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What population health IT vendors are doing to support SDOH
Social determinants of health have proven and measurable impacts on the health outcomes of patient populations. This is why the healthcare industry is seeing heightened focus on SDOH from many sectors,...
View ArticleLiberating healthcare data is the goal in US and abroad
Primary topic: Government & PolicyDisable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Liberating healthcare data is the goal in US and abroadFeatured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition
View ArticleCenter for Medical Interoperability launches new verification program
The Nashville-based Center for Medical Interoperability launched a testing program to evaluate the interoperability of the health care industry's connected technology platforms.WHY IT MATTERS The C4MI...
View ArticleCornell, UCSF, others working to help Android users share EHR data
A collaborative group including Cornell Tech, UC San Francisco, Sage Bionetworks, Open mHealth and The Commons Project is set to launch CommonHealth, which aims to make it as easy to access and share...
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Preparing for a Digital Future in Healthcare
Sponsor: OpenTextPrimary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Topic: Compliance & LegalElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Resource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleRedox, FDB partner on interoperability, document writeback
Healthcare interoperability startup Redox is partnering with drug and medical device database specialist First Databank to support FDB's Meducation SMART on FHIR application, which helps patients with...
View ArticleFHA, ONC transition CONNECT interoperability project to the private sector
The Federal Health Architecture and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT ended federal support for the decade-old CONNECT data exchange project on September 6.WHY IT MATTERS CONNECT is...
View ArticleIn a first, HIPAA right of access case gets settled with OCR
The first enforcement action and settlement related to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Right of Access Initiative is costing one Florida hospital $85,000.WHY IT MATTERS HHS Office for...
View ArticleGeisinger, IBM develop new predictive algorithm to detect sepsis risk
Geisinger and IBM this week announced this week that they've co-created a new predictive model to help clinicians flag sepsis risk using data from the integrated health system's electronic health...
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Could HHS information blocking rule have unintended consequences on data...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new rules that will have a profound effect on how healthcare providers share patient data. The Office for the National Coordinator of...
View ArticleDigitalising internal and external hospital processes for better healthcare...
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is defined as a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting, according to the HIMSS...
View ArticleHealth 2.0: Providers must reinvent themselves to achieve quadruple aim
SANTA CLARA – At the Health 2.0 Provider Symposium on Monday, one physician leader opened the morning by taking a trip back in time, to 1999.It was a year of red pills (The Matrix, where Neo gulped...
View ArticleClinician burnout: Physicians name the technologies they think could best...
SANTA CLARA – At Health 2.0 on Monday, National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Don Rucker listed a litany of challenges faced daily by physicians and nurses, and contributing to the ongoing scourge of...
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Health system takes an 'Epic first' approach to integrating all data,...
Recognizing that medical services only address part of a person’s overall health, the California Department of Health Care Services designed the Whole Person Care program to address the physical...
View ArticleDaily remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis patients can improve doctor...
A pilot study of 20 patients at Salford Royal Hospital examined how data captured on a smartphone app could improve doctors’ consultations when integrated into the electronic health record (EHR).The...
View ArticleMayo Clinic CIO: 'This artificial intelligence stuff is real'
SANTA CLARA – Mayo Clinic Chief Information Officer Cris Ross put it plainly during his keynote speech at Health 2.0 this week: "Our systems are not adequately supporting our doctors, in lots and lots...
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How one provider org used SDOH, analytics and texting to help reduce pre-term...
The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation aims to improve health for underserved, vulnerable populations. Its staff says health begins where people live, learn, work and play, so they endeavor to...
View ArticleRush, Ochsner Health System partner on telemedicine, Epic EHR
Rush Health Systems and Ochsner Health System are partnering to bring innovations in telemedicine to patients. The deal also will see Ochsner implement vendor Epic’s electronic health record.In...
View Article3M and M*Modal launch new AI-powered CDI tool
For their first new post-acquisition technology, 3M Health Information Systems and M*Modal have unveiled a clinical documentation improvement tool that uses artificial intelligence to boost speed and...
View ArticleThe benefits of a standardised digital health agenda in Malaysia
The Minister of Health Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, in one of his remarks said, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is committed to ensure that the electronic medical record (EMR) system can be...
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