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Don't expect much help after signing on the dotted line for a new electronic help record system. EHR vendors' resources are stretched thin as they struggle to meet demand, and you'll have to find ways to fill the inevitable gaps in support and employee training.
Several thought leaders are pushing the PHM approach to healthcare, but we need more sophisticated EHRs and clinical analytics systems to make it a reality.
As healthcare providers incorporate deep analytics and advanced clinical decision support into everyday practice, they'll turn standardized medicine into personalized medicine.
Federal and private policy makers are insisting that healthcare providers get patients more involved in their own care, but that's not going to happen without a careful analysis of your IT strategy.
Tablets, smartphones, and mobile apps have the potential to improve patient care--but without quality clinical research to back them up, you may be wasting your IT budget.
The problem with this kind of booming market? It attracts not only the best and brightest but also IT developers looking for quick profits with minimal investment of resources.
Many of the government’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria for e- health records won't be easy to meet. Here's how providers are meeting the challenge.
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer groups want more speed--and the compromise likely won't please either side.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health uses Microsoft's
customer relationship management platform to rapidly develop niche
health-related apps when off-the-shelf doesn't fit.
As your IT team makes the transition to the ICD-10 medical coding system, doctors will insist that the older system worked just fine. Here's your comeback.
Spurred by a combination of government incentives and aging technology, healthcare is entering an IT renaissance with mobile and cloud technologies at the center.
We hear so much about the transformative power of medical informatics, and no doubt some of it is more hype than reality. These three examples are the real deal.
Commentary: Healthcare
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Paul Cerrato
Overworked EHR Vendors Not Big On Tech Support
August 06, 2012 02:00 PM
Don't expect much help after signing on the dotted line for a new electronic help record system. EHR vendors' resources are stretched thin as they struggle to meet demand, and you'll have to find ways to fill the inevitable gaps in support and employee training.
Paul Cerrato
Is Population Health Management Latest Health IT Fad?
July 31, 2012 08:40 AM
Several thought leaders are pushing the PHM approach to healthcare, but we need more sophisticated EHRs and clinical analytics systems to make it a reality.
Paul Cerrato
When Medical Informatics Clashes With Medical Culture
July 19, 2012 11:30 AM
What's the sense of having IT systems in place that can help cut medical costs if physicians ignore the price tag of the care they provide?
Paul Cerrato
Personalized Medicine Will Transform Healthcare
July 17, 2012 11:30 AM
As healthcare providers incorporate deep analytics and advanced clinical decision support into everyday practice, they'll turn standardized medicine into personalized medicine.
Paul Cerrato
How To Break Into Healthcare IT
July 11, 2012 02:25 PM
University degrees and certificate training both are valuable, but you must think strategically when choosing between them.
Paul Cerrato
Patient Engagement Requires Right IT Tools
July 02, 2012 12:46 PM
Federal and private policy makers are insisting that healthcare providers get patients more involved in their own care, but that's not going to happen without a careful analysis of your IT strategy.
Paul Cerrato
Obamacare Victory Spells More Work For Healthcare CIOs
June 28, 2012 03:00 PM
CIOs and CMIOs can expect many more sleepless nights now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act.
Patrick Houston
When Data Is A Matter Of Life Or Death
June 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Healthcare analytics startup offers insights into how to develop the numbers when it counts for everything.
Paul Cerrato
Health IT Can Learn From Past Screw-Ups
June 25, 2012 02:32 PM
U.S. healthcare system will remain broken unless we redesign our tools and rethink our mindset.
Paul Cerrato
When Smart Mobile Technology Meets Good Science
June 18, 2012 10:10 AM
Tablets, smartphones, and mobile apps have the potential to improve patient care--but without quality clinical research to back them up, you may be wasting your IT budget.
Paul Cerrato
Mobile Health Revolution: Doctors And Patients Disagree
June 12, 2012 12:28 PM
Many doctors frown on consumers' interest in mobile health, says PwC report. But that's only half the story.
Paul Cerrato
EHRs Aren't Ready For Pay For Performance
June 06, 2012 04:49 PM
Meeting the pay for performance challenge requires more sophisticated capabilities in EHRs and more physician cooperation.
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Health IT Faces Eventful Summer
June 06, 2012 12:30 PM
Supreme Court's upcoming decision on healthcare reform and feds' Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rules add up to a heated summer for healthcare IT execs.
Paul Cerrato
E-Prescribing Systems Still Finding Their Mojo
May 31, 2012 08:00 AM
Latest stats suggest doctors are smitten with e-prescribing, but training and clinical decision support still needed.
Paul Cerrato
Grow Your Own Health Information Exchange
May 29, 2012 08:05 AM
While many healthcare organizations turn to private vendors to set up HIEs, others get good results by building their own.
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
How To Improve Communication Between Clinicians
May 25, 2012 09:28 AM
Although mandated to communicate better with patients, some healthcare providers also are looking for tech tools that get info to staff faster.
Paul Cerrato
Mobile Medical Apps Gold Rush Needs Scrutiny
May 16, 2012 09:00 AM
The problem with this kind of booming market? It attracts not only the best and brightest but also IT developers looking for quick profits with minimal investment of resources.
Paul Cerrato
Stage 2 EHRs Require Meaningful Patient Engagement
May 14, 2012 11:12 AM
Many of the government’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria for e- health records won't be easy to meet. Here's how providers are meeting the challenge.
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
May 10, 2012 05:35 PM
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer groups want more speed--and the compromise likely won't please either side.
Paul Cerrato
How To Ease EHR Frustration
May 07, 2012 09:11 AM
EHRs can slow physicians' practices to a crawl, but evidence suggests they ultimately pay off.
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
CRM Platform Can Churn Out Customized Health Apps
May 03, 2012 04:49 PM
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health uses Microsoft's customer relationship management platform to rapidly develop niche health-related apps when off-the-shelf doesn't fit.
Doug Henschen
Hana and Exalytics: SAP's Hype Versus Oracle's FUD
May 01, 2012 01:24 PM
Getting to the facts in the war of words surrounding SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exalytics platforms.
Paul Cerrato
So What Was Wrong With ICD-9?
April 30, 2012 09:40 AM
As your IT team makes the transition to the ICD-10 medical coding system, doctors will insist that the older system worked just fine. Here's your comeback.
Maribel Lopez
How Mobile, Cloud, Are Transforming Healthcare
April 26, 2012 03:22 PM
Spurred by a combination of government incentives and aging technology, healthcare is entering an IT renaissance with mobile and cloud technologies at the center.
Paul Cerrato
3 IT Tools Helping Patients Find Clinical Trials
April 26, 2012 09:29 AM
We hear so much about the transformative power of medical informatics, and no doubt some of it is more hype than reality. These three examples are the real deal.