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• Dallas hospital CIO uses health wearable to track runs

  The CIO of Walnut Hill Medical Center in Dallas uses his Apple Watch to track biometrics during runs and workouts, but finds health IT adoption slow for the health wearable.  Continue Reading

• Visual data analytics make genomics in healthcare possible

  To fully realize genomics in healthcare, the right technology is needed to effectively leverage and use genomic data. One hospital is taking steps toward that goal.  Continue Reading

• Consumers, providers adopt online doctor appointment scheduling

  Using DocASAP, an online doctor appointment scheduling system, healthcare consumers and providers can easily book slots with family care practitioners and specialists.  Continue Reading

• Home healthcare company uses eCaring to stave off ER visits

  Population health management tool, eCaring, is helping one home healthcare company reduce ER visits of those with chronic diseases.  Continue Reading

• Physicians, patients benefit from wearable activity trackers

  Wearables are popular with consumers, but physicians are still slow to adopt them for healthcare, says wearables expert Lisa Gualtieri, a Tufts University professor and researcher.  Continue Reading

• AdvancedEPCS: E-prescribing technology in healthcare

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT takes a look at AdvancedMD's e-prescribing cloud application.  Continue Reading

• Before tackling secure texting in healthcare, change culture

  Experts say that while lip service for secure communications technology is great, the first step is convincing leaders and clinicians to recognize the risks to health data.  Continue Reading

• Hospital saves $650K with healthcare workforce management in cloud

  By hosting healthcare workforce management in the cloud and using analytics, Saint Mary's Hospital was not only able to save thousands of dollars, but also improve patient care.  Continue Reading

• Digital health services benefit from compelling app design

  Mobile health app developers should improve app design to make digital health services more effective and increase patient engagement with them, expert says in Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Wearable health devices, mHealth apps aid patient engagement

  Health apps and wearable health technology helps patients manage their health, says John de Souza, president of the consumer health division of Aptus Health.  Continue Reading

• MH-CURE's healthcare secure messaging app helps improve ED efficiency

  Running around the halls of a hospital to find a doctor or nurse takes precious time. With healthcare secure messaging, one hospital is working to improve communication and efficiency.  Continue Reading

• Predictive analytics in healthcare helps improve OR utilization

  It is expensive for a hospital to run multiple ORs, therefore it's important that the space is used efficiently. One hospital uses predictive analytics to improve OR utilization.  Continue Reading

• Health IT trends: The top 11 quotes from 2015

  In our look back at 2015 through quotes, analysts, government officials and physicians reflect on 2015 health IT trends, including ICD-10, cybersecurity and wearables.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare CRM boosted by Salesforce entry

  Customer relationship management in healthcare is getting a boost from Salesforce's move into health IT, but other vendors, such as hc1.com, are already occupying the space.  Continue Reading

• One doc's journey to Health 3.0, the healthcare of the future

  With all the innovations in healthcare technology, health IT is still far from where it should be, says Zubin "ZDogg" Damania, the creative founder of Turntable Health.  Continue Reading

• Iora Health's collaborative care model puts practices in new light

  This Innovation Spotlight looks at how Turntable Health uses Iora Health's collaborative care model to improve primary care. One interesting aspect: Health coaches guide patient visits.  Continue Reading

• Clinical documentation improvement program boosts quality of care

  Redundant information and lack of training on proper record keeping are problems that a clinical documentation improvement program can solve. EHR complexity is often a leading culprit to tackle.  Continue Reading

• Medical 3D printing lowers risk and cost of complex surgeries

  One neurosurgeon in upstate New York is working to reduce the risk of complex surgical procedures by using a 3D printer. In doing so, he is also seeing lower costs for surgery.  Continue Reading

• PatientKeeper software aims to simplify physician workflow

  PatientKeeper, an EHR overlay software platform owned by hospital chain giant HCA, aims to simplify physician workflow and boost EHR usability for doctors.  Continue Reading

• How to minimize revenue risk when implementing an EHR

  A revenue cycle executive passes on six best practices from a series of EHR rollouts that were designed to soften risks to the organization's billing processes.  Continue Reading

• The next step for healthcare big data: pediatrics

  The pediatrics specialty faces many unique challenges when it comes to caring for patients. A panel of experts believes big data can help, including with rare diseases.  Continue Reading

• CIO, analyst say cloud computing in healthcare meets HIPAA

  Many fear cloud computing in healthcare. But a long-term care company disputes that stance, instead going 100% into the cloud while firmly believing it complies with HIPAA.  Continue Reading

• What executives must know about data breaches in healthcare

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights' investigations into healthcare data breaches produced information that can help stop future leaks.  Continue Reading

• Hone benefits of EHR investments for post-meaningful use era

  With the release of stage 3 rules, healthcare is heading into the post-meaningful use era. In response, hospitals are preparing to further optimize EHR investments.  Continue Reading

