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• Hospital robots need close oversight and strict governance

  Strong governance is vital for finding the right balance between cutting-edge technology and patient care in the clinical setting.  Continue Reading

• CareMount establishes post-acute care network for better communication

  CareMount Medical hopes for reduced costs and improved quality of care by improving how the acute and post-acute care settings communicate and measure success.  Continue Reading

• Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to train students with modern tech

  Kaiser Permanente's new medical school will combine cutting-edge tech and a clinical setting to train future doctors.  Continue Reading

• 'Nurse hangover' cures include self-service tools, communication

  Nurses aren't in control of their schedules, which can lead to staffing issues that affect patient care. Self-service tools like WorkJam ensure adequate shift coverage.  Continue Reading

• Intermountain Ventures: A look inside a healthcare venture fund

  Intermountain Healthcare has launched a new ventures division that operates under its own set of governance models and policies. Its mission is to bring innovation to the healthcare setting.  Continue Reading

• Use cases of RPA in healthcare

  Robotic process automation is beginning to appear in many industries, including healthcare. Here, an expert discusses RPA use cases in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity for healthcare more critical than ever before

  Cyberattacks can be devastating for healthcare organizations. Traditional security tools alone no longer cut it, so health companies must turn to newer tools for protection.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cybersecurity combats growing slew of threats

  Cybercriminals target healthcare groups to steal and hold sensitive information hostage. Learn how to spot the most insidious and common methods of attack.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning methods in EHR show promise, with limits

  Carnegie Mellon University's Jeremy Weiss is on a quest to improve health predictions with machine learning and data from electronic health records.  Continue Reading

• SCL Health's new CIO outlines first steps in new role

  In this Q&A, Craig Richardville looks back at what he's learned over his career as a CIO and consultant, as well as what he plans to do in his new role as CIO of SCL Health.  Continue Reading

• Postnatal care pathway moves to dashboards at U.K. hospital

  A digital postnatal discharge system at a hospital in Chelsea, London, has provided a better avenue for communication between ward staff and a better postnatal discharge experience for patients.  Continue Reading

• VitalWare hospital chargemaster maintenance software brings analysis to coding, billing process

  A hospital chargemaster maintenance tool is helping two health systems identify and address billing and coding inaccuracies.  Continue Reading

• Medication management system gives caretakers an edge

  Midland Care benefits from using a medication management system, but not all software is created equal. Other healthcare organizations may struggle to find the right fit.  Continue Reading

• For EHR vendors, there's no one approach to interoperability

  Cerner, Epic and Meditech are tackling interoperability in their own ways, but all their efforts will come up short until healthcare organizations ask for it, according to a Chilmark Research analyst.  Continue Reading

• Digital health services affect patients' choice of provider

  Nontraditional healthcare settings are gaining popularity among patients who are demanding the same digital experience from healthcare as they do from other industries.  Continue Reading

• Population health management programs require goal alignment

  In this Q&A, KLAS population health researcher Bradley Hunter says successful population health management programs hinge on goal alignment.  Continue Reading

• Technology companies in healthcare are driving positive change

  Why are Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google so focused on the healthcare industry? Financial opportunity and patient expectation.  Continue Reading

• Population health approaches buoy value-based care

  Value-based care extends population health's use of data analytics to identify care gaps and cost reductions. A prominent college dean sees the efforts always being connected.  Continue Reading

• Advice to healthcare CIOs: Be willing to share wins and losses

  Being a successful CIO means building relationships across the healthcare industry and establishing a good team within an organization, the CHIME-HIMSS CIO of the Year says.  Continue Reading

• VR in healthcare is changing the patient care game

  Healthcare professionals are using virtual reality to provide better care for patients and better training for doctors.  Continue Reading

• Collective Medical software enables ERs to share patient info

  Software from Collective Medical is helping ERs in Oregon share patient data almost immediately. Here's a look at how that kind of connectivity is benefiting one hospital.  Continue Reading

