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• May 21, 2020 21 May'20

  Surge in digital health tools to continue post-pandemic

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

• May 21, 2020 21 May'20

  Fallout from HIMSS20 cancellation continues

  Attendees and exhibitors shared their disappointment with how the HIMSS20 cancellation was handled, including a lack of communication from HIMSS organizers and a lack of available refund options.

• May 13, 2020 13 May'20

  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.

• May 12, 2020 12 May'20

  TailorMed platform helps offset costs for patients, providers

  A platform from TailorMed helps healthcare systems quickly identify potential financial assistance for patients.

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  Contact tracing tools break into the healthcare sector

  Contact tracing has been used by public health agencies for years. With COVID-19, the methodology is breaking out of the public health sector and into healthcare.

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  A health system augments COVID-19 contact tracing with 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.

• May 01, 2020 01 May'20

  Pandemic impacts more than just telehealth services

  COVID-19 will change the way healthcare operates, according to a report from consultancy Frost & Sullivan. But permanent changes will require a CIO's deft hands.

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  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.

• April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20

  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.

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  COVID-19 delays enforcement of federal interoperability rules

  ONC and CMS will give health systems additional time to comply with portions of the interoperability rules finalized last month. Plus, OIG released a proposed rule on information blocking enforcement.

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Commercial video conferencing tools are risky for healthcare

  Healthcare providers are allowed to use some commercial video conferencing tools during the pandemic, but analysts say they should choose their tools carefully.

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Interoperability rules won't succeed without the CIO

  COVID-19 is the crisis at hand, but healthcare CIOs also have to work on complying with new interoperability rules finalized last month.

• April 13, 2020 13 Apr'20

  Healthcare tech shifts in lockstep with pandemic

  Building out healthcare tech during a pandemic puts the focus on getting patients treated and discharged -- quickly.

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  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.

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Pandemic drives demand for 3D-printed medical parts

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

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  CIOs should plan for a spike in healthcare cyberattacks

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

• March 18, 2020 18 Mar'20

  In a pandemic, demand for telehealth services soars

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

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Stakeholders sound off on ONC, CMS interoperability rules

  New healthcare regulations from ONC and CMS strive to make it easier to share health data. Industry players have something to say about that.

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Health Gorilla updates API to enable orders for coronavirus testing

  Current users of Health Gorilla's lab network API can electronically order COVID-19 tests immediately. New users can order tests after signing up for the vendor's web application.

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  HIMSS 2020 to go digital as organizers work out logistics

  A digital version of the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is happening -- albeit slowly. Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) officials decided to cancel ...

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  Stakeholders focus on information blocking in ONC final rule

  Healthcare stakeholders say the information blocking provision in the long-awaited ONC final rule is a good step toward greater data sharing.

• March 09, 2020 09 Mar'20

  HIMSS 2020 Orlando news, trends, analysis and awards

  More than 40,000 healthcare professionals attend the HIMSS20 conference to learn about the latest developments in digital health transformation and regulations.

• March 09, 2020 09 Mar'20

  ONC, CMS information blocking, interoperability rules finalized

  After months of delay, ONC and CMS announced the release of their long-awaited information blocking and interoperability rules.

• March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20

  HIMSS 2020 canceled due to coronavirus

  On Monday, President Trump was slated to speak at HIMSS 2020. On Thursday, the health IT event was canceled for the first time in 58 years due to the coronavirus outbreak.

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  A list of vendors that have withdrawn from HIMSS 2020 conference

  *The HIMSS 2020 conference has been cancelled.  The details of the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition are changing daily. Citing coronavirus concerns, some vendors have decided to ...

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  At HIMSS conference, coronavirus threatens to eclipse Trump's talk

  President Trump will likely talk about patient empowerment and interoperability at HIMSS 2020 -- all set against a backdrop of growing concern over the coronavirus.

• March 03, 2020 03 Mar'20

  CTA targets AI in healthcare with an AI standard

  A team of more than 50 companies is working together to develop AI standards for healthcare. A recent effort was accredited by the American National Standards Institute.

