How Mount Sinai is using AI to unlock social determinant data in the EHR
By now everyone knows how critical social determinants are to population health and chronic care management. But what's not so obvious is how to make use of that valuable information, especially given...
View ArticleHIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference: Watch Day 2 live stream
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Appointment scheduling system saves Oklahoma Heart $980,000 annually
Oklahoma Heart Hospital Physicians had long ago implemented an automated appointment reminder system, but the no-show rate had reached a seemingly impenetrable floor.THE PROBLEMThe existing system had...
View ArticleKLAS offers insights into health IT consultants and advisory services
Now that most health systems have moved beyond technology implementation challenges and are focused on leveraging that infrastructure toward more strategic goals, health IT consultants and advisory...
View ArticleSeverance Hospital & MediBloc sign MoU to build blockchain-based medical...
Severance Hospital, one of the oldest and biggest university hospitals in South Korea, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean startup MediBloc to build a blockchain-based medical...
View ArticleVietnam to deploy EHR nationwide in July
During the ‘Promoting the implementation of electronic health records’ Seminar that took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last week, the Ministry of Health announced that Electronic Health Records...
View ArticleEHRA to CMS on IPPS rules: focus 'high-value' measures, keep 90-day reporting
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week about its proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rules for acute and...
View ArticleNew research looks at key factors influencing one's decision to use digital...
Despite a flurry of innovations and technologies for healthcare cropping up on the market, their use and deployment remains fragmented across the world, with barriers around poor access, a lack of...
View ArticleKentucky EDs gain access to data sharing tool with new Anthem grant
Emergency departments across Kentucky will get access to new information exchange technology, offering critical data for more informed treatment decisions, because of a $250,000 grant from the Anthem...
View ArticleCloud vendors Sansoro Health, Datica Health merge
Datica Health, which offers cloud compliance management services, and Sansoro Health, developer of integration and interoperity technologies, announced their merger this week.WHY IT MATTERS Together,...
View ArticleDubai hospital striving for EMRAM Stage 7
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View ArticleKazakhstan MoH: ‘It’s not so much a cultural issue, but more of a digital...
In Kazakhstan, the implementation of a long-term framework in the National eHealth Development Strategy (first wave: 2005-2015 and second wave: 2016-2019) witnessed the digital health focus being...
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Yale New Haven Health integrates systems and saves $2.6 million annually
At Yale New Haven Health in 2010, the health system had five different electronic health record systems and variance in its common revenue cycle platform implementations.THE PROBLEMLike many health...
View ArticleEMR implementation for public hospitals and clinics to cost RM1.5B, says...
Malaysian Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that it would cost up to RM1.5B to implement an EMR system for the 145 hospitals nationwide in Malaysia over the next five years, according...
View ArticleWhy EHR should be 'sidekick' not the be-all for engaging physicians
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View ArticleNet Health bolsters EHR offerings with Optima acquisition
Software developer Net Health is acquiring Optima Healthcare Solutions, which specializes in cloud-based electronic health records.WHY IT MATTERS Optima provides cloud-based solutions for post-acute...
View ArticleEHR messaging improvements could be key to reducing physician burnout
As hospitals and health systems seek new ways to combat the growing challenge of physician burnout, new research from the Palo Alto Medical Foundations suggests that tailoring electronic health record...
View ArticleADHA partners with specialist software vendors for MHR integration
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is partnering with Australian software organisations to design world leading software for specialists. ADHA has provided nine specialist software vendors...
View ArticleOpenNotes notches another big milestone, with 40 million patients now seeing...
OpenNotes has gained major momentum over the past decade in its efforts to convince providers that patients have the right to access the clinical notes in their electronic health records. This week,...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Providence St. Joseph partner on long-term cloud innovation project
Renton, Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health is partnering with nearby Microsoft for a multi-year strategic alliance designed to help PSJH address clinical and operational needs with emerging...
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