July 11, 2017 Mark Hagland
In a report published at the end of June, the U.S. Government Accountability Office challenged HHS and CMS to improve the measurement methodology embedded in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
July 11, 2017 Heather Landi
While it’s no secret that physicians have complaints about EHRs, the co-author of a new medical study about hospital-based physicians’ perceptions of EHRs says the study findings illustrate that EHR usability should be addressed as a quality of care issue.
July 11, 2017 Rajiv Leventhal
During a briefing with members of the industry press today, top officials at ONC discussed the core priorities of the agency, signaling a change in focus for the health IT branch of the federal government.
July 11, 2017 David Raths
Connecticut, a state that has struggled to create a statewide health information exchange, may soon have two.
July 10, 2017 Heather Landi
On Sunday morning, Kansas City, Missouri-based Cerner Corporation announced that Neal Patterson, chairman and CEO, passed away at the age of 67 that morning due to unexpected complications that arose after a recent recurrence of a previously disclosed cancer.
July 6, 2017 Mark Hagland
Healthcare IT leaders parsed the numerous complexities around healthcare IT security governance, c-suite and board engagement and support for IT security initiatives, and creating a culture of security, at the Health IT Summit in Nashville last month
July 6, 2017 Heather Landi
As digital health technologies have advanced from basic vital-sign data collection to mobile platforms and video interfaces, MultiCare Health System has expanded its telehealth program, and is seeing significant results with reducing readmission rates.
July 5, 2017 Mark Hagland
Dramatic changes in both public and private payment are shifting the landscape around revenue cycle management for physician practices and hospitals, says James E. Green, leader of the revenue cycle management practice at The Advisory Board Company
July 5, 2017 Rajiv Leventhal
Last month, Surescripts released its 2016 National Progress report. Healthcare Informatics talked to Micky Tripathi about the report’s biggest takeaways and about interoperability more broadly.
July 5, 2017 Mark Hagland
While the bills introduced into the House of Representatives and the Senate to repeal the ACA have focused almost exclusively on the health insurance provisions of the ACA, it turns out that Medicaid reimbursement for telemedicine is threatened, POLITICO reports
July 4, 2017 Mark Hagland
Katrina Miller, M.D., chief medical information executive at the 2.1 million-member L.A. Care Health Plan, shares her perspectives on some of the gains that she and her colleagues have been making in improving the care management of high-risk health plan members
June 30, 2017 David Raths
How can the findings from patient-centered outcomes research make their way into point-of-care clinical decision support systems faster? That is the question researchers in the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Learning Network are trying to answer.
June 30, 2017 Tonya Edwards, M.D., Impact Advisors
CIOs from some of the nation’s leading healthcare institutions were asked to give some examples of how EHRs are providing value to their healthcare organizations as well as to describe some of the primary challenges and barriers for realizing value.
June 29, 2017 Rajiv Leventhal
In a recent interview with Healthcare Informatics, Milford Regional Hospital’s CIO discusses how the hospital is progressing with interoperability, and what else is top of mind for her as a health IT leader.
June 28, 2017 Heather Landi
Pennsylvania-based Heritage Valley Health Systems and Nuance Communications have confirmed their companies were victims of a global ransomware cyber attack, which some are referring to as the “Petya” ransomware virus, that hit multinational companies Tuesday.
June 28, 2017 Mark Hagland
On Tuesday at the Health IT Summit in Nashville, attendees were offered a very vigorous discussion of the opportunities and challenges around the leveraging of data analytics in patient care organizations
June 27, 2017 Heather Landi
According to numerous media reports, a new wave of powerful cyberattacks is causing mass disruption across Europe Tuesday, with banks, airports, the state power company and government departments in Ukraine being hit especially hard.
June 27, 2017 the Editors of Healthcare Informatics
Throughout the past several days, Healthcare Informatics has revealed its top 5 companies by revenue within seven different categories. Next up is the Clinical Information Systems segment.
June 26, 2017 the Editors of Healthcare Informatics
Throughout the next several days, Healthcare Informatics will reveal its top 5 companies by revenue within these seven different categories to accompany the broader Healthcare Informatics 100 list.
June 23, 2017 the Editors of Healthcare Informatics
Throughout the next several days, Healthcare Informatics will reveal its top 5 companies by revenue within these seven different categories to accompany the broader Healthcare Informatics 100 list.