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  Trump to speak at HIMSS 2020 conference

  U.S. President Donald Trump will be a 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition conference speaker. Karen Groppe, HIMSS senior director of strategic communications, announced the news ...

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Interoperability rule will be in HIMSS spotlight -- again

  At HIMSS 2020, federal regulators' proposed interoperability rule will be the talk of the conference, whether it's been finalized or not.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  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.

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  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.

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Chief digital officers are now healthcare innovators

  Two major health systems hired chief digital officers recently. Analysts say the decision could signal a shift in how healthcare organizations are tackling innovation.

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Healthcare CIO Marc Probst on embracing change

  Intermountain Healthcare CIO Marc Probst, the 2019 CHIME-HIMSS John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year, provided a simple piece of advice to health IT leaders: Pay attention.

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Malware attack further proof that small health systems are vulnerable

  An attack on affiliates of Boston Children's Hospital demonstrates how smaller healthcare organizations are often ill-prepared for cybersecurity incidents, according to experts.

• February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20

  Health data sharing rules ignite debate between Epic, HHS

  Contentions over proposed health data sharing rules, which would require health systems to implement standardized APIs, continue to heighten. EHR vendor Epic recently sent a letter signed by about ...

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  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.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Patient privacy not the only reason Epic pulls away from Google

  The latest development in the Google-Epic relationship may have less to do with customer interest and more to do with growing competition and reputation.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Infor buys Intelligent InSites for real-time location capabilities

  The acquisition will add a new layer to Infor CloudSuite Healthcare and better position the ERP vendor to take on competitors like Epic.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Marc Probst named CIO of the year by CHIME, HIMSS

  Intermountain Healthcare CIO Marc Probst is being recognized as CIO of the year by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Healthcare Information and Management ...

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Patient privacy at heart of new debate for data sharing rules

  EHR vendor Epic is stirring the privacy and data access debate once again as proposed rules from ONC and CMS are under review at the Office of Management and Budget.

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Clearwave launches patient check-in tablet app

  Patients can check in, make payments and input personal and demographic information via tablets with Clearwave Connect, the company's third patient check-in tool.

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  SecureLink for Healthcare targets vendor access management

  SecureLink for Healthcare is designed for helping health systems like UMass Memorial Health Care manage vendor access to their networks.

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Google Health's AI breast cancer screening tool stirs debate

  New research from Google Health shines a light on the controversy for AI in cancer screening within the healthcare community.

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  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.

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Healthcare CIOs put on alert for potential Iran cyberattacks

  The recent developments between the United States and Iran should put healthcare CIOs on notice. U.S. critical infrastructure including healthcare could be in the crosshairs of Iran cyberattackers.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  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.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  CMS takes Blue Button 2.0 API offline due to coding error

  CMS is working to address a coding issue that's potentially caused the protected health information of 10,000 beneficiaries to be shared with other beneficiaries or apps.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Healthcare 2020 trends emphasize virtual, holistic patient care

  Forrester Research and Frost & Sullivan say telehealth and social determinants of health data analytics platforms will gain ground in 2020.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  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.

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Mayo Clinic Platform headed up by former healthcare CIO

  Longtime Boston-based health IT expert John Halamka will move on from his role at Beth Israel Lahey Health for a new role leading Mayo Clinic's digital healthcare effort.

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  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.

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  RSNA inundated by AI in radiology

  At RSNA, AI in radiology was everywhere. Unlike in years past, image analysis was just the tip of the iceberg. Analysts from Frost & Sullivan give their take.

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  Cerner-AWS partnership deepens ties

  EHR vendor Cerner is expanding its relationship with AWS for added AI and machine learning capabilities as well as tools like a digital scribe that can translate speech to text.

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  FHIR standard integral to Life Image's new image viewing, sharing app

  The Geisinger-led Keystone Health Information Exchange launched a cutting-edge imaging app based on the FHIR standard to make it easier to share imaging data across the HIE.

