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- March 25, 2019
25 Mar'19
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.
- March 21, 2019
21 Mar'19
CMS focuses on post-acute care settings in interoperability quest
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services turns to healthcare players for input on promoting EHR adoption in post-acute care settings. But greater adoption may not mean greater interoperability, according to one expert.
- March 15, 2019
15 Mar'19
Philips buys Carestream Health's healthcare information systems
Philips' acquisition of Carestream Health's HCIS business gives the company more imaging technologies, while boosting its position in the health IT market.
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- March 15, 2019
15 Mar'19
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.
- March 13, 2019
13 Mar'19
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.
- March 12, 2019
12 Mar'19
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.
- March 06, 2019
06 Mar'19
CMS taps Mark Roche as agency's first chief healthcare informatics officer
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appointed a new leader to drive change and interoperability in healthcare from the federal level. Mark Roche, a physician informaticist, will take on ...
- February 15, 2019
15 Feb'19
ONC, CMS strive for a competitive healthcare market with open APIs
Newly proposed rules from CMS and ONC aren't just about fostering interoperability and patient data access, they're also about creating a competitive healthcare market.
- February 12, 2019
12 Feb'19
The lead-up to HIMSS 2019: CIOs look for innovation
CIOs attending the CHIME-HIMSS 2019 CIO Forum said they're focused on AI developments, security trends and a better way to build healthcare technology that patients want to use.
- February 11, 2019
11 Feb'19
ONC, CMS drop information blocking, interoperability rules ahead of HIMSS
On the eve of HIMSS, ONC and CMS take center stage by announcing proposals for interoperability and information blocking rules.
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- February 01, 2019
01 Feb'19
Intermountain Healthcare executive talks FHIR standard
Stan Huff has spent years helping create what he believes is now one of the best standards for moving healthcare closer to interoperability. The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) ...
- February 01, 2019
01 Feb'19
Value-based care models, social determinants of health on HIMSS19 docket
The growing shift from traditional healthcare delivery models to value-based care models that focus on more holistic views of a patient will take center stage at HIMSS 2019.
- January 25, 2019
25 Jan'19
HL7 releases new FHIR standard, but don't expect true interoperability
Achieving interoperability is a major undertaking, something the FHIR standard alone won't be able to accomplish, according to one HL7 organizational member.
- January 23, 2019
23 Jan'19
Population health management program growth tied to value-based care
As healthcare organizations lean toward value-based care, population health management programs will continue to grow as they give providers valuable data analytics.
- January 15, 2019
15 Jan'19
ONC updates, adds to Interoperability Standards Advisory
Rules and regulations proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology hang in limbo, thanks to the government shutdown. But that isn't stopping the federal ...