts on these attractions and more.
There’s also plenty of entertainment to be had at HIMSS18. The HIMSS18 Opening Reception will provide attendees with an old-school arcade experience, offering refreshments, live music, and, of course, arcade gaming. And attendees can discover ways to become more involved within HIMSS while mingling at the HIMSS Communities Carnival, featuring a fun night of carnival snacks and beverages as well as games and gambling. The Exhibit Floor Social Hour on Wednesday will allow attendees to enjoy complimentary drinks while exploring the massive show floor, which will be filled with approximately 1,300 exhibitors displaying an array of products and services. New exhibit floor features include the Solutions Lab, which will showcase solutions for both health care administration and population health, and Lightning Sessions, which are 20-minute presentations covering hot topics. Other specialty sections will have demonstrations and sessions for cybersecurity, interoperability, connected health, and more.
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Clinical Decision Support App Targets Heart Failure Patients
A multidisciplinary team of Intermountain Healthcare heart clinicians, medical informatics, and home health specialists have unveiled a clinical decision support app that monitors heart failure patients’ medical tests and health status, identifies when heart failure becomes advanced, and promptly notifies clinicians.
When computer monitoring indicates a patient likely has advanced heart failure, the app automatically sends a secure e-mail to the patient’s doctors that includes the recommended therapy and all the relevant information that triggered the alert, and provides a link to a secure Intermountain web-based page that provides further information. It also lists phone numbers and links so doctors can easily connect the patients with advanced heart failure specialists. The study found more patients were directed into advanced therapy, where their condition and longevity improved compared with the control group. Learn more »
Smartphone App Shows Promise Monitoring Chemotherapy Patients
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy can be remotely monitored using their smartphone sensors and an algorithm that detects worsening symptoms based on objective changes in patient behavior, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh.
Study participants carried a smartphone for four weeks as they went about their daily lives, and rated the severity of 12 common symptoms, such as fatigue and nausea, at least once a day. Smartphone software developed by the researchers passively and continuously collected data on behavior patterns, such as the number of calls or texts sent and received, smartphone apps used, and the movement and location of the phone. Researchers then used the data collected from the smartphone to develop an algorithm that could identify and correlate the patient’s high-, average-, and low-symptom days with 88% accuracy.
The study found that on days when the patients reported worse-than-average symptoms, they tended to spend more time being sedentary, moved the phone more slowly, and spent more minutes using apps on the phone. Collecting these objective behavioral measures from smartphone sensors requires no additional effort from patients, and they could prove beneficial for long-term monitoring of those undergoing arduous cancer treatments or those with other chronic illnesses. Learn more » |
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Survey Finds One in Five Health Care Professionals Have Experienced Patient Data Breaches
According to a recent University of Phoenix College of Health Professions online survey of 504 registered nurses and administrative staff, only one-quarter of registered nurses (RNs) have seen changes in the way their companies handle data security and patient privacy over the past year despite increased data breaches across all industries. The survey found that 20% of RNs and 19% of administrative staff indicated that their facilities have experienced a breach of private patient data.
However, there appears to be a disconnect between breaches and level of confidence, with 48% of RNs and 57% of administrative staff noting they are “very confident” in their facility’s ability to protect patient data against potential theft. When asked where they have seen the most changes occur in the industry over the last year, including quality of care, safety, digital health records and prevention and population health, only 25% of RNs and 40% of administrative staff cite data security and privacy.
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