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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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 ...
- July 18, 2019
18 Jul'19
How the CIO role in healthcare has evolved at Northwell Health
What issues keep Northwell Health CIO John Bosco up at night? Cybersecurity and finding skilled healthcare IT staff who can keep up with innovation.