• Modus V brings robotic assistance to neurosurgery

  Modus V may be the first robot assistant for neurosurgeons. Sebastian Koga, M.D., called the robotically controlled digital microscope an extension of a surgeon's vision.  Continue Reading

• AI in radiology is having a moment -- one that has staying power

  Two radiologists provide examples of how AI is making its mark in their field, such as comparing old and new images and helping prioritize critical cases.  Continue Reading

• Transition to value-based care needs data integration

  By using AI-powered data analytics from DOS, providers could have a holistic view of a patient's treatment plan, while patient data is secured with Microsoft Azure cloud service.  Continue Reading

• Clinical processes, not AI, key to solving healthcare's problems

  Partners' Sandy Aronson has a message for healthcare IT pros: If you want to have an impact, focus on making clinical processes more effective and more efficient.  Continue Reading

• Hospital taps Parachute Health to cut cord on fax machine

  New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery deployed software from Parachute Health Inc. to bring the fax machine directly to its EHR system.  Continue Reading

• Remote patient monitoring technology major focus of new AMA guide

  The American Medical Association created the Digital Health Implementation Playbook, which provides a step-by-step guide to technology implementation, with a focus on remote patient monitoring.  Continue Reading

• Integration of PGHD boosts remote patient management

  End users of a patient-generated health data program talk about the advantages and challenges they encountered first hand, including connection problems from the patient device end.  Continue Reading

• Future of connected healthcare includes chatbots, Medicare changes

  Remote patient monitoring and chatbots will be mainstream in healthcare -- eventually. Partners HealthCare's Joseph Kvedar, M.D., offers his view on why it takes so long.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning in healthcare: Software detects drug theft

  Using machine learning, Invistics software provides a real-time look at drug theft incidents, according to one health system's drug diversion specialist.  Continue Reading

• Anthem data breach settlement points to larger data access

  An expert says the biggest lesson to take away from Anthem healthcare's $16 million HIPAA settlement is the need to control who has access to internal systems and patient data.  Continue Reading

• Learn about the leading EHR software products and their features

  Read in-depth about leading EHR tools on the market and how their capabilities, pricing and implementation offerings and mobile features can match up with organization needs.  Continue Reading

• Hospitals battle duplicate medical records with technology

  See how IT executives at two healthcare organizations weed out patient identification errors related to duplicate medical records -- a significant problem, according to research.  Continue Reading

• Payer-provider partnerships spurred by data, value-based care

  Once they were two groups with conflicting interests, but now the convergence of healthcare payers and providers is more common as the industry struggles to control costs.  Continue Reading

• FDA strengthens medical device cybersecurity program

  The FDA recently took additional steps to encourage better medical device cybersecurity, including releasing a cybersecurity playbook for healthcare organizations.  Continue Reading

• Experts nix wearable device health data for clinical use, for now

  A number of factors stand in the way of acceptance of wearable device health data in the healthcare community, including a lack of data showing the impact on clinical outcomes.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare virtual assistant from Epic and Nuance points to trend

  A variety of vendors have teamed up with the healthcare industry to create new products, such as Epic and Nuance's healthcare virtual assistant, which may prove beneficial to the field.  Continue Reading

• New Wisconsin PDMP receives up to 35,000 daily queries

  The Wisconsin Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, implemented in the state since last year, features data analysis capabilities, as well as a customizable platform.  Continue Reading

• Considering a cloud-based EHR system? Here's what to know

  Implementing an EHR platform in the cloud can offer healthcare organizations lower costs and more accessibility, but they must be aware of connectivity and infrastructure drawbacks.  Continue Reading

• CoxHealth gains from outsourcing to Cerner ITWorks

  Cerner partners with more than 30 organizations to deliver outsourced IT operation management. One of those systems, CoxHealth, got faster, more stable IT management model.  Continue Reading

• CRM in healthcare: A look inside its muddled world

  By some estimates it could be nearly 20 years before healthcare manages true patient engagement. Here's why healthcare CRM is such a challenge for providers today.  Continue Reading