• Startup with ties to athenahealth aims to shake up radiology IT

  Candescent Health, a radiology IT startup with ties to athenahealth, aims to shake up radiology with cloud-based analytics software complemented by a human-based service desk.  Continue Reading

• Telehealth program key to quality healthcare in Alaska

  Alaska is known as the "last frontier" for a reason, and it presents unique healthcare challenges. Two CIOs are addressing these challenges through a telehealth program.  Continue Reading

• iQueue software for data analytics helps infusion centers schedule

  LeanTaaS' data analytics software is helping infusion centers solve two common problems: Overbooking of chairs in the middle of the day and under-utilization of assets.  Continue Reading

• Home care IT needs upgrade, says health policy expert Micky Tripathi

  Micky Tripathi, CEO at the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), said adequate home care IT is not widely adopted in the Bay State. A new survey aims to identify the gaps.  Continue Reading

• Protect PHI security, health data privacy; prep for audits

  Experts said that insider threats to health data privacy and PHI security are common, and providers should prep for HIPAA audits by OCR and other federal agencies.  Continue Reading

• Interoperability in healthcare to come with strong standards

  When it comes to healthcare interoperability, Marc Probst, CIO at Intermountain Healthcare, is outspoken to say the least. And he thinks the standards in place now aren't enough.  Continue Reading

• Population health, revenue cycle management on CIO's agenda

  Marc Probst, CIO at Intermountain Healthcare, said his organization is taking strides to make population health happen, is investing heavily in data analytics, and more.  Continue Reading

• HealthPartners uses document generation tool to streamline health insurance notification

  Faced with sending out 1,200 paper-based health insurance notifications each month, HealthPartners needed a document generation tool to streamline the process.  Continue Reading

• Location-based tools could boost timely medical responses

  Beyond improving disaster response, location-based tools also have the potential to enhance emergency medical services and telemedicine, an expert said.  Continue Reading

• Survey: Clinical analytics jumps in importance

  Clinical analytics is making inroads in revenue cycle management, but its use is still driven mainly by population health and government compliance.  Continue Reading

• With population health models, data curbs the risk

  As population health models force healthcare organizations to take on more financial risk, the industry will lean on data analysis to mitigate the perils.  Continue Reading

• ICD-9 to ICD-10 move may cause retirements, practices to close

  Many physicians feel that the implementation of the ICD-10 code list will not only cause practices to go out of business, but push physicians to retire.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare kiosk showcased by Dell, Bay State Hospital

  A HealthSpot and Dell automated healthcare kiosk that's on display at Baystate Health's IT incubator enables self-service telecheckups.  Continue Reading

• For many small practices, ICD-10 readiness is out of reach

  Many small physician practices aren't ready for ICD-10 yet, and, in some cases, it's because their vendors don't have ICD-10-ready services.  Continue Reading

• Ayasdi uses topological data analysis to find best care paths

  This Innovation Spotlight takes a look at how Ayasdi's software uses topological data analysis to help physicians discover the optimal care paths for patients.  Continue Reading

• Larger providers ready for ICD-10 implementation date

  As the Oct. 1 ICD-10 implementation date nears, larger provider organizations appear to be ready, with testing, training and double coding complete.  Continue Reading

• ICD-10 conversion could disturb revenue cycles

  Revenue cycle management professionals seem to have reluctantly accepted that the ICD-10 conversion won't be a smooth process.  Continue Reading

• The ICD-10 release date: Here are important facts to know

  The ICD-10 implementation date is fast approaching, and providers should know what to expect. Here are some important facts from CMS' ICD-10 resources.  Continue Reading

• Coming soon to a hospital near you: ICD-10 deadline nears

  This issue of SearchHealthIT's Pulse e-zine looks at the upcoming ICD-10 deadline, with a focus on the final prep work before the Oct. 1 transition.  Continue Reading

• Medical alarm management key to medical device integration

  An expert talked about using medical device integration to manage alarms and in concert with predictive analytics and data governance.  Continue Reading

• Medical device integration strategies explained

  Medical devices should be connected, CEO of Cardiopulmonary Corp., developer of Bernoulli medical device integration (MDI) system, said in a Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Health IT security: Virtua system uses CynergisTek

  The IT security team at Virtua, southern New Jersey's largest healthcare provider, works with consulting firm CynergisTek to lock down PHI.  Continue Reading

• Vocera Communication Badge and Collaboration Suite for Apple Watch

  The smart, voice-operated Vocera Badge and its Apple Watch app let clinicians communicate wirelessly in hospitals.  Continue Reading

• Sample high-value claims before ICD-10 implementation date

  With the heat on physician practices to prepare for the impending ICD-10 implementation date, two analysts discuss how best to avoid negative outcomes.  Continue Reading

