The Latest

• Welltok acquires Tea Leaves Health in pop health move

  

  Vendors align to expand capabilities in patient outreach to support healthy behavior, says Jeff Margolis.

  M&A Joseph Goedert October 20

  M&A Joseph Goedert October 20

• Employee wellness programs under fire for privacy concerns

  

  Workers who don’t share sensitive health information face financial penalties, says Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

  Wellness programs Greg Slabodkin October 20

  Wellness programs Greg Slabodkin October 20

• 71% of providers say interoperability not attainable by 2020

  

  Survey results show healthcare organizations have a long way to go to get data to consumers via standardized methodology, says Donald Rucker, MD.

  Interoperability Greg Slabodkin October 20

  Interoperability Greg Slabodkin October 20

• Most organizations don’t enforce password best practices

  

  Lack of rules on length, complexity and frequency for changing them is a security risk, says Alyaro Hoyos.

  Data security Bob Violino October 19

  Data security Bob Violino October 19

• 24 Senators co-sponsor bill to aid health insurance markets

  

  Alexander-Murray legislation would extend cost-sharing reduction payments for two years.

  ACA Fred Bazzoli October 19

  ACA Fred Bazzoli October 19

• HIT Think How hospitals can use analytics to improve surgical suite performance

  

  Rich Krueger

  CEO Hospital IQ

  Keeping procedures flowing smoothly is important for an organization’s bottom line, as well as providing the best care possible for patients.

  Healthcare analytics October 19

  Healthcare analytics October 19

• NRHI, SHIEC join forces to better serve communities

  

  National organizations representing RHICs and HIEs to support regional data sharing, says Dan Porreca.

  Data sharing Greg Slabodkin October 19

  Data sharing Greg Slabodkin October 19

• Medsphere-Stockell merger to deliver cloud-hosted HIS

  

  Combined company will offer a broader range of IT services to hospital customers.

  M&A Joseph Goedert October 19

  M&A Joseph Goedert October 19

• Hospitals provide guidelines for eliminating unnecessary medical tests

  

  Using EHRs as a vehicle, the effort aims to reduce routine laboratory testing that is wasteful and threatens the value of healthcare, researchers say.

  Clinical decision support Greg Slabodkin October 19

  Clinical decision support Greg Slabodkin October 19

• 6 ways providers are moving to the cloud

  

  Healthcare organizations are finding business advantages to wider accessibility to data.

  Cloud computing October 19

  Cloud computing October 19