News Archive: Informatics and Technology
2008 — 2007 — 2006 — 2005 — 2004 and PriorHospital quality reporting tools may lack important information Mar 17, 08
The Inpatient Quality Indicator mortality measures should include information about preexisting patient conditions.
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Proxy and proxy-assisted responses for Medicare beneficiaries should be viewed with caution Mar 12, 08
Proxy and proxy-assisted responses for Medicare beneficiaries should be viewed with caution. Proxies can provide inaccurate ratings of the health of Medicare beneficiaries; spouses may be more accurate.
Programmable smart pumps unlikely to reduce adverse drug events Feb 22, 08
Programmable infusion pumps with safety software (smart pumps) are unlikely to reduce preventable adverse drug events in ICUs because the pumps address only 4% of them. Expanding smart-pump capabilities might prevent more drug errors.Consumers could buy yearly 'Drug Licenses' as new way to pay for prescriptions — Jan. 21, 2008
Changing the way consumers pay for prescription drugs so that the system more closely resembles paying for cell phones or computer software could increase drug use without altering patients' out-of-pocket spending, health plan costs or drug company profits.
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