I continue to be amazed at the hidden jewels in our hospital accreditation requirements, there by design yet oftentimes not apparent. One of my newest amazements is knowledge management.
Something is seriously wrong… The healthcare industry as a whole in the United States is corrupt, dysfunctional, ineffective, and inefficient. And regardless of “party affiliation”, everyone appears to share this opinion. The only real disagreement (and a heated disagreement at that) … Continue reading
In my May 2015 article on Risk-Based Thinking (RBT), I discussed the current state of healthcare related to risk and our current performance as a profession. Since that article, there have been other journal articles that showed improvements in our … Continue reading
Bob is a hockey fan. His Facebook timeline is filled with posts about his favorite team and his search for tickets. Bob also works in the department of Health Information Services for a major hospital in a large city. One … Continue reading
As I mentioned in the previous article, Healthcare Privacy, Farrah Fawcett and Blockchain, a blockchain is a distributed database that acts as a ledger for transactions. It is best known as the technology behind Bitcoin, a type of digital currency … Continue reading