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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

• 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

  EHR documentation September 18

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  Medicare telemedicine rules are out of date and need to be revised to improve patient care.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