Opinion

Opinion

• Healthcare APIs weave into common lingo of federal officials

  It's hard to imagine that a federal health policy announcement would have ever included the term 'API', but it's on the minds of health regulators.  Continue Reading

• Digital transformation in healthcare boosts patient engagement

  As healthcare becomes increasingly digital, patients expect a top-notch experience accessing their medical information as they bid farewell to paper records.  Continue Reading

• AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush out as cloud EHR vendor soars

  Jonathan Bush quits as CEO of AthenaHealth in the midst of an unsolicited purchase bid from an activist investor and details surface about domestic abuse in Bush's 2006 divorce.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare ransomware attacks threaten patient safety

  Worry about health IT cybersecurity has shifted from hacker-triggered health data breaches to ransomware and malware exploits that shut down hospitals and threaten patient safety.  Continue Reading

• New risk to cybersecurity in healthcare: Hacker as a service

  Health IT and hospital security professionals must try to stay ahead of cyberattacks against electronic patient records. But now hackers are prepping the next generation.  Continue Reading

• Apple's health app may reshape patient engagement

  As part of its newest iOS release, Apple's health app will provide iPhone users access to their health records, which could encourage other smartphone companies to do the same.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint for healthcare aids HIPAA compliance, workflow automation

  Hospital IT may have a love-hate relationship with SharePoint, but features like Information Rights Management can help ensure the security of PHI and other health data.  Continue Reading

• Analyzing stored medical image data helps picture the future

  The analytics performed on medical images adds a new dimension to clinical data. For providers, this trend boosts population health management and precision medicine efforts.  Continue Reading

• Value-based healthcare is steeped in technology and policy

  Improving patient health outcomes through value-based approaches requires skills from physicians, analysis from technology pros and guidance from federal regulators.  Continue Reading

• RSNA 2017 shows AI in healthcare, value-based imaging

  Medical imaging professionals converge on RSNA 2017, North America's biggest healthcare conference. This year the emphasis is on AI and machine learning, and value-based care.  Continue Reading

• Health IT outsourcing helps organizations manage costs

  Healthcare organizations that want to work toward high-visibility initiatives may want to consider outsourcing IT support as a way to free up internal resources.  Continue Reading

• Patient retention strategies must go beyond mobile check-ins

  Healthcare organizations will have to go beyond traditional approaches to patient retention if they want to keep their patients. Personalized recommendations are one place to start.  Continue Reading

• Voluntary ONC certification requires API-related access

  APIs are useful in improving EHR interoperability. From that perspective, electronic medical records that are certified by the ONC must adhere to API criteria.  Continue Reading

• Mobile technology in healthcare looks toward a brighter future

  Patients, physicians and health IT pros have different needs and concerns with mobile technology in hospitals. The future points to greater mobile use -- with the help of IT.  Continue Reading

• Survey with CHIME shows how trends in healthcare tie to tech

  SearchHealthIT's recent IT purchasing intentions survey -- done in conjunction with CHIME -- points to technology spending priorities at the top of CIOs' minds.  Continue Reading