healthcare Commentary
Paul Cerrato
When To Ignore That Mobile Health App
Patients and clinicians need to be aware of all the digital snake oil cluttering up the iTunes store.
Paul Cerrato
Halamka Knows Perils And Promise Of Healthcare BYOD
One of the nation's top healthcare CIOs discusses Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's $200K project to secure personal devices used for work.
Eric Lundquist
Health IT Bubble Is No Bubble At All
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry...
Paul Cerrato
5 Healthcare IT Resolutions For 2013
CPOE and clinical decision support won't help you get in shape or spend more time with the family, but they should be among your New Year's...
Mathew J. Schwartz
Royal Security Fail: 'May I Speak To Kate?'
The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate...
Paul Cerrato
Safety, Technology, Anger And Hope
America's patient safety record is a source of embarrassment that angers both clinicians and patients. The right IT tools can help mitigate the...
Paul Cerrato
BYOD: Is Mobile Device Management The Answer?
With so many doctors bringing their smartphones and tablets to work and patient data breaches reported all the time, IT managers need to make the...
Paul Cerrato
Health IT: How Not To Get Hired
Brains aren't enough to land that dream job. Humility and a willingness to learn are just as crucial.
Paul Cerrato
National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?
Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace...
Paul Cerrato
Big Data Analytics: Where's The ROI?
Not everyone is impressed with the latest health IT megatrend. At least one prominent critic says payment reform should take precedence.
Rob Preston
When Incremental IT Change Won't Cut It
For Indian pharma company Cipla and its new CIO, IT transformation is all or nothing.
Paul Cerrato
IBM Watson Finally Graduates Medical School
Partnership with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center suggests IBM's supercomputer is ready to help oncologists manage their most challenging cases.
Paul Cerrato
Patient Engagement: One Secret To True Healthcare Reform
Genuine healthcare reform can't happen until facilities and doctors get patients more involved in their own care. To do that, patients need fast...
Paul Cerrato
Meaningful Use Needs Mobile Magic
Mobile technology could play a huge role in meeting the federal MU regulations, but the Stage 2 rulebook virtually ignores this potential.
Paul Cerrato
EHR Savings Debate Grows
Credible sources are raising serious concerns about the value of health IT. Some, but not all, of their criticism is warranted.
Bernard Hodson
EHRs: Waste Of Money Or Wise Investment?
Recent Wall Street Journal commentary ripped into health IT, but the critics offered very little in the way of viable solutions.
Rebecca Armato
Is IT Innovation Driving Physicians Out The Door?
Recent health IT initiatives are forcing many frustrated clinicians to take early retirement. IT leaders need to realize that our national...
Paul Cerrato
Accountable Care: IT Gets Us Only Halfway There
Accountable care organizations rely on software tools to deliver cost-effective care. But ACOs may be built on a shaky foundation.
Paul Cerrato
Can IT Cure Healthcare's Inertia?
If the industry remains resistant to change, it will eventually render itself obsolete.
Paul Cerrato
Atrius Health Champions Interoperability
This large Massachusetts group practice has made medical data exchange a top priority by establishing a centralized Web portal with area hospitals.
Paul Cerrato
Medication Alert Fatigue Is Curable
Medication alerts are supposed to ensure patient safety, but clinicians ignore them when bombarded with too many. This dilemma needs to be solved.
Paul Cerrato
5 Trends Will Reshape Health IT In 2013
Look for growth in mobile health, telemedicine, clinical analytics, and personal health records—and an EHR vendor shakeout.
Doug Henschen
Can Analytics Degree Bridge The Business-IT Gap?
Louisiana State University Masters In Analytics program taps demand for graduates who can use data to solve business problems.
Paul Cerrato
Health IT's Next Big Challenge: Comparative Effectiveness Research
Innovative approach to medical data analysis can yield new treatment options at a lower cost.
Joseph C. Kvedar- MD
Population Health Management: We'll Get There
Getting providers and IT leaders to think in terms of population health, not just about the patient in the office, is challenging but doable.
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