Health Innovation Think Tank @ HIMSS18: Moving the industry forward
The third gathering of the Health Innovation Think Tank brought together a diverse group of leaders, innovators and policy makers to identify best practices that can move the industry toward key...
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How One Hospital Reduced Door-to-Needle Times by 76%
Sponsor: EverbridgePrimary topic: Precision MedicineTopic: InteroperabilityPrecision MedicineTelehealthResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
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The Impact of Interruptions on Clinician Stress and Burnout - and What You...
Sponsor: VoceraPrimary topic: Quality and SafetyTopic: ClinicalInteroperabilityQuality and SafetyResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleState Department puts out RFI for a new EHR
The U.S. Department of State has released a request for information for a new electronic health record last week, stemming from a failed joint EHR implementation with the Coast Guard.The Coast Guard...
View ArticlePhysicians' Clinic of Iowa taps eClinicalWorks for cloud EHR
Physicians' Clinic of Iowa has decided to switch from its current electronic health record to the eClinicalWorks' new cloud-based V11 EHR to help its 84 providers better manage the demands of...
View ArticleAMIA urges NIH to employ FAIR data practices as it tackles data science strategy
AMIA, the American Medical Informatics Association, is urging the National Institutes of Health to establish itself as a global leader in data science through dedicated stewardship and substantial...
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Operationalizing Vendor Neutral Archive and Zero Footprint Viewer at a Large...
Author: GE HealthcareSponsor: GE HealthcarePrimary topic: InteroperabilityTopic: AnalyticsInteroperabilityPrecision MedicineResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleONC launches tool to help patients navigate health data
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology unveiled the new ONC Guide to Getting and Using your Health Records, a resource for individuals, patients and caregivers.The new...
View Article'Mad Libs' for blockchain: Fill in the blanks now to avoid mistakes before...
Blockchain’s big potential to fix a broken healthcare system, and all the hype surrounding it, often feel to me a lot like the word game Mad Libs.Example: The digital distributed ledger technology...
View ArticleAMA and Google join forces to offer $50,000 in interoperability contest
The American Medical Association and Google have launched the AMA Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge, looking for new ideas about the ways wearable devices and apps can be more...
View ArticleAllscripts realigns business units to bolster care coordination
Less than two years after being acquired by Allscripts, Boston-based CarePort Health will now be taking charge of its parent company's Care Management platform.CarePort specializes in technology and...
View ArticleActing VA Secretary Wilkie urges Congress to pass Choice reform
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie is asking Congress to pass a series of reforms, including the Choice Program, after the lawmakers did not do so last month.In a...
View ArticleDEA partners with states to share prescription data in opioid fight
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has launched a coalition in partnership with 48 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to share prescription drug information in support of ongoing...
View ArticleHealth data access regulatory initiatives hold promise, but rollout remains...
Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Government & PolicyInteroperabilityDespite their apparent promise to advance interoperability of clinical and claims data, exactly when the Blue Button 2.0 and...
View ArticleCMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, removes redundancies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use EHR incentive program, including equipping patients with access to their...
View ArticleDoD seeking metadata management vendor to help with MHS Genesis
The Veteran Affair's electronic health record upgrade may still be on pause, but the Defense Department's Cerner migration is well underway. And the Defense Health Agency is now seeking information...
View ArticleVA's EHR modernization gets $1.2 billion in House funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs voted to fund the VA’s planned EHR modernization project with $1.2 billion for fiscal year 2019 -- and laid down clear...
View ArticlePromoting interoperability: What hospitals are saying about new CMS rule...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Tuesday announced substantive changes to the meaningful use program and while hospitals appreciate one of them, two others are drawing less...
View ArticleHow 'promoting interoperability' will take health data sharing to another level
The meaningful use EHR incentive program served its purpose of getting hospitals to implement electronic health records platforms. Now, renamed as promoting interoperability, the next phase is to...
View ArticleCape Fear Valley Health moves to Epic and calls it a CHR, not EHR
Cape Fear Valley Health, a 916-bed regional health system based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, has chosen Epic for a new initiative to unite all of its hospitals and clinics onto a single...
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