Articles By Christine Kern
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The Rise Of The CNIO
5/19/2016
Informatics nurses provide demonstrated high degree of impact on quality of care. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Medical Error Is The Third Leading Cause Of Patient Death
5/9/2016
Study finds only heart disease and cancer caused more deaths than medical errors. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Leapfrog Study Finds Choice Of Hospital Has Implications For Outcomes
5/3/2016
Hospitals with D or F grades had a nearly 50 percent higher risk of avoidable death. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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NIST Poised To Release Cyber Security Guidelines To Help Hospitals
4/22/2016
New best practices are “imminent” according to one official. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Hospital Revenue Not Slowed By Value-Based Care Efforts
4/21/2016
Report shows physicians generated $1.56 million in direct net income for hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Robotic Compounding Of Medications Helps Improve Patient Safety
4/14/2016
Using robotic systems for sterile IV therapies improves safety and compliance, reduces waste. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Backup And Recovery System Allows Methodist Hospital To Regain Control After Ransomware Attack
3/28/2016
Kentucky hospital claims it fended off a ransomware attack. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Artificial Intelligence Reduces Hospital Admissions
3/23/2016
Research reveals benefits of integrating machine learning into remote monitoring. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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CDC Ends Freeze On New ICD-10 Codes
3/22/2016
A total of 1,900 codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes will be added for fiscal year 2017. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Western Maryland Health System Successfully Shifts To Value-Based Care Model
3/8/2016
Successful navigation of value-based care with healthcare analytics has $1.3 million ROI.