FHIR, the hottest topic at HIMSS16, sets stage for population health
The emerging protocol known as FHIR has been most closely associated with interoperability so far. The acronym, after all, stands for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. But if the standard...
View ArticleCerner taps John Glaser to lead EHR company's population health efforts
John Glaser, whose health IT career spans more than 30 years, will head population health and global strategy for Cerner starting April 1.The company announced Glaser's appointment just before the 2016...
View ArticleNY e-prescribing law takes effect March 27, doctors now face fines for...
Healthcare providers operating in New York state take note: Beginning March 27, physicians will be required to digitally transmit all prescriptions. Doctors can use either certified e-prescribing...
View ArticleHealthcare providers press CMS for 90-day meaningful use reporting
More than 30 healthcare provider organizations have banded together to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to adopt a 90-day reporting period for meaningful use measures in 2016, rather...
View ArticleEHR notification overload costs doctors an hour a workday, JAMA says
Primary care doctors now lose more than an hour a day to sorting through approximately 77 electronic health record notifications, researchers at Baylor University found.“Information overload is of...
View ArticleMedsphere launches OpenVista version of EHR for mobile devices
Medsphere Systems Corp., whose OpenVista electronic health record is based on the architecture of the Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA EHR, has released a mobile version of the technology called...
View ArticleImaging Portals: Driving Patient Engagement, Improving Patient Experience and...
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View ArticleEHR Insider's Guide: The Secrets of Optimizing your EHR
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View ArticleEHR Replacement: Do It Right - An eBook Guide to EHR Replacement
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View ArticleMake ICD-10 Easier: Get Answers, Get Ready, Get Going
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View ArticleNew York docs moving to e-prescribing quickly as they aim to comply with...
Physicians are embracing electronic prescribing more rapidly than ever before, according to new data from Surescripts – especially in New York.In the Empire State, more than 48,000 providers have...
View ArticleCerner's point man on revenue cycle talks outsourcing options in a risk-based...
The times are changing – not only in how care is delivered but, equally as important, in the ways hospitals, doctors and healthcare workers will be paid."The regulatory landscape is getting tougher,"...
View ArticlePwC: Hospital mergers not yielding IT, clinical or operational efficiencies
Mergers and acquisitions are often conducted with the aim of saving hospitals significant amounts of money by consolidating clinical and IT systems and processes to achieve economies of scale — but new...
View ArticleMass General, Philips kick off clinical study of digital pathology tech
Massachusetts General Hospital and Philips are embarking on a clinical analytical study to gauge the effectiveness of digital alternatives for pathology work.The project will assess Philips’...
View ArticleBetter clinical decision support depends on 'population, protocol and patient'
Clinical decision support is designed to deliver the most relevant patient data to the physician at the time it is most needed – namely, when a critical choice about care has to be made. It is not a...
View ArticleGive your ambulatory Practice the Edge – Just Like the United States Olympic...
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View ArticlePatient Portals - Best Practices for Greater Success
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View ArticleNew York's CityMD deploys eClinicalWorks cloud-based electronic health record
CityMD, a New York City urgent care provider, has launched the 10e cloud platform from eClinicalWorks, connecting the electronic health records of its 52 campuses and about 300 providers.The platform...
View ArticleTwo new ransomware strains discovered, can spread even when offline
Ransomware attacks are growing in severity and sophistication. Two newly-discovered strains, Samsam and Maktub Locker, are prime examples of what healthcare organizations can expect in the...
View ArticleObject Storage for Healthcare
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