• The importance of EHR tools in today's healthcare industry

  A strong EHR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information like lab orders, medications, medical history and referrals, if buyers know what they need.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare command center aims to simplify healthcare access

  By creating a centralized hub to coordinate patient care, Ascension hopes to simplify healthcare access for patients and expedite provider access to patients.  Continue Reading

• Opioid crisis solutions include analytics, EHR integration

  Health IT stands ready to help battle opioid deaths through greater use of data analytics and improved integration of EHRs and prescription drug databases.  Continue Reading

• Why the healthcare BAA makes the cloud journey much tougher

  Applying public cloud to healthcare can create a brave new world for hospitals. The CTO of Providence Health & Services strongly advises reading the healthcare BAA very carefully.  Continue Reading

• To get secure cloud storage in healthcare, gauge risks first

  Conducting a risk assessment before moving to the cloud and establishing security controls when you get there are key steps toward achieving cloud security, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Mobile healthcare apps becoming increasingly popular

  The trend of providing patients with clinical services through a mobile healthcare app is here to stay and will continue to grow in use, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Speech recognition technology in healthcare tested at Boston hospital

  Voice technology will become commonplace at Boston Children's Hospital now that three pilot projects set in clinical settings have proved successful.  Continue Reading

• Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

  The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken, according to the CEO of a medical group. The better model, and the path to better patient care, he says, is value-based care.  Continue Reading

• Health system's medical services app cuts patient care costs

  Spectrum Health's medical services app, called MedNow, has helped lower patient costs and decrease ER visits, MedNow senior director Joseph Brennan says.  Continue Reading

• Virtual nurse aims to reduce readmissions after discharge

  Boston Medical Center is trialing a virtual discharge nurse to help reduce 30-day readmissions. The software is proving beneficial for both patients and nurses.  Continue Reading

• Connected health devices feed patient-monitoring system

  AlacrityCare is using two connected health devices developed by VivaLnk to build a system that monitors oncology patients opting to recover at home.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about blockchain and healthcare today

  Health IT needs require a sweeping and complex solution that may only be found in blockchain. Healthcare CTO Roger Smith offers his take on the promise of blockchain.  Continue Reading

• FDA challenge encourages development of pain management devices

  An FDA innovation challenge pushes developers to create pain management devices as a way to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.  Continue Reading

• EHR-agnostic dashboard technology benefits Texas hospitals

  An EHR-agnostic dashboard technology called Smart Ribbon has helped Texas hospitals lower patient discharge costs by displaying critical clinical information.  Continue Reading

• Florida community hospital uses AI tools to generate care paths

  Flagler Hospital, a community healthcare organization in Florida, uses an AI platform to generate care paths for high-cost, high-mortality conditions such as pneumonia and sepsis.  Continue Reading

• Take commonsense approach to cybersecurity for healthcare plan

  In this Q&A, a cybersecurity expert suggests that providers should take a reasoned, commonsense approach to developing a cybersecurity for healthcare program.  Continue Reading

• Why app developers are embracing the Apple Health records API

  A new crop of APIs based on the FHIR standard promises to change the expectations of mobile health apps. Six-year-old app maker Medisafe illustrates the promise and problems.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain-powered telemedicine application debuts in U.K.

  A pilot program in the U.K. is testing MyClinic.com, a telemedicine application that allows patients to schedule video consultations with doctors and pay for services with cryptocurrency.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare digital transformation maps the new patient journey

  The modern patient experience features flavors of consumerism combined with healthcare data. Giving patients greater access to that information is one area in which technology options thrive.  Continue Reading

• Use of AI in healthcare seen saving lives of patients

  Prevention of heart attacks and diagnoses of cancer may one day improve, thanks to AI. Infograph statistics reveal promising findings for AI applications in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare AI struggles with funding and data quality

