healthcare: Interoperability
Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Online Consults Increasing, Despite Physicians' Concerns
New primary care model gains momentum as payers see cost-cutting potential and consumers demand better service.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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...
As More Docs Use Digital Records, So Will Consumers
HITECH Act is prompting widespread adoption of e-health records, but there's more to "Meaningful Use" than what's in the government's programs.
Don't Hit Snooze Button On ICD-10
Given a one-year extension for ICD-10 compliance, healthcare groups must make the most of the preparation time.
Interoperability Nirvana Nowhere In Sight
Despite attempts to find a common standard for healthcare data communications, it still feels like the Tower of Babel.
Can Personalized Medicine Improve Drug Safety?
Personalized medicine programs can find better treatments based on patients' genetics. Why can't the same tools be used to predict--and...
IT-Enhanced Medical Homes Aren't A Quick Fix
Patient-centric medical homes are touted to fix the healthcare cost crisis, but the deep pockets and extensive IT resources they require aren't...
How To Achieve Better Patient Engagement
Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposals raise the bar for online patient engagement, highlighting how important it is for healthcare providers to...
Interoperability: One Key To Saving U.S. Healthcare
It's not the entire solution, but without well-designed, interoperable systems, our healthcare industry can't climb out of its current hole.
What To See At HIMSS12
Among the hundreds of health IT presentations, demos, and vendor offerings at HIMSS12 next week, don't miss these highlights.
Healthcare Reform Is Here, Like It Or Not
Participation in new accountable care organizations isn't for the faint of heart. But healthcare providers that have their IT acts together have a...
ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.
IT Tools Help Patients Cut Prescription, Exam Costs
Change Healthcare provides companies' employees with a Web portal, data analytics, personalized text messages, and email alerts to help them find...
Rhode Island Thinks Big About Health IT
Meet Rhode Island Quality Institute's CIO and see why Medicare thinks other states could learn from his big ideas.
Is 2012 The Year Of Online Patients?
Meaningful Use programs, healthcare reform, and the public's love of mobile devices could add up to patients finally getting fully involved in...
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Healthcare Reform Too Focused On Doctors: Telemedicine Pioneer
May 17, 2013Hopkins physician Jay Sanders, known as the father of telemedicine, says emphasis should be on changing patient behavior.
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Health Plans Seek EHR Data For New Payment Models
May 14, 2013As value-based payments take hold, insurers aim to access EHR clinical data and move to automated, real-time information exchange.
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HL7 Preps Healthcare Clinical Messaging Standard
May 13, 2013Framework aims to simplify writing interfaces between healthcare information systems, help researchers gather clinical data from EHRs.
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ONC Webinar Reveals Details of Data Exchange Projects
May 13, 2013Agency seeks feedback on interoperability efforts in the field while continuing to guide private sector's efforts.
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20 Health IT Leaders Who Are Driving Change
May 13, 2013Innovation is tough amid today's regulatory checklists. These leaders are getting it done.
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Medicare Incentives Spur Jump In E-Prescribing
May 10, 2013Surescripts annual report shows 38% growth in electronic prescribing in 2012, plus growing use of online medication histories and benefit data.
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Why Telemedicine Should Be Integrated With EHRs, ACOs
May 09, 2013Telemedicine expert Rashid Bashshur says mobile health technologies must integrate with EHRs to make accountable care organizations work.
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Post Acute Care Manager Promises Lower Costs
May 02, 2013NaviHealth program combines information from outcomes database and case manager followup to help plans and providers reduce post-acute care costs...
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Rx Abuse Data Tools Sought By Healthcare
May 01, 2013Doctors, pharmacies could more easily join fight against drug diversion if states followed uniform data rules, says standards organization NCPDP.
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Teambox Brings Collaboration Behind the Firewall
April 29, 2013Teambox On-Premise allows healthcare, financial and other highly regulated industries to take advantage of cloud collaboration technologies.
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