healthcare Commentary
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.
Paul Cerrato
Overworked EHR Vendors Not Big On Tech Support
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...
Paul Cerrato
Is Population Health Management Latest Health IT Fad?
Several thought leaders are pushing the PHM approach to healthcare, but we need more sophisticated EHRs and clinical analytics systems to make it...
Paul Cerrato
When Medical Informatics Clashes With Medical Culture
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
As healthcare providers incorporate deep analytics and advanced clinical decision support into everyday practice, they'll turn standardized...
Paul Cerrato
How To Break Into Healthcare IT
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
Federal and private policy makers are insisting that healthcare providers get patients more involved in their own care, but that's not going to...
Paul Cerrato
Obamacare Victory Spells More Work For Healthcare CIOs
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
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
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
Tablets, smartphones, and mobile apps have the potential to improve patient care--but without quality clinical research to back them up, you may...
Paul Cerrato
Mobile Health Revolution: Doctors And Patients Disagree
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
Meeting the pay for performance challenge requires more sophisticated capabilities in EHRs and more physician cooperation.
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Health IT Faces Eventful Summer
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
Latest stats suggest doctors are smitten with e-prescribing, but training and clinical decision support still needed.
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