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• HIT Think 4 key health drivers that will influence IT strategy

  

  Bill Fox

  Global chief technology officer for healthcare and life sciences MarkLogic

  Executives need to look at these emerging trends to develop an IT investment approach that will meet long-term goals.

  HIT August 22

  HIT August 22

• Outside attacks caused almost half of data breaches in July

  

  It was the first month of 2017 in which hackers caused more leaks than insiders.

  Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 22

  Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 22

• 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

• OIG: New Mexico did not adequately secure Medicaid data, systems

  

  State’s Human Services Department had insufficient controls in its security program, auditors contend.

  Data security Greg Slabodkin August 22

  Data security Greg Slabodkin August 22

• Proposed Quality Payment Program rule gets mixed comments from groups

  

  Stakeholders offer broad support for CMS’ proposal to allow eligible clinicians to use either 2014 or 2015 Edition CEHRT in 2018.

  Value-based care Greg Slabodkin August 22

  Value-based care Greg Slabodkin August 22

• 8 questions to answer before buying IT for ACOs

  

  Execs need to make process and strategy decisions before turning attention to technology purchases.

  Patient engagement August 22

  Patient engagement August 22

• HIT Think How apps can incorporate data science to boost benefits

  

  Tristan Markwell

  Program manager for data science and advanced analytics Providence St Joseph Health

  Apps available in the Providence St Joseph myHIway app store incorporate predictive modeling, enabling data science to add value for the organization.

  Mobile technology August 21

  Mobile technology August 21

• Keylogger virus nabs data from women’s health center

  

  Attack on San Antonio specialty care chain was resolved in a week, reported to HHS.

  Malware Joseph Goedert August 21

  Malware Joseph Goedert August 21

• IBM, JDRF to collaborate on type 1 diabetes research

  

  Initiative will apply machine learning methods to analyze research on the disease, says Derek Rapp.

  Diabetes Fred Bazzoli August 21

  Diabetes Fred Bazzoli August 21

• UC San Diego Health shifts records system to the cloud

  

  Healthcare organization migrates Epic EHR from its on-premise data center to the vendor’s hosted environment.

  EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 21

  EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 21