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Recent ransomware attack cripples nursing homes, acute care facilities

  An IT services vendor is the latest ransomware victim in an attack that has affected roughly 110 nursing homes and acute care facilities.

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  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.

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Security is at the heart of healthcare data sharing concerns

  As proposed interoperability and information blocking rules from ONC and CMS are reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget, the healthcare community expresses more concern about patient data security.

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Healthcare innovation leader talks future of health IT

  The health IT expert predicts that machine learning and ambient listening will be among the important emerging technologies affecting healthcare in 2020.

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Google-Ascension deal reveals murky side of sharing health data

  The Google-Ascension partnership is a 'PR failure' that demonstrates a need for greater transparency about what happens to patient health data.

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  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.

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Cloud-based security enables healthcare orgs to grow with the times

  Cleveland Clinic's deputy CISO came to the 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum with a message: Migrating to the cloud won't be easy, but the move is inevitable.

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  3 health IT leaders on takeaways from 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum

  Healthcare CIOs said the struggle between innovation and keeping the lights on and developing tools for patient data were top of mind at the 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum.

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  New Salesforce Health Cloud tools help life sciences close customer gap

  Salesforce rolled out new features for Health Cloud focused primarily on the life sciences. The goal is to help those kinds of companies get closer to their customers.

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Philips NICU rooms reimagined for comfortable, collaborative care

  Philips Research wants to modernize NICU rooms. Central to the redesign is a collaborative dashboard that quickly puts information at the fingertips of clinicians and families.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  CynergisTek-Backbone Consultants deal centers on IT auditing services

  CynergisTek looks to expand its services by acquiring Backbone Consultants, a small advisory firm that specializes in IT auditing and regulatory compliance.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  Philips Research brings AI, AR to healthcare

  Scientists at Philips Research North America are applying AI and augmented reality to healthcare -- tools they hope will be game changers for clinicians and patients.

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Allscripts, Northwell Health to build next-generation EHR

  Northwell Health CIO John Bosco's vision for the EHR includess artificial intelligence, voice recognition and the cloud.

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  Value-based care models hung up on lack of resources

  The adoption of value-based care models in healthcare is hindered by a lack of resources, according to more than 1,000 respondents of a Definitive Healthcare value-based care trends survey.

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  Cerner-AbleVets deal aimed at helping federal programs

  EHR vendor Cerner Corp. is bringing an IT consulting firm into the fold to assist with its work with federal clients, particularly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Cerner is acquiring ...

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  Healthcare cybersecurity shouldn't impede interoperability

  The healthcare community uses security as a crutch to deny the sharing of patient data. That has to stop, according to Athenahealth CISO Taylor Lehmann.

• October 16, 2019 16 Oct'19

  Sharing health data gets easier, but also presents new challenges

  Sharing health data has never been easier thanks, in part, to EHR vendors and nonprofit organizations like CommonWell Health Alliance. But now there's a new problem: too much data.

• October 11, 2019 11 Oct'19

  Ransomware attacks on hospitals will worsen if security doesn't improve

  Ransomware attacks are insidious. Experts urged healthcare CIOs to invest in proactive security measures to combat the growing threat.

• October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19

  Meditech EHR moves to public cloud, points to industry trend

  When EHR vendor Meditech partnered with Google Cloud Platform, it joined Cerner in a push toward the public cloud. The trend presents new opportunities and new challenges for healthcare CIOs.

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  In healthcare, a strong change management plan starts with buy-in

  A successful change management strategy should include creating a group to mitigate inevitable technology implementation pain points, according to healthcare leaders.

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  VA's CIO says DevOps is a game changer in digital transformation

  James Gfrerer inherited an enormous digital transformation project when he became CIO of Veterans Affairs. He believes the DevOps methodology has been critical to his efforts.

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  Healthcare cybersecurity threatened by cloud misconfigurations

  CynergisTek's Caleb Barlow said misconfiguration of a cloud environment is a top security threat for healthcare organizations.

