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Lahey Health reaches HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 EMRAM level

Lahey Health reaches HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 EMRAM level

The organization is recognized for using its EHR to improve care quality and drive efficiency.

Video Enabling value-based collaborative care with communication technology

How is value-based payment changing the way care teams need to communicate? In this exclusive video from HIMSS, Terry Edwards, CEO of PerfectServe addresses this question and discusses how communication technology can help healthcare organizations deliver VBC.

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Hot Topics from HIMSS March 15
GOP tries to mount last-gasp push to repeal Obamacare

CBO won’t be able to fully assess proposal to replace ACA with block grants to states.

Healthcare reform Bloomberg News 5h ago
10 key ingredients to a successful EHR go-live

Personalized support and at-the-elbow assistance are among the key determinants of success.

EHR implementations 9h ago
More on providers with Stage 7 validation

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Mayo-Epic collaboration to help patients assess symptoms

Clinic’s online capabilities enables algorithm-based assistance to diagnose conditions.

Patient engagement Joseph Goedert September 18

Patient engagement Joseph Goedert September 18
New Intermountain service aims to aid antidepressant efficacy

DNA test enables physicians to identify right medication, dose for patients suffering from depression.

Precision medicine Greg Slabodkin September 18

Precision medicine Greg Slabodkin September 18
Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

Medical practice management January 13, 2016

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Medical practice management January 13, 2016
HIT coalition pushes CMS to revamp telehealth policies

Medicare telemedicine rules are out of date and need to be revised to improve patient care.

Telehealth Joseph Goedert September 18

Telehealth Joseph Goedert September 18
CMS to grant Hurricane Irma Medicare exceptions

Certain facilities get easier path for participating in quality reporting, value-based programs.

Hurricane Irma Greg Slabodkin September 18

Hurricane Irma Greg Slabodkin September 18
EHR prompt gives Michigan Medicine boost in hepatitis C screening

Alert also leads to dramatic increase in follow-up specialized care for those patients infected with the virus.

EHR Greg Slabodkin September 18

EHR Greg Slabodkin September 18
HIT Think Why disaster recovery strategies need a second look

Michael T. Elliott
Cloud evangelist NetApp

Challenges to data access, such as natural calamities and ransomware, are forcing healthcare organizations to have a clear plan for recovering mission-critical information.

Disaster recovery September 15

Disaster recovery September 15
Utah picks software suite to improve newborn screening processes

In other implementations, North York General tightens security with Thales encryption software.

Encryption Joseph Goedert September 15

Encryption Joseph Goedert September 15
AI creates new jobs, holds promise of reducing routine tasks

Advanced computing can help humans make best use of their abilities, Capgemini survey finds

Artificial intelligence Bob Violino September 15

Artificial intelligence Bob Violino September 15
Navicure, Zirmed to merge to create a revenue cycle powerhouse

Combined company will start with a client base of more than 400,000 customers, says Tom Butts.

M&A Joseph Goedert September 15

M&A Joseph Goedert September 15

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Imaging

10 key ingredients to a successful EHR go-live

Personalized support and at-the-elbow assistance are among the key determinants of success.

7 critical steps in improving clinical staff hand-offs

Electronic health records and technology-aided workflow can aid communication, support patient safety.

The biggest data breaches in healthcare in 2017

Industry is on pace to exceed the number of security incidents reported last year.

HIT Think

Why copy and paste functionality carries significant risk

Matthew Fisher
Associate
Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

Judicious use of typing shortcuts can speed up note-taking, but providers might risk some legal liability from potential abuse.

EHR documentation September 18
Why disaster recovery strategies need a second look

Michael T. Elliott
Cloud evangelist
NetApp

Challenges to data access, such as natural calamities and ransomware, are forcing healthcare organizations to have a clear plan for recovering mission-critical information.

Disaster recovery September 15
How analytics can help hit 5 key targets in value-based care

George Dealy
Vice president of healthcare applications
Dimensional Insight

Healthcare organizations need deeper understanding of their operations, and how to improve them, to manage the shift in reimbursement.

Value-based care September 14

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Resources

Web Seminar How to use healthcare information to improve care in a value-based care world

Almost all large healthcare organizations are fully electronic, and the use of electronic health records for the past several years has enabled them to collect vast stores of data.

Sponsored by 3M

Value-based care
Web Seminar How to use information governance to harmonize clinical information

Most healthcare organizations are becoming more dependent on data to make clinical, administrative and business decisions.

Sponsored by Dimensional Insight

Data governance
Web Seminar Analytics on the front lines

Healthcare organizations benefit dramatically when everyone—including clinicians, administrators, and executive management—has at-their-fingertips access to rich, actionable analytic insight.

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Analytics
Web Seminar Your healthcare data safety budget for 2018

You face ever-more-intense healthcare data safety challenges as attacks increase in sophistication.

Sponsored by Digital Guardian

Data security

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