August 1, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
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.
July 26, 2013 Mark Hagland
article
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?
July 26, 2013 Gabriel Perna
article
The growth of VC funding in health IT has grown momentously since 2011, says Raj Prabhu, the CEO of the Austin, Texas-based market intelligence firm, Mercom Capital Group. In this Q&A, Prabhu explains why this is, what kinds of technologies venture capitalists are funding, and if the bubble of health IT VC funding will ever burst.
July 23, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
According to seven different surveys of various end-users conducted by the New York-based Black Book Market Research, eight health record (EHR) vendors stand above the crowded pack of 550 qualified systems and nearly 900 EHR competitors when it comes to satisfaction.
July 18, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
A new study from researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing and partner institutions has concluded that when providers use an electronic health records (EHR) to automate immunization data shared between themselves and public health agencies, physicians are able to treat individual patients faster and more effectively.
July 17, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
EHR brand loyalty is non-existent, according to a new survey from the New York-based Black Book Market Research. Authors of the report say that 70 percent of all EHR purchases are replacement systems, and they predict that 20 percent of providers will defect within the next 12 months.
July 17, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released data that shows healthcare providers have used electronic health record (EHRs) to provide information securely to patients, empowering them while managing their care and reducing medical errors
July 11, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, recently conducted a survey that revealed most healthcare provider organizations and IT vendors are planning on hiring more employees in the coming year. A number of providers say becasue of staffing shortages they are putting an IT initiative on hold.
July 10, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
While health information exchanges (HIEs) continue to grow in number, those who are participating say sustainability remains an issue, according to the results of a new survey that appears in the latest issue of the healthcare policy journal Health Affairs.
July 9, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
Miami Children’s Hospital’s (MCH) Heart Program integrated its electronic medical record (EMR) with three North American registry databases for congenital heart disease, making it the first provider-based program in the country to do so.
July 8, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
Thanks to the federal investments into health information technology, adoption of basic electronic health record (EHR) systems has nearly tripled since 2010, a new report from the Princeton, N.J.-based non-profit, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has found.
July 8, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
A new poll conducted by the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) reveals that the trend of physician integration may drive up costs, rather than decrease it through increased efficiency and streamlining care. Thirty-two percent of the 459 organizations surveyed said the costs of delivering healthcare went up after a hospital or health system bought a group or practice.
