Morning Headlines 8/20/18
Anthem $115 Million Data Breach Settlement Approved by Judge
Anthem settles its huge 2015 data breach for $115 million, of which it will make $15 million available to reimburse the resulting out-of-pocket expenses of its 19 million customers who were represented in the class group.
Mayo Clinic and National Decision Support Company develop CareSelect Blood, which offers 100 Mayo-maintained transfusion guidelines integrated into EHR ordering workflows.
Choosing Wisely Clinical Decision Support Adherence and Associated Inpatient Outcomes
A Cedars-Sinai study finds that failing to use available real-time clinical decision support was associated with a 7.3 percent increase in encounter cost, a 6.2 percent increase in length of stay, and a higher incidence of readmission and complications.
... because it's a construction worksite. (It's a bit more evident from the second photo in the linked post.)