'Moneyball' pioneer Paul DePodesta joins Scripps Translational Science Institute
Paul DePodesta, one of the men who brought "Moneyball" to Major League Baseball, just joined Scripps Translational Science Institute, where he will use his data-analyzing prowess to help drive transformation in medicine.
DePodesta is a Harvard economics graduate who served as the assistant general manager to Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane. In the film "Moneyball" his character was named Peter Brand and played by actor Jonah Hill.
Analytics
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 22, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Analytics Business Intelligence Decision Support Source Type: news
Patient-physician emails improve care quality, Kaiser Permanente study says
One-third of chronic condition patients who exchanged emails with their care providers said the communication improved their care, a recent Kaiser Permanente study published in The American Journal of Managed Care shows.
The study is touted as the first to research the way patient-physician emails affect patient preferences, behavior and perceptions of their care. More than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente chronic condition patients who used its My Health Manager patient portal were surveyed.
Patient Engagement
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 22, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Patient Engagement Source Type: news
Digital Guardian nabs $66 million for cybersecurity, advanced threat protection, endpoint detection
Data security firm Digital Guardian has acquired $66 million in new capital it will use to bolster its roster of products for data protection, advanced threat protection and endpoint detection and response.
The move comes after Digital Guardian in October scooped up Code Green Networks to expand its presence in the healthcare realm.
[See also: 7 largest data breaches of 2015.]
Privacy & Security
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Privacy & Security Source Type: news
Growing pains: Cybercrime plagues the healthcare industry
Cybercrime plagues healthcare industry
Privacy & Security
Growing pains: Cybercrime plagues the healthcare industry
The scale and intensity of healthcare related cybercrime is a critical and growing threat to the U.S. medical system. If data breaches were a virus, we'd call this a pandemic.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: James Socas Tags: Privacy & Security Source Type: news
10 most-read population health stories of 2015
However you define it – and there are multiple opinions on the matter – the push toward population health management gained momentum in 2015, with more and more providers putting their data to work toward targeted care improvement for those patients most in need.
Population Health
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Population Health Source Type: news
Northern Arizona Healthcare goes end-to-end with Cerner, adds business services platform
Northern Arizona Healthcare is expanding its contract with health IT vendor Cerner by installing its Business Office Services platform at all ambulatory clinics, integrating the provider's clinical, financial and population health management systems.
Cerner's technology already supports the health system's two acute hospitals and 38 ambulatory facilities.
Population Health
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Decision Support Electronic Health Records Population Health Source Type: news
Cloud, mobile among top EHR trends to watch in 2016, consultant says
With the market for electronic health records predicted to be worth about $35.2 billion by 2019, the steady rise of data has increased the need to strengthen the software to make data more accessible, reduce errors and increase the ease of use.
"You have two driving forces – demand and technological capabilities," Cathy Reisenwitz, a researcher with software firm Capterra, told Healthcare IT News.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Patient Engagement Telehealth Source Type: news
Epic scores EHR contract from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, beats Cerner
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the pioneers in building its own software systems, announced it would switch to an Epic electronic health record in November 2017, having weighed the merits of both Epic and Cerner, the hospital announced on Friday.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 21, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Interoperability Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Source Type: news
Mobile healthcare technology makes NIH list of 14 goals for the next 5 years
The National Institutes of Health revealed its roster of ambitious goals for the next five years and many of them are either focused on reliant upon technologies.
Calling these "extraordinary opportunities that demand exceptional attention," NIH created them as part of its overall objectives to advance biomedical research, foster innovation and enhance scientific stewardship.
Here are the 14 goals:
Policy and Legislation
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only Clinical Mobile Policy and Legislation Source Type: news
Drchrono launches iPhone EHR, claims app is first 'fully functional' platform
In the ongoing battle at the small end of the electronic health records market, drchrono claims to have struck new ground by bringing its EHR to the iPhone.
While versions of EHRs running on mobile devices are widely available, the distinction here is that drchrono claims this latest version is a fully-functional EHR, rather than one retrofitted for mobile phones.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Mobile Source Type: news
'Visual hacking' a big concern for healthcare, 3M report says
Healthcare organizations are bulking up their privacy protections with firewalls, encryption, data loss prevention software and more, but the much lower-tech visual hacking threat is still a concern, according to a new 3M educational campaign.
Visual hacking is the viewing or capturing of private, sensitive or confidential information on a screen device, workspace or copier for unauthorized use, and it's something healthcare organizations should be protecting against, 3M said.
Privacy & Security
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Privacy & Security Source Type: news
WellDoc scores $22 million for BlueStar diabetes management platform
WellDoc, whose BlueStar technology is focused on adults with Type 2 diabetes, has drawn $22 million in a Series B round of funding from Samsung Ventures and existing investor Merck Global Health Innovation Fund. The company will use the money to continue commercialization and accelerate adoption of BlueStar.
Adage Capital Management, Excel Venture Management, Alexandria Venture Investments and Hudson River Capital Partners also participated in the funding round.
Patient Engagement
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Clinical Medical Devices Mobile Patient Engagement Source Type: news
What will it take to overcome innovation obstacles in healthcare?
How to overcome innovation obstacles?
While there seems to be a great deal of both energy and discourse regarding the need for innovation in healthcare, the pace of care delivery model change would certainly not be characterized as hurried.
[Infographic: What will it take to overcome innovation obstacles in healthcare?]
Business Intelligence
What will it take to overcome innovation obstacles in healthcare?
With risk-aversion, prior investments and a misal...
Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: W. Roy Smythe, MD Tags: Business Intelligence Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Policy and Legislation Source Type: news
Kaiser to launch medical school, taps NQF president
Kaiser Permanente plans to build a medical school in Southern California, the integrated care giant announced on Thursday. The plan is to enroll the first class of 48 students in 2019.
This is one of the latest signs of educational efforts moving toward transforming traditional medical education and builds on Kaiser's vision of technology-enabled coordinated care, Kaiser said.
Clinical
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Accountable Care Business Intelligence Clinical Source Type: news
Kaiser Permanente to launch medical school in Southern California, taps NQF president
Kaiser Permanente plans to build a medical school in Southern California, the integrated care giant announced on Thursday. The plan is to enroll the first class of 48 students in 2019.
This is one of the latest signs of educational efforts moving toward transforming traditional medical education and builds on Kaiser's vision of technology-enabled coordinated care, Kaiser said.
Clinical
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Accountable Care Business Intelligence Clinical Source Type: news
