Morning Headlines 12/4/14
Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms
US hospitals have reduce medical errors by 17 percent since 2010, with a majority of the improvements coming from reduced adverse drug events, according to an AHRQ report. The improvement is credited with saving an estimated 50,000 lives and $12 billion in healthcare spending.
Jon White, MD, Acting Deputy National Coordinator/Acting Chief Medical Officer
The ONC promotes Jon White, MD to the position of Acting Deputy National Coordinator. White has been with the ONC since 2004, and is also the ONC’s current Chief Medical Officer.
DNA-screening test 23andMe launches in UK after US ban
After being shut down by the FDA in 2013, personal genetic testing provider 23andMe will begin marketing its genetic health assessments in the UK and Canada.
Organizations achieve EMRAM Stage 7
Six hospitals are added to the HIMSS Stage 7 list, including Ontario Shores Center for Mental Health Sciences, the first hospital from Canada, and first behavioral health hospital, to reach Stage 7.
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