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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.
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...
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...
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?
Personalized Medicine Will Transform Healthcare
As healthcare providers incorporate deep analytics and advanced clinical decision support into everyday practice, they'll turn standardized...
How To Break Into Healthcare IT
University degrees and certificate training both are valuable, but you must think strategically when choosing between them.
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...
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.
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.
Health IT Can Learn From Past Screw-Ups
U.S. healthcare system will remain broken unless we redesign our tools and rethink our mindset.
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...
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.
EHRs Aren't Ready For Pay For Performance
Meeting the pay for performance challenge requires more sophisticated capabilities in EHRs and more physician cooperation.
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.
E-Prescribing Systems Still Finding Their Mojo
Latest stats suggest doctors are smitten with e-prescribing, but training and clinical decision support still needed.
Grow Your Own Health Information Exchange
While many healthcare organizations turn to private vendors to set up HIEs, others get good results by building their own.
How To Improve Communication Between Clinicians
Although mandated to communicate better with patients, some healthcare providers also are looking for tech tools that get info to staff faster.
Mobile Medical Apps Gold Rush Needs Scrutiny
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...
Stage 2 EHRs Require Meaningful Patient Engagement
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...
Compromise On Health Data Access May Be Ugly
Some hospitals and doctors oppose giving patients electronic data as quickly as required by proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations. Consumer...
How To Ease EHR Frustration
EHRs can slow physicians' practices to a crawl, but evidence suggests they ultimately pay off.
CRM Platform Can Churn Out Customized Health Apps
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health uses Microsoft's customer relationship management platform to rapidly develop niche health-related...
Hana and Exalytics: SAP's Hype Versus Oracle's FUD
Getting to the facts in the war of words surrounding SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exalytics platforms.
So What Was Wrong With ICD-9?
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...
How Mobile, Cloud, Are Transforming Healthcare
Spurred by a combination of government incentives and aging technology, healthcare is entering an IT renaissance with mobile and cloud...
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