• Implementation of ICD-10 requires precision and accuracy

  An EHR vendor product manager continues her discussion on why providers need to be serious about testing and budgeting when implementing ICD-10.  Continue Reading

• Late-stage best practices for implementing ICD-10

  In a two-part Q&A PointClickCare ICD-10 expert, Genice Hornberger, explains what providers should do in the last phases of implementing ICD-10.  Continue Reading

• Medical advocate Regina Holliday addresses Allscripts

  Medical advocate Regina Holliday captivated the crowd at Allscripts' user conference in Boston with her personal medical story.  Continue Reading

• Triple Aim framework intends to improve patient experience

  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement crafted its Triple Aim framework to improve care quality and lessen the cost of healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Wearable health technology and HIPAA: What is and isn't covered

  Healthcare data many think is protected by HIPAA may not be. With wearable health technology, some experts are concerned by what's not covered.  Continue Reading

• When it comes to healthcare big data the risk is worth it

  CIO Joel Vengco discusses how healthcare big data can improve patient care and create more vulnerabilities. In the end, he thinks it's worth it.  Continue Reading

• SaaS analytics helps net $23m in revenue cycle payments

  Orlando Health found a way to create a more efficient and accurate revenue cycle, while saving money. The key? A data analytics platform.  Continue Reading

• With mobility, par8o boosts patient referral process

  In tandem with mobile devices, par8o's patient referral software helps hospitals and physician practices more carefully monitor referral activities.  Continue Reading

• EHR market as viewed through meaningful use attestation stats

  Updated meaningful use attestation stats from large CMS database show top vendors have solidified market dominance in inpatient and outpatient spheres.  Continue Reading

• Chain of urgent care clinics boosts uptime

  A chain of rural urgent care clinics was suffering from network and phone downtime until it installed a cloud-based network "bonding" service from Evolve IP.  Continue Reading

• Big data in healthcare: What's holding everyone back

  Big data and data analytics open doors to precision medicine, population health and value-based care. But health IT professionals still face major barriers.  Continue Reading

• Developers using FHIR interoperability standard

  While still a draft standard, FHIR, the younger sibling of interoperability standard HL7, is already being used by developers.  Continue Reading

• Providers work for security in healthcare, lock down mobile devices

  With mobile devices proliferating -- and security in healthcare lacking -- providers are ramping up efforts to better safeguard devices and related apps.  Continue Reading

• Despite risks, healthcare IT professionals stick with mobile

  Despite the recent breaches making headlines, experts say that healthcare IT professionals should stay full steam ahead with the adoption of mobile.  Continue Reading

• Data analytics helps Maine HIE take next steps

  Maine recently implemented a data analytics platform on top of its state health information exchange, enabling Maine HIE participants to predict readmissions and ER visits.  Continue Reading

• Healthy prognosis for hospital wireless networks

  The growing needs of clinicians and guests mean IT departments must split their focus when managing wireless hospital networks.  Continue Reading

• Vast data doesn't have to restrict population-scale genomics

  With the combination of a SaaS analytical platform and a custom algorithm, Nationwide Children's Hospital is taking on population-scale genomics.  Continue Reading

• Industry shifts focus to health IT interoperability

  Health information exchange has yet to meet the expectations of some healthcare professionals and regulators. The ONC has a plan to fix that.  Continue Reading

• New tech tops health IT purchasing plans

  Health IT pros plan key investments this year in security, cloud and mobile technology, a TechTarget purchasing plans survey shows.  Continue Reading

• Security the focal point of buying decision survey

  Security, health data analytics, cloud and compliance are top of mind for those in charge of health IT buying decisions, a TechTarget survey finds.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare spending infographic: Security tops priorities

  New infographic details the top healthcare spending trends from TechTarget's health IT purchasing survey, with security investments a likely priority.  Continue Reading

• Open data group steps up from Health Datapalooza

  Chris Boone, new executive director of Health Data Consortium, is boosting group's profile from stager of Health Datapalooza to Capitol Hill player.  Continue Reading

• Meaningful use a mixed bag for development of EHR systems

  Most agree that meaningful use has driven the development of EHRs, but vendors complain that this focus has distracted them from improving ease of use.  Continue Reading

• In struggles, meaningful use attestation shapes EHR

  Paper-based medical record systems aren't gone yet, but they're waning as providers install EHR software and complete meaningful use attestation.  Continue Reading

• CIO John Halamka in intriguing EHR venture with athenahealth

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's CIO John Halamka leads the hospital system into an unusual joint venture with EHR vendor athenahealth Inc.  Continue Reading

• Stage 2 woes may temper the effect of stage 3 meaningful use

  Although no curtain call is planned for meaningful use attestation, it sure looks like stage 3 reporting won't carry the oomph -- or rigidness -- of stage 2.  Continue Reading

