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• Pandemic helps to change telehealth policy -- slowly

  Telehealth policy is changing, thanks to COVID-19, but providers worry some changes won't last.  Continue Reading

• Mount Sinai CIO: IT vision is unchanged despite pandemic

  Kristin Myers talks about transitioning to the role of Mount Sinai CIO in the middle of a pandemic.  Continue Reading

• Telecritical care assists ICUs during a time of crisis

  Healthcare leaders discuss their use of telecritical care programs to assist overburdened ICUs within their healthcare systems.  Continue Reading

• Ground telehealth applications in security -- now

  A recent software error at telehealth services provider Babylon Health is a stark reminder for healthcare CIOs to keep telehealth security and privacy top of mind.  Continue Reading

• SCL Health expands digital front door with Bright.md

  SCL Health's Terri Casterton talked about the organization's experience building a digital front door strategy during the American Telemedicine Association's virtual event.  Continue Reading

• Pandemic will make indelible mark on health IT

  Healthcare CIOs will continue investing in digital health tools such as telehealth and patient capacity management after the COVID-19 pandemic. But they may have to do so at a cost.  Continue Reading

• Amwell calls for 'all hands on deck' to manage telehealth surge

  In this Q&A, Amwell CMO Peter Antall talks about how the company navigated a 400% increase in use in March and April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Continue Reading

• COVID-19 could be a watershed moment for telehealth policy

  Stakeholders are calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make telehealth policy changes permanent.  Continue Reading

• EHR vendors aim to meet pandemic demands

  Healthcare CIOs are repurposing existing EHR products or rolling out new features to address COVID-19 demands.  Continue Reading

• Pandemic could alter healthcare CIO terrain

  Harris Health System CIO David Chou talks about how COVID-19 has changed the healthcare CIO's technology strategy -- and why it could change the role itself.  Continue Reading

• Surge in digital health tools to continue post-pandemic

  Four healthcare leaders explain how COVID-19 will help make digital health tools mainstream.  Continue Reading

• CIO on reopening healthcare systems for nonemergency care

  CIO Aaron Miri said as healthcare systems reopen for non-COVID-19 care, CIOs will focus on EHRs and bringing a remote workforce back in.  Continue Reading

• Health system taps Sentinel Healthcare for contact tracing tech

  While tech giants are working to build a large-scale mobile contact tracing platform for use during the current COVID-19 crisis, healthcare CIOs are turning to tools that help automate parts of the process.  Continue Reading

• Lessons learned from COVID-19 could help with next pandemic

  In this Q&A, Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine CIO Cletis Earle talks COVID-19 misinformation, telehealth and next steps.  Continue Reading

• Pandemic ushers in virtual rounds at one health system

  Nemours Children's Health System combined its telehealth platform with remote monitoring capabilities to launch a virtual rounds initiative. It's helped in ways the organization didn't imagine.  Continue Reading

• Invest in digital health tools strategically -- especially now

  Healthcare CIOs should invest in and deploy new digital health tools cautiously and strategically, despite the FDA's decision to relax regulations during the coronavirus pandemic.  Continue Reading

• 3 tasks healthcare CIOs should pursue during pandemic

  During the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare CIOs are enabling a remote workforce and scaling out telehealth options. But they can also streamline a few processes that will help patients and providers.  Continue Reading

• 5 areas healthcare CIOs should focus on during the pandemic

  What should CIOs and other IT leaders in healthcare prepare for as they face a pandemic? We've identified five key areas they should be looking out for.  Continue Reading

• How to get buy-in for healthcare cybersecurity investments

  Healthcare CIO Michael Archuleta focuses on FOR -- finances, operations and reputation -- as part of his cybersecurity investment strategy.  Continue Reading

• Pandemic drives demand for 3D-printed medical parts

  Formlabs has begun 3D printing nasal swabs to help health systems combat the COVID-19 crisis.  Continue Reading

• CIOs should plan for a spike in healthcare cyberattacks

  COVID-19 is introducing new weaknesses to healthcare systems and providing new opportunities for cybercriminals.  Continue Reading

• In a pandemic, demand for telehealth services soars

  Telehealth services are in high demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, but can providers keep pace?  Continue Reading

• Piedmont Healthcare CIO on IT's M&A role

  CIO Geoffrey Brown has helped lead Piedmont Healthcare through the addition of six new hospitals to the health system network.  Continue Reading

• How one medical center overcame legacy EHR systems

  Parkview Medical Center needed to free data held hostage in legacy systems. Here's how the institution succeeded and how other healthcare organizations can follow.  Continue Reading

• Buoy Health wants to fix healthcare's broken front door

  Buoy Health is an example of the growing popularity of self-triage tools. This one has a machine learning algorithm that takes online symptom checking to the next level.  Continue Reading

• Telehealth visits could reach tipping point in 2020

  Telehealth visits are poised to grow in popularity thanks to advances in mobile technology and better reimbursement models.  Continue Reading

