HCA invests in Digital Reasoning, will dig deeper into EHR data through cognitive computing
HCA has made a "strategic investment" in Nashville-based cognitive computing developer Digital Reasoning as it works to derive more clinical and financial value from unstructured EHR data, the company said Thursday.
Though terms of the investment were not disclosed, the company said HCA's Chief Medical Officer Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, has joined the Digital Reasoning board.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Analytics Electronic Health Records Source Type: news
ONC cites security, incentive woes among 5 biggest interoperability roadblocks
Substantial interoperability has yet to be achieved across healthcare, a recent report to Congress from the Office of the National Coordinator's Health IT Policy Committee shows, held up by reasons including lack of standardization and security concerns.
Interoperability
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Interoperability Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Jonathan S. Lewin named CEO at Emory Healthcare, leaves Johns Hopkins
Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, senior vice president for integrated healthcare delivery and co-chair for strategic planning at Johns Hopkins Medicine, will leave the Baltimore health system for Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. He is slated to begin his tenure as president, CEO and chairman of the board of directors at Emory on Feb. 1.
Lewin also will serve as executive director for Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center.
Workforce
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Workforce Source Type: news
Community Healthcare System hospitals hit Stage 7 for EMR adoption, HIMSS Analytics says
Three Community Healthcare System hospitals in Indiana have achieved Stage 7, the highest level on HIMSS Analytics' Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Source Type: news
Shkreli, 'most hated man in healthcare,' arrested for fraud
Martin Shkreli, the infamous pharma CEO who drew widespread scorn for hiking the price of AIDS drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750, was arrested by federal agents Thursday morning on charges of securities fraud.
Pharmacy
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Henry Powderly Tags: Online Only Compliance & Legal Pharmacy Source Type: news
As provider buy-in lags, analyst touts 6 tenets of remote patient monitoring
Though many think remote patient monitoring is the future of healthcare, a new report by Chilmark Research claims issues with implementation are keeping providers from jumping in despite its many promises.
Patient Engagement
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 17, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only Medical Devices Mobile Patient Engagement Population Health Source Type: news
EHR use a 'frustrating' time suck, physicians tell American Medical Association
As the year draws to a close, more physician groups are making the case that stringent regulations and suboptimal technology have left physicians spending too much time grappling with their electronic health records.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jessica Davis Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Interoperability Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Do we have to define population health to make it useful?
Do we have to define population health?
Population Health
Do we have to define population health to make it useful?
Well before it became a catchphrase in health IT, population health was the province of academics who devised predictably academic definitions. Today, there are many more minds working on population health matters, which has created "a conflicting understanding of the term."
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: David Macfarlane Tags: Analytics Population Health Source Type: news
Population health vendors face uncertainty from healthcare providers, HIMSS Analytics says
Population health management is fast becoming a priority for healthcare providers, but many are still figuring out which technology partners are best suited to help them fuel data-driven initiatives, according to a new 2015 Population Health Study by HIMSS Analytics.
Population Health
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Business Intelligence Interoperability Network Infrastructure Population Health Source Type: news
Meaningful use 'troubled,' AMA tells CMS, proposes fixes ahead of Stage 3
The American Medical Association on Tuesday sent a 10-page letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommending a host of fixes to what it called a "troubled" meaningful use program.
Meaningful Use
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Policy and Legislation Source Type: news
Apple gets NYU Langone Concussion Tracker app for iPhone, Watch
NYU Langone Medical Center has made its free Concussion Tracker app available for Apple's iPhone and Watch, which researchers hope will help them better learn how to ultimately treat patients with concussions.
The NYU Langone app joins the growing cadre of health-centric tools that run on Apple's hardware and ResearchKit software. The initial five apps targeted patients with asthma, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Parkinson's.
Mobile
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only Mobile Patient Engagement Source Type: news
OpenNotes scores $10 million from nonprofit backers to boost access
OpenNotes, a national initiative to provide patients with access to their doctors' and clinicians' notes, has scored $10 million in new funding in total from Cambia Health Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The grants are aimed to help spread the access to clinical notes to 50 million patients across the country.
Patient Engagement
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Patient Engagement Population Health Source Type: news
Carolinas HealthCare's Craig Richardville named CIO of the year by CHIME, HIMSS
Carolinas HealthCare Systems Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Craig D. Richardville has been named the 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year by CHIME and HIMSS, which give the award jointly each year.
Richardville earned the award for pursuing an aggressive and effective approach to employing technology to help provide better care, the groups said.
Electronic Health Records
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 16, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Electronic Health Records Interoperability Meaningful Use Population Health Workforce Source Type: news
NIST moves to upgrade cybersecurity framework, solicits public for feedback
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to ratchet up its two-year-old security offering, dubbed the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, and has put out a public call for user feedback.
NIST first released Version 1.0 in February 2014. It is among a handful of best practices, guidance standards gaining purchase in healthcare, including HITRUST Common Security Framework, ISO/IEC 27002, Control Objectives for Information Technology (COBIT).
Privacy & Security
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 15, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Sullivan Tags: Online Only Policy and Legislation Privacy & Security Source Type: news
6 lessons in health IT excellence: Let's reduce healthcare consumers' anger
6 lessons in health IT excellence
Quality and Safety
6 lessons in health IT excellence: Let's reduce healthcare consumers' anger
IT professionals must be trusted partners in hospitals' solutions, not perpetrators of needless mistakes and risk. The following tips should be top of mind before starting on your hospital's IT implementation or upgrade project.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - December 15, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Thomas Grove Tags: Business Intelligence Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: news
