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Geek Physique: Why IT Managers Must Get Fit
Our 2013 IT Salary Survey shows most employers don't care that much about your fitness. But you should, if you want to do your job better.
Allscripts' dbMotion Deal Speaks To Larger Trend
Healthcare and other companies will have to push more development of the technology they'll need for the challenges ahead.
Online Consults Increasing, Despite Physicians' Concerns
New primary care model gains momentum as payers see cost-cutting potential and consumers demand better service.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
Can IT Cure Healthcare's Inertia?
If the industry remains resistant to change, it will eventually render itself obsolete.
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.
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.
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...
Personalized Medicine Will Transform Healthcare
As healthcare providers incorporate deep analytics and advanced clinical decision support into everyday practice, they'll turn standardized...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
3 IT Tools Helping Patients Find Clinical Trials
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...
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.
Mobile Health Presents Life-Changing Opportunities
From medication reminders to wearable body sensors, mobile health solutions will become a vital part of our lives and many organizations' services.
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CIO Tough Love: Agility Demands Increasing
May 23, 2013IT leaders, brace yourself for pain as you push for agility. Business needs are emerging so rapidly that tools don't exist to support them, said...
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Medicare Proffers $1 Billion For Healthcare Innovation Projects
May 22, 2013Federal health agency offers funding for new models of nonhospital care that cut federal health expenditures, improve health of specific patient...
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PatientsLikeMe Launches Open Research Exchange
May 21, 2013Social networking site PatientsLikeMe loans its 200,000-member community to academic and pharma researchers to validate online questionnaires that...
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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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Boston Children's Hospital Tackles Teen Records Privacy
May 17, 2013Boston Children's Hospital's pioneering approach would bar parents from seeing sensitive portions of their children's personal health records.
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EHRs, Communication Can Co-Exist For Doctors, AMA Says
May 17, 2013American Medical Association report finds that doctors who use EHRs during exams can maintain a good relationship with patients as long as...
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Google CEO Recovering From Vocal Cord Paralysis
May 15, 2013Larry Page has published a Google+ post explaining his recent voice problems.
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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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Kolodner Joins Telehealth Firm ViTel Net
May 09, 2013Former national health IT coordinator moves to the vendor side, aims to use high-speed mobile data infrastructure to give patients more care options.
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Lyfechannel Wins HHS Mobile App Challenge
May 03, 2013Myfamily app presents content from Healthfinder.gov site to help consumers take charge of their healthcare.
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