• SERMO more than a social network for doctors

  SERMO, a social network exclusively for physicians, is a place for docs to hang out in cyberspace, but also to seek out and share medical opinions and diagnoses.  Continue Reading

• Poor execution of IT in healthcare endangers physician independence

  Two independent physicians in North Carolina experienced IT failures so severe that they reconsidered their solo status.  Continue Reading

• HL7 International CEO on developing health IT standards

  The CEO of HL7 discusses the lack of a national patient identifier and the organization's global approach to standards development.  Continue Reading

• HL7 chief Charles Jaffe talks FHIR

  In this Q&A, HL7 International CEO Charles Jaffe, M.D., says FHIR is moving quickly toward being a top interoperability standard.  Continue Reading

• Wearable technologies, cloud guide the future of healthcare

  The advancement of cloud, artificial intelligence and analytics will go a long way in determining the future of health IT.  Continue Reading

• ONC Annual Meeting turns from meaningful use to larger goals

  The ONC Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., will feature interoperability, population health, value-based care and other issues beyond meaningful use.  Continue Reading

• As HIPAA audits loom, most docs remain unprepared

  The HHS Office for Civil Rights will unleash HIPAA audits on some 550 healthcare groups and business associates. Experts give tips on how to survive.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA privacy laws more relevant than ever

  Healthcare providers that don't re-examine their level of HIPAA compliance could be caught off guard if they're subjected to a federal audit in 2015.  Continue Reading

• CMS to levy Medicare penalties against physicians

  As of Jan. 1, 2015, 257,000 physicians who didn't meet meaningful use measures will have their Medicare reimbursements cut.  Continue Reading

• Radiology one specialty included in federal health IT programs

  The meaningful use program wasn't designed with medical specialties in mind, which has caused some radiologists to struggle to satisfy its criteria.  Continue Reading

• EHR system developments don't translate to better record-keeping

  Patients take precautions as deficiency of EHR interoperability threatens their health.  Continue Reading

• Radiologists have and will face meaningful use audits

  CMS has audited healthcare systems and doctors for meaningful use, and radiologists should prepare for the same.  Continue Reading

• RSNA 2014 sessions to cover mobility, analytics, meaningful use

  The 100th RSNA show's IT content focuses on mobile image sharing and health data analytics. RSNA 2014 also keeps meaningful use on the agenda.  Continue Reading

• VNA systems market ramping up

  As meaningful use pushes image sharing to more providers and patients via Web portals, vendor neutral image sharing archives are gradually displacing older PACS.  Continue Reading

• Health IT providers occupied with updated HIPAA rules

  Healthcare providers' resources are dedicated to meeting health IT regulations, leaving them to fit in projects such as VNAs when they can.  Continue Reading

• Home health monitoring could be part of your cable bill

  AT&T is venturing into remote patient monitoring using its existing home security system technology.  Continue Reading

• Wellness wearables on display at Connected Health Symposium

  Smart thermometers and gamification apps were among the mHealth platforms presented at Connected Health Symposium.  Continue Reading

• Clinical decision support system tracks quality care measures

  Providers that don't schedule checkups frequently enough can be reminded by providers that deploy a clinical decision support system.  Continue Reading

• Doug Fridsma on evolving health IT infrastructures

  Departing ONC Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma explains why more data is good for healthcare and confirms meaningful use stage three is in the works.  Continue Reading

• ONC's Fridsma talks health data interoperability, new AMIA job

  Q&A: ONC's outgoing chief scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D., talks about national health data interoperability progress and his new job with AMIA.  Continue Reading

• Single health IT standard not feasible, says Doug Fridsma

  Doug Fridsma discusses the difficulties of uniting all providers under one health IT standard and talks about his move from ONC to AMIA.  Continue Reading

• Despite bad rap, HIPAA omnibus rule helps sustain health IT

  Shared accountability among vendors for data breaches is one reason the HIPAA omnibus rule is helping expand cloud usage in the health IT realm.  Continue Reading

• Meaningful use program criteria divert from patient care

  Much-maligned meaningful use EHR incentive program and HIPAA omnibus rules are still helping vendors -- especially upstart health IT cloud companies.  Continue Reading

• Imprivata user locks down terminals as virtualization grows

  A healthcare system in Michigan reports that it saves countless hours of clinicians' time by using a single sign-on system from Imprivata.  Continue Reading

• Supercharge patient privacy for HIPAA omnibus era

  From collection to transfer and analytics, patient privacy and data security must be maintained for the digital era of HIPAA compliance, just like it was in the dead-tree era of paper records.  Continue Reading

• Securing protected health information starts with HIPAA

  The term 'HIPAA' is discussed so often that it can be easy to lose track of what it was created to do. Learn exactly what HIPAA is and how to stay on the right side of it.  Continue Reading