There are potential pitfalls of calculating hospital readmission rates solely based on nonvalidated administrative datasets, according to an article published in the April issue of Neurosurgery.

Electronic prescribing should document treatment indication to monitor off-label use, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine article published online April 16.

Emory Healthcare in Atlanta has determined that 10 backup discs containing information on surgical patients treated between September 1990 and April 2007 are missing from a storage location at Emory University Hospital.

Sotera Wireless has received 510(k) clearance to sell a new, wrist-worn system for continuous monitoring of vital signs, called ViSi, which has been designed for use in ambulatory, non-ICU clinical settings and measures heart/pulse rate, 3- or 5-lead electrocardiography, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, respiration rate and skin temperature.

Data loss is the top cybersecurity threat (32 percent) among respondents to a survey from technology services provider CDW.

North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System, a 15-hospital system in New York, has announced there is an ongoing investigation with law enforcement authorities involving the identity theft of approximately 100 patients from North Shore University Hospital, a 804-bed tertiary care facility in Manhasset, N.Y.

Nelly Tan, MD, and Sean P. Zivin, MD, have been selected by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) as the recipients of resident travel grants, sponsored by Fujifilm Medical Systems.

Researchers from Childrens Health Services Research at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, found automating the process of screening and alerting the physician to those who screened positive significantly decreased the burden of identifying relevant guidelines and screening of patient families in our clinics, according to an article published online April 16 in Pediatrics.