The Latest

• HIT Think Why a holistic view of patient data is crucial in pop health

  

  Jerry Schulz

  President Lightbeam Health

  Information from a single EHR system is helpful but does not offer a sufficient view to treat patients successfully.

  Population health July 20

  Population health July 20

• Christiana Care tabs Health Catalyst for patient safety software

  

  In other implementations, rural Mississippi hospital outsources infrastructure support to Phoenix Health Systems.

  Workplace safety and security Joseph Goedert July 20

  Workplace safety and security Joseph Goedert July 20

• AI software helps rule out Alzheimer’s disease from scans

  

  Using software that measures the size and volume of brain structures from magnetic resonance imaging scans can help determine whether a patient has cognitive impairment.

  Disease management tools Marla Durben Hirsch July 20

  Disease management tools Marla Durben Hirsch July 20

• Change Healthcare gives clients the keys to security analytics

  

  Health technology vendor Change Healthcare is helping clients more quickly respond to data threats.

  Cyber security Joseph Goedert July 19

  Cyber security Joseph Goedert July 19

• HIT Think Fostering a culture that supports evidence-based practice

  

  Staci Porter

  Regional nursing officer Zynx Health

  These key indicators show an organization’s readiness for guidelines that often are embedded in EHRs or workflows to support patient care.

  Clinical decision support systems July 19

  Clinical decision support systems July 19

• LabCorp still recovering from weekend ransomware attack

  

  LabCorp, one of the nation’s largest provider of diagnostic testing services, is attempting to recover from a massive ransomware attack.

  Ransomware Joseph Goedert July 19

  Ransomware Joseph Goedert July 19

• Obamacare fix said to be prepared after risk payments halted

  

  The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare.

  Obamacare July 19

  Obamacare July 19

• Publicis Health acquires Payer Sciences

  

  The newly acquired health marketing agency uses data and analytics to help clients navigate payer behavior and the reimbursement environment.

  Health data Kathryn Mayer July 19

  Health data Kathryn Mayer July 19

• EHR performance standards needed to ensure usability, safety

  

  The design, development and implementation of electronic health records must be improved to ensure the usability of EHRs for clinicians and safety for patients.

  EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin July 19

  EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin July 19

• Don Rucker: Evaluation and Management codes not working in EHR era

  

  National Coordinator for Health IT supports CMS proposed rule to reduce E&M documentation burden on clinicians.

  EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 19

  EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 19