Data+ Awards: Vanguard Health delivers millions in new revenue with analytics
Vanguard Health Systems' IDology platform identifies target populations for marketing efforts, bringing in new revenue. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - August 26, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
How analytics tools measure a corporate turnaround
SAP's HANA database and other tools power an executive dashboard at struggling medical device maker Boston Scientific (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - August 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Tags: IDG Insider Source Type: news
The Grill: Scott Blanchette on building a professional services culture
Scott Blanchette, senior vice president of IT services at Vanguard Health Systems, stays competitive with outside service providers by emphasizing transparency of pricing and delivering business results. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - August 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
IT Hiring Manager Seeks a Perfect Fit
This CIO wants IT employees who are dedicated to the company's mission of using IT to fight healthcare fraud and waste. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 31, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Cloud EHR lessons learned in Haiti
Strip away preconceptions about why technology doesn't or shouldn't work and people are likely to embrace the change that tech brings. That's what electronic health record and practice management software vendor athenahealth learned when it helped a hospital in Haiti implement a cloud-based EHR system. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 29, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
The Grill: Kathy Moore, CIO, West Virginia Health Information Exchange
Meet Kathy Moore, CIO of the West Virginia Health Information Network. She's helping to create a secure electronic health information system so providers could access and exchange patient data. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 17, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Samsung shows off foldable phone that changes color
At MobileBeat 2013, Samsung unveiled a prototype for a new smartphone with healthcare monitoring that features two fold-out panels that can change colors based on the mode the phone is in. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 13, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Can BYOD breathe new life into the virtual desktop?
Seattle Children's Hospital isn't your typical BYOD story. The hospital's CIO reports an interesting twist: BYOD is resuscitating ill-fated virtual desktop infrastructure technology. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 10, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Can BYOD and Smartphones Move Clinical Trials Forward?
The majority of today's clinical trials use paper surveys or single-purpose handheld devices to gather patient data. Web forms improve this process, but the smartphone could be a leap forward for the 'BYOD clinical trial'--if a notably risk-averse industry is willing to embrace the change. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 10, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Why Healthcare Providers Aren't Happy With EHR Systems
The U.S. government is giving the healthcare industry billions of dollars in incentives to use electronic health records. Most organizations have EHR software in place, but as many as 35 percent wish they could switch systems. Are EHR vendors to blame, or are deeper forces at work? (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - July 4, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
D.C. awards Obamacare IT work to offshore outsourcer
Infosys recently announced that it won a $49.5 million contract to develop a health benefit exchange for the District of Columbia. It is one of the larger government contracts won by an offshore outsourcing firm, but it's unclear whether any of the work will be done overseas. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - June 29, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
US regulator shuts down 1,677 Internet pharmacies
More than 1,600 websites selling pharmaceutical products, including some spoofing CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, were shut down this week in a sting involving 99 countries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - June 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
11 Ways to Make Healthcare IT Easier
The phrase 'don't boil the ocean' is often used to describe efforts to introduce IT to healthcare organizations. These 11 tips will help healthcare CIOs make incremental changes that improve business practices without panicking end users. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity
Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration won't approve their devices for use. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - June 16, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Panelists decry lax security in medical devices
Security for medical equipment such as MRI machines to and pacemakers is woeful, even though these devices today connect to networks and sometimes face risks from malware or hacking, according to a panel of university researchers speaking at this week's Design Automation Conference. (Source: Computerworld Health Care News)
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - June 5, 2013 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
