Integration

More providers are interested in integrating their electronic medical record (EMR) with a smart infusion pump and patient safety is a big reason why, according to the latest report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS.

Adrian Lee, Ph.D., an expert in the molecular and cellular biology of breast cancer, is working with colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC to harness the power of IT to transform care. What lessons are he and his colleagues learning about the technology and process issues involved in creating personalized, or precision, medicine?

According to a report in The New York Times online that appeared in the evening on July 16, Continuum Health Partners, which includes Beth Israel and the two St. Luke’s Roosevelt campuses, and Mount Sinai Medical Center, have agreed to merge, creating the largest private hospital system in the city.

With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releasing data on hospital outpatient charges and Medicare spending, the age of medical cost transparency may be upon us. In New York, one non-profit organization is already helping patients navigate troves of claims data to be better engaged with their care.

A particularly exciting development in the world of information technology has been the creation and forward evolution of Internet2, a community of U.S. and international leaders in research, academia, industry, and government, who are collaborating to create new channels for communication in order to support research and development. Gigi Lipori and Erik Deumens, Ph.D., describe their work connecting the University of Florida and the University of Florida Health through advanced connectivity.