• ONC's federal health IT strategic plan shows growth -- to a degree

  ONC's five-year strategic health IT draft plan lays out comprehensive goals, but, in some instances, how to achieve those goals is still murky.  Continue Reading

• 3 healthcare CIOs on what they think 2020 will bring

  Healthcare CIOs at Boston Medical Center, SCL Health and Northwell Health share what's on their agenda for 2020, as well as what they're taking away from 2019.  Continue Reading

• Ransomware tops list of healthcare cybersecurity threats in 2019

  Healthcare CIOs should get ready for a vigorous privacy debate and prepare for more destructive cyberattacks in the coming year, according to experts.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare security, IT should be separate to be effective

  What can the healthcare industry learn about security from finance, retail and manufacturing? Two CISOs who came to healthcare from other industries give their take.  Continue Reading

• Data silos hinder IoT in healthcare; tech giants could help

  Healthcare organizations are starting to see value in breaking down IoT data silos to create a single view of a patient. Tech giants may be uniquely positioned to help.  Continue Reading

• Digital transformation projects are an opportunity for healthcare CIOs

  Geisinger Health System CIO John Kravitz gives advice on how healthcare CIOs can lead a digital transformation project within their own organizations.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain shows potential for healthcare claims data access

  Medical claims are gold mines of useful health information, but accessing them with HIPAA-compliant security is a universal headache. Blockchain might make it easier.  Continue Reading

• Promises for 5G in healthcare are great, but it's still early days

  Analysts offer insight into how 5G works, where it might make the most impact in healthcare and why some of what 5G may offer is more promise than reality.  Continue Reading

• 5G impact on healthcare a ways off, but CIOs shouldn't sit idle

  5G could benefit areas of healthcare like telehealth and remote patient monitoring. That reality is still a few years out, but CIOs should start planning for it now.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cloud induces benefits in storage, security

  Healthcare sees value in vacating the premises and migrating to the cloud for lower maintenance costs and better storage, disaster recovery, security, AI and analytics.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare data breaches persist as security investments flounder

  Healthcare is still catching up to other industries in terms of investments in security and IT. This is complicated by the number of different systems that must be protected.  Continue Reading

• EASE app increases patient-provider communication

  EASE, a mobile healthcare app, can be used to send updates on patients from the OR to their families. Mobile apps like this create more transparency, but also present a challenge for CIOs.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity recommendations for healthcare that won't break the bank

  The key to implementing healthcare cybersecurity best practices is to start small, according to Erik Decker, chief security and privacy officer for University of Chicago Medicine.  Continue Reading

• CardioCompass platform fuses data and AI with patient navigators

  CardioCompass, a remote patient monitoring platform, is backed by machine learning, lots of data and good old-fashioned phone calls.  Continue Reading

• Insurers join forces to control value-based healthcare delivery

  Commercial insurers are key drivers in the transition to value-based care in health systems through joint ventures, analytics and greater control over delivery of patient care.  Continue Reading

• When leading digital transformation, language is key

  Healthcare CIOs need to stop with the technology lingo if they want to lead a successful digital transformation. That was a key takeaway from a panel of experts at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.  Continue Reading

• Multimodal machine learning in healthcare aids patient consults

  In this Q&A, Louis-Philippe Morency talks about how he's building algorithms that capture and analyze the three V's of communication -- voice, verbal and visual.  Continue Reading

• Seeing through the hype: Where AI in healthcare shines

  While AI in healthcare shines in clinical areas like radiology, it is currently more widely adopted in nonclinical areas, such as medication development by pharmaceutical companies.  Continue Reading

• Governance team key to driving technology adoption in healthcare

  The key to a good governance team is involving leaders from every department within a healthcare organization.  Continue Reading

• Ochsner Health System's telehealth program is built on trust

  Ochsner Health System's telehealth team explains why establishing patient and provider trust is critical when building a telehealth program.  Continue Reading

• Health IT security should consider these leading vendors

  Explore these leading products in the cybersecurity market to best protect healthcare systems and patient data from falling victim to cyberattacks.  Continue Reading

• Physician burnout eased with homegrown tech

  Kaiser Permanente fights fire with fire by developing digital tools to reduce technology-related physician burnout.  Continue Reading

• Telemedicine provider MDLIVE talks partnering with health systems

  MDLIVE CMO Lyle Berkowitz talks about why health systems need to start introducing telemedicine -- now.  Continue Reading

• The 8 key ways to assess healthcare data security tools

  Find the most effective cybersecurity tools to protect healthcare systems and data by looking at these eight key features and what major vendors offer for these features.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare CIO talks innovation in the face of ever-changing regulations

  For Arthur Harvey, the role of healthcare CIO is multifaceted, from traffic cop to innovator. He talks about challenges, tech trends and the criticality of governance in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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