  Finding enough funds and validating data quality can be heavy challenges when it comes to adopting AI technology in healthcare organizations. Hospital IT professionals explain their approaches.  Continue Reading

• IoT may bring the promise of connected healthcare to life

  Can the promise of the internet of things bring order to chaos when it comes to true healthcare interoperability? Two different attempts are underway.  Continue Reading

• Understanding fundamentals of health information management

  With the increase in available data, the practice of health information management is becoming more critical to acquiring, organizing and assessing medical information.  Continue Reading

• After implementation of electronic health records, design rises

  Data presentation and interface design will influence how physicians use EHRs in the future. New tools that integrate better with health records will feed off of analyzed data.  Continue Reading

• Pharmacy benefit manager turns to analytics to fight healthcare fraud

  To be able to detect fraud in healthcare more quickly and accurately, a pharmacy benefit manager is turning to advanced data analytics, allowing it to integrate pharmacy and medical claims.  Continue Reading

• Deception technology applied to pharma cybersecurity

  Thanks to automation and virtualization, deception technology may make inroads into healthcare. Here is one pharmaceutical company's approach to using the technology.  Continue Reading

• How digital rounding tools are changing hospital practices

  When nurses use a digital rounding tool, patients are happier and compliance rates are higher. Here's what KLAS Research found in a survey of 65 hospitals.  Continue Reading

• Hospital cybersecurity might slightly increase heart attack deaths

  Although the findings are not a slam-dunk, statistics in a study show some sort of link between more deaths of heart attack patients and hospitals' responses to data breaches.  Continue Reading

• Improving population health goal of data analytics research

  Data analytics may be just what the doctor ordered for a Nevada hospital. Findings from a study of genetic, medical, environmental and demographic data could improve population health.  Continue Reading

• E-prescribing of controlled substances works for Hartford HealthCare

  After a new state law required healthcare providers to e-prescribe controlled drugs, Hartford HealthCare put in an EPCS system that uses biometric security technology.  Continue Reading

• Physician burnout targeted by health IT, wellness vendors

  Industry consolidation, tech reporting mandates, heavy workloads and 'EHR fatigue' are causing high levels of stress and work dissatisfaction among healthcare professionals, experts say.  Continue Reading

• ATA CEO: Telemedicine technology can mitigate physician shortages

  Telehealth can ease physician shortages and provide patients with access to mental health services, but work still remains to remove barriers, ATA CEO Ann Mond Johnson says.  Continue Reading

• Don't overlook HIPAA issues when developing AI healthcare tools

  So you have an idea for using AI in healthcare software? Be sure you adhere to HIPAA rules, suggests a healthcare regulatory expert, to avoid noncompliance problems.  Continue Reading

• Payer-provider convergence hinges on data integration

  A hospital population health officer and vendor CEO detail their views about payer-provider partnerships. One key aspect is the ability to boost customer service efforts.  Continue Reading

• Hospital takes aim at patient health data security with AI tools

  AI and machine learning software is giving a four-hospital health system 100% visibility into its network and increased control over patient data security.  Continue Reading

• Health informaticians weave medicine, tech and science

  Natalie Pageler, M.D., explains the setup of informaticist teams at Stanford Children's Health and what motivates clinicians to join this data-heavy field.  Continue Reading

• As digital healthcare expands, tough questions arise

  Indu Subaiya, M.D., talks about digital transformation, the intersection of healthcare and consumer tech and how directing short films has informed her work in health IT.  Continue Reading

• Apple Health app pilot combines engagement and interoperability

  The Apple Health app pilot combines flavors of EHR interoperability and patient engagement, according to some hospitals involved in the early stages of the effort.  Continue Reading

• HEALTHeLINK HIE surpasses one million consenting patients

  New York-based health information exchange HEALTHeLINK recently surpassed one million enrolled patients, due in part to increased awareness of the benefits of HIEs.  Continue Reading

