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UC San Diego Health shifts records system to the cloud

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.

Web Seminar Who’s there? How verifying patient identities can prevent fraud and improve the patient experience

Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.

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National HIE trade association selects new CEO

Kelly Hoover Thompson seeks to raise awareness of exchanges, identify new opportunities.

HIE Joseph Goedert 5h ago
Vendor partnership expands doc office role in clinical trials

Allscripts, Elligo Health will boost number of patients who can participate, says Jay Bhattacharyya.

Medical research Joseph Goedert 4h ago
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HIT Think New approach needed to protect health data

Cliff Kittle
Healthcare cyber security expert and principal for Healthcare and Life Sciences Information Security Dell SecureWorks

Providers' compliance with HIPAA regulations can result in complacency, which won’t thwart savvy threat actors who are now attacking medical devices.

Device security August 18

Device security August 18
Health startup Medopad looking to raise private capital

Bayer-backed company is one of several UK firms applying artificial intelligence to healthcare issues.

Artificial intelligence Bloomberg News August 18

Artificial intelligence Bloomberg News August 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
Cerner to integrate social determinants of health into workflow

Assessment form will be incorporated into its inpatient EHR by October to better screen patients.

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin August 18

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin August 18
St. Luke’s University picks M*Modal to aid documentation

In other implementations, North York General Hospital selects an EHR hosting site.

EHR Joseph Goedert August 18

EHR Joseph Goedert August 18
House spending bill cuts ONC, AHRQ budgets in FY18

Food and Drug Administration is big winner in proposed legislation with potential $500 million increase.

Healthcare-related legislation Greg Slabodkin August 18

Healthcare-related legislation Greg Slabodkin August 18
HIT Think What providers need to know about the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Bob Barker
Cyber strategist and journalist Cyber Analytics Institute

New mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protection for those exchanging information.

Network security August 17

Network security August 17
6 research centers to marshal data for pediatric cancer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia heads initiative to use cloud platform to share findings.

Medication management Joseph Goedert August 17

Medication management Joseph Goedert August 17
PCORI funds 2 projects on reducing opioid prescribing

One will focus on evidence-based care for patients using prompts in EHRs and other data.

Medication management Fred Bazzoli August 17

Medication management Fred Bazzoli August 17
Healthcare quality improves while disparities continue

Measures show positive overall trends except when comparing racial, ethnic and income groups, finds AHRQ.

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 17

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 17

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Imaging

Ranking the states on healthcare IT

The Center for Data Innovation tells where states line up on using EHRs and electronic prescribing.

8