CMS deputy admin Boehler on new rules, interoperability and freeing data
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View ArticlePremier CEO Susan DeVore: We have 'a higher calling' to improve the U.S....
ORLANDO – Government cannot fix healthcare. Neither can the insurance companies. Instead, it’s going to take everyone working together to take a big step forward.“We have a vision for a smarter, more...
View ArticleHIMSS Stage 7 makes for happier physicians, says KLAS
Achieving Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model is a tall order. It demands that hospitals have totally transcended the paper chart, are using data warehousing and advanced analytics, are...
View ArticleIntel gives glimpse inside its Connected Care health plans that saved 17% per...
Intel’s Connected Care health plans are demonstrating the company’s “pay-for-performance” structure is delivering improved results in states where it has its largest employee bases: New Mexico, Oregon,...
View ArticleAt one OB/GYN practice, a patient portal drives engagement, reduces...
Austin Area Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility OB/GYN had a major problem with turnaround time for phone calls, as the practice had more phone calls coming in than resources available to return the...
View ArticleDealing with interoperability challenges on both sides of the pond
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View ArticleONC task forces to dig into massive information blocking proposal
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has created four task forces to analyze and make recommendations on its 724-page information-blocking proposal, according to a...
View ArticleThe evolution of Health IT at Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority
Dr NT Cheung has been the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) of Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority (HA) for the past 26 years. The HA is a statutory body established under the Hospital Authority...
View ArticleOne in ten Australians opt out of the My Health Record system, ADHA says
New figures show that one in 10 Australians have opted out of the My Health Record (MHR) system, leaving participation rates at 90.1 per cent. According to the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA),...
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Retina telemedicine tech helps save vision at Grady Health System
Grady Eye Center had a backlog of 14,000 patients to see, and most of these were diabetic screenings.THE PROBLEMThe center did some research and realized it had more than 20,000 diabetics in Grady...
View ArticleClinicians need better opioid data within their workflows, says EHRA
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association says it's working toward policies and procedures that will allow physicians better visibility for opioid data in the EHR."We were surprised to find that...
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Catholic Health merges IT to enable use of social determinant of health data
Catholic Health Initiatives, which operates 100 hospitals in 18 states, has adopted what it calls a Total Health Roadmap that integrates screenings for basic human needs into its primary care...
View ArticleWhy home healthcare workers need access to hospital EHRs
Major gaps in communication exist between hospital and home health care (HHC) clinicians, which could lead to potentially deadly medical errors, a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus study...
View ArticleKLAS: Making shared data usable is the next big interoperability challenge
Interoperability and data exchange might be making progress, but the information isn’t always usable from one organization to the next, according to the latest KLAS report.WHY IT MATTERSIn its new...
View ArticleAn Epic EHR rollout spurs one health system to dig into data governance
The University of Vermont Health Network in Burlington is a year and a half into its data governance journey, after two prior unsuccessful attempts that had stalled. The high-profile impending rollout...
View ArticleDr. Patrick H. Luetmer reveals secrets of success behind the Plummer project
Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Chair of Clinical Systems Oversight Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic, Dr. Patrick H. Luetmer shared in an email interview with Healthcare IT News...
View ArticleMedsphere acquires Wellsoft for its emergency department IT
Medsphere announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Wellsoft, a provider of emergency department information systems (EDIS).WHY IT MATTERSWith the addition of Wellsoft and other recent mergers,...
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Dermatology EHR and practice management tech improves care, MIPS performance
Windsor Dermatology in East Windsor, New Jersey, was looking for a new electronic health record system, but staff knew they needed more than just a typical EHR.THE PROBLEMStaff believed the practice...
View ArticleUsing population health and EHR to fill gaps in care
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