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  Healthcare transformation officers turn innovation into strategy

  Three healthcare executives charged with the role of transformation give specific examples of how they enacted change.

• September 26, 2019 26 Sep'19

  TEFCA inches forward by tapping The Sequoia Project

  TEFCA is aimed mostly at health information exchanges, but AMIA's Jeffery Smith said healthcare CIOs can't ignore its progress.

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  ONC urged to slow down for the sake of patient data security

  Patient data security is sorely lacking in ONC and CMS's proposed information blocking and interoperability rules, according to healthcare leadership organizations.

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  CIO talks lessons learned from Meditech Expanse upgrade

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center community hospitals CIO Jeannette Currie goes deep on challenges and lessons learned from a major EHR upgrade.

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  CIOs express hope, concern for proposed interoperability rule

  Proposed interoperability rules from ONC and CMS are on track to be finalized in November. Here, healthcare CIOs share their thoughts on how proposals will turn into practice.

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  AI, blockchain top healthcare CIO's list of emerging tech

  In this Q&A, veteran healthcare CIO Geoffrey Brown talks about how his role has evolved, as well as why he's keeping an eye on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain.

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  Cerner layoffs underscore company's move to reduce costs

  Cerner laid off 255 employees as it seeks to reduce operating costs. One analyst said it's further evidence that the Meaningful Use boom years are gone.

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Transition to value-based care requires planning, communication

  Establishing a value-based care environment requires institutional readiness and oftentimes changing an organization's mindset on how it delivers care.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  In light of MGH healthcare data breach, experts call for transparency

  Experts say Massachusetts General Hospital should have included more details about the data breach it suffered in June. Doing so can be valuable to other institutions.

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Experts say there's still a long road ahead for the FHIR standard

  Panelists at ONC's 3rd Interoperability Forum in Washington, D.C., talked about the FHIR standard lacking maturity, as well as facing implementation challenges.

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Chief transformation officer takes digital one step further

  You've heard of the chief digital officer, but what about the chief transformation officer? The title is gaining ground in healthcare and may suggest a digital maturity.

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Success of healthcare APIs hinges on data safety, patient awareness

  Healthcare APIs took a front seat during ONC's recent forum in Washington D.C. Panelists and healthcare experts outlined issues such as lack of patient awareness that could affect usage.

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  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.

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  5G healthcare use cases will help justify investment but are elusive

  To invest in the 5G wireless network, healthcare CIOs will need compelling use cases. But since the network won't be ready for years, finding them may be tough.

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  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.

• August 13, 2019 13 Aug'19

  Intraprise Health platform strengthens healthcare security

  Intraprise Health introduced new software designed to prevent healthcare security breaches by monitoring third-party risks across the enterprise and improving security management processes.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  MyHealthDirect deal is a push for a seamless patient experience

  Experian's acquisition of MyHealthDirect is a step toward a better patient experience by providing real-time scheduling services across the continuum of care.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Before partnering with tech giants, healthcare CIOs should look within

  To partner with tech giants or not to partner with tech giants? Gartner analyst Laura Craft offers advice on how healthcare CIOs can think through that question.

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Tech panel highlights digital healthcare products, platforms

  From an electronic stethoscope to a voice technology platform, six startups presented their products at the 11th annual mHealth & Telehealth World Summit in Boston.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Healthcare CIOs straddle fee-for-service, value-based care

  For health systems with one foot in a fee-for-service model and the other in value-based care, reimbursement for services can get tricky.

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Social determinants of health data provide better care

  Knowing the use cases for social determinants of health, such as coordinating care and identifying care gaps, is an important first step in making the data worthwhile.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  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.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  CHIME, AHIMA push Senate on national patient identifier

  The U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a ban on using federal funds to create a national patient identifier. Healthcare leaders now want the U.S. Senate to do the same.

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Clinical Pathology Laboratories comes forward, also hit by AMCA breach

  Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc. is the latest victim of a massive data breach that occurred at the American Medical Collection Agency, increasing the number of potentially affected patients to ...