NQF uncovers diagnostic errors, says EHRs not equipped to help
A new report from the National Quality Forum reveals that 5 percent or more patients in the U.S are being incorrectly diagnosed.Those diagnoses contribute to nearly 10 percent of deaths annually, and...
View ArticleDespite deregulation, we won't let EHR makers run wild, ONC chief promises
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s plans to change the ONC Health IT Certification Program has sparked some important questions. Wouldn’t allowing vendors to now simply say they're...
View ArticleStanford Children's Health, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford win...
Stanford Children's Health and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford have been awarded the 2017 Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for outstanding achievement in using health...
View ArticleCIO's advice on engaging operations and non-IT departments with your EHR
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)InteroperabilityWorkflowMike Restuccia has seen firsthand the challenges and opportunities of deriving as much value as possible from your electronic health records...
View ArticleAllscripts integrating Merck Manuals medical reference materials into EHRs
Merck Manuals, an electronic medical reference firm, is integrating its provider reference and patient education content into the Allscripts electronic health records platforms: Allscripts Sunrise,...
View ArticleYale-New Haven CIO explains the value of clinical background, patient-centric...
Healthcare CIOs have what could be considered one of the most difficult tasks within an organization. Not only do they manage the IT teams and needs for the organization, they’re tasked with combatting...
View ArticleHow to improve clinical documentation
Hospitals and health systems trying to survive and thrive under value-based reimbursement realize that optimal clinical documentation is key to ensuring quality care and optimizing revenue cycle...
View ArticleImprivata partners with Just Associates for patient ID
Healthcare IT security company Imprivata has partnered with Just Associates to position its Imprivata PatientSecure offering as the top patient ID and data integrity tool for healthcare...
View ArticleEHR vendors outpace traditional outsourcers in customer satisfaction, Black...
While hospital CIOs have achieved solid returns on investments in outsourcing complex IT, they are also less satisfied with the vendors hosting those technology services, according to Black Book’s new...
View ArticlePew to ONC: Fix pediatric EHRs to avoid dangerous medical mistakes
The Pew Charitable Trusts on Friday called on Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT head Donald Rucker, MD, to focus on electronic health records safety particular to pediatric patients as...
View ArticleBlack Book ranks top 50 disruptive health IT companies, see the list
Black Book on Friday published its roster of the 50 most disruptive tech companies in healthcare.From startups to household names — literally spanning athenahealth to ZeOmega — these are the companies...
View ArticleList: 29 new products added to ONC's 2015 Certified Health IT database
Since the last time we checked ONC’s Certified Health IT List, back in July, certification bodies have approved the 2015 edition of 29 more products.Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, Allscripts,...
View ArticleCybersecurity 'context' matters when protecting patient data, expert says
Information security teams use many tools to protect patient data and now a Vanderbilt University researcher said it’s time to add a new tactic for detecting inappropriate access to medical...
View ArticleToolkit helps nurses at smaller hospitals start practicing precision medicine
Genomics and precision medicine are still seen primarily as the province of large academic medical centers with lots of resources, given that they require highly specialized knowledge and robust IT...
View ArticleCanada's Alberta Health Services signs $459 million contract for Epic EHR
After almost one year of consultation with hundreds of physicians, staff and patients, Alberta Health Services is poised to lay the groundwork for a system-wide EHR from Wisconsin-based Epic...
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The biggest healthcare breaches of 2017 (so far)
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Network InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetySlideshow Image:...
View ArticleCourt cuts Tata Consultancy Services fine in Epic trade secret case in half
EHR giant Epic Systems will be receiving less than it expected in its trade secret lawsuit against Mumbai, India-based conglomerate Tata Consultancy Services.In April 2016, a Wisconsin court jury...
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Population health is in a major state of change
CHICAGO -- Change is dominating the state of population health management in 2017. Whether it's large transformations, such as massive patient engagement initiatives and big investments in new...
View ArticleMy #IHeartHIT story: The north star of health IT
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Patient EngagementA care coordinator driving toward a healthy conclusion is vital for patients.Tamara StClaireMy mother is in her late 70’s and hasn’t been in the...
View ArticleInteroperability shows progress, but it's slow progress at best
A new Health Affairs report on the state of interoperability in healthcare reveals scant progress in spite of what the authors of the report called “substantial efforts.”The researchers looked at 2014...
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