Patient Safety

Data Integrity Strategies for Patient Matching, Identification

by Jennifer Bresnick

Patient matching errors are an insidious but all-too-common threat to patient safety in the healthcare setting.  While providers have generally embraced the idea that a patient’s electronic record should follow her from the...

How Do Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Differ in Healthcare?

by Jennifer Bresnick

If the futurists, visionaries, and venture capitalists are to be believed, artificial intelligence is right on the cusp of becoming the most important breakthrough for healthcare since penicillin.  Self-driving cars, scary-smart...

The Role of Healthcare Data Governance in Big Data Analytics

by Jennifer Bresnick

Data has always been the lifeblood of the healthcare industry.  From blood pressure readings and surgical records to insurance claims, immunization histories, patient demographics, and payment receipts, every action of every member of...