• Connected medical device security, AI battle health hackers

  More hacker threats, including via connected medical devices, are coming to healthcare organizations, but health IT professionals can look to AI and blockchain for possible help.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare breaches drop, but ransomware attacks rise

  Patient data breaches dropped in 2017, mainly due to fewer large-scale breaches, but ransomware strikes intensified and insiders kept hacking.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA compliance not guaranteed with ePHI security

  Medical facilities sometimes believe security is equivalent to compliance with HIPAA -- but not so fast. Organizations must consider other aspects when guarding patient data.  Continue Reading

• Considerations for transgender patient documentation in EHRs

  Most modern EHRs document sexual identity as a fixed, binary value, but classic designations such as male and female fail to include documentation for transgender patients.  Continue Reading

• AI a big data benefit for moving to the cloud for healthcare

  Providers and big vendors are wary, but healthcare in the cloud and the benefits artificial intelligence provides will spur a shift from on-premises systems for analyzing EHRs.  Continue Reading

• Michigan uses prescription monitoring to fight opioid crisis

  Michigan public health officials use e-prescribing and monitoring and analytics software from Appriss Health to fight opioid addiction by tracking overprescribing and abuse.  Continue Reading

• Medical imaging data enables modern healthcare strategies

  Medical images make up a large percentage of healthcare data. Providers can draw insights from that data to make better decisions about patient care.  Continue Reading

• Medical imaging storage strategies aim for the cloud

  Three health IT pros look at the challenges to full-blown cloud adoption and explain why hybrid cloud is a popular approach to storing medical images.  Continue Reading

• CIO explains tech behind integrated healthcare systems and apps

  BayHealth Development wanted integrated healthcare systems to provide a coherent experience for patients and physicians. The organization turned to the new Progress Health Cloud.  Continue Reading

• A look at the leading medical imaging software on the market

  Medical imaging systems have evolved to meet the needs of modern healthcare environments. Learn who the leading vendors in the space are and what services their products offer.  Continue Reading

• How a healthcare data scientist can aid in value-based care

  As hospitals begin to make the transition to value-based care, data scientists can help analyze patient trends that will lead to improved outcomes and better quality of care.  Continue Reading

• Learn the keys to buying medical imaging technology

  Today's medical imaging technology can help a healthcare organization achieve population health management. Here are the main factors to consider before purchasing a medical imaging system.  Continue Reading

• What makes up a medical imaging system?

  PACS, VNAs, DICOM, XDS. Sort out this alphabet soup of medical imaging technology and see how these systems can help improve your healthcare organization.  Continue Reading

• Telehealth technologies help save healthcare organization $4.6 million and more

  Telehealth technology has the ability to help healthcare organizations save money, reduce costs and achieve better patient outcomes. That's what Emory Healthcare discovered.  Continue Reading

• Hospital uses intelligent virtual assistant for more accurate order entry

  When physicians juggle a lot of tasks, they can forget to place a necessary order. Artificial intelligence is helping one hospital system remedy this and avoid medical mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Interoperability may be in sight as Epic and Cerner work together

  As two of the largest EHRs in the healthcare space, Epic and Cerner have often appeared to be at odds with each other. But that seems to be changing via an ONC initiative.  Continue Reading

• PatientPing helps with coordinating care among healthcare providers

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT features PatientPing, a startup in Boston that provides technology to improve coordinating care.  Continue Reading

• The vendor neutral archive market heats up as technology advances

  As technology advances, health systems are increasingly adopting vendor neutral archives to store, share and analyze medical images from multiple specialties, not only radiology.  Continue Reading

• SaaS app built on cognitive computing platform helps with medical codes

  Data analytics and cognitive computing are helping one hospital ensure the correct medical codes are being assigned for Medicare reimbursement via a SaaS application.  Continue Reading

• With healthcare disaster recovery systems, storage options evolve

  As cyberattacks continue to hit health data networks with alarming frequency, providers are increasingly turning to hybrid cloud and other forms of healthcare disaster recovery.  Continue Reading