October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Throughout October we will be spotlighting cybersecurity in healthcare. We begin with resources and research from federal agencies, HHS, AHRQ, ASTP/ONC, and DHS.
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AHRQ Announces Funding Opportunities to Accelerate Health Care Improvement
The AHRQ announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity to establish state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, representing a historic investment to accelerate the implementation and dissemination of patient-centered outcomes research into health care delivery through improvements in…
Virtual Healthcare September 2024
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from American Heart Association, AHRQ, Ochsner Digital Medicine, VirtuAlly, ATA Action, AvaSure, care.ai, Vesta Healthcare, Merck Manuals, LifeBridge Health, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and more.
Telehealthcare Research from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
By Kevin Chaney & Sanjeev Arora MD – AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program, which this year commemorates its 20th anniversary, has consistently encouraged the adoption of technologies to enhance not only healthcare quality and safety, but access too.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – July 2024
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July that we think deserve sharing again.
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – The Ben Franklin proverb, “An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure,” has never rung truer than it does today. I have long thought preventive healthcare is the key to living longer and healthier lives. Prevention is primary.
AHRQ and CDS: Building the Bridge to Evidence-based Medicine
From the AHRQ Blog – Clinical decision support has emerged as an important tool to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Not coincidentally, CDS has been a consistent focal point for AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – May 2024
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of May that we think deserve sharing again.
Friday at Five: Weekend Reading on the Facts
Bookmark these reports on your “to read” list. From the AHA on hospital stats, ONC on interoperability, AHRQ on using data on practice improvement, and Sellers Dorsey’s summary of CMS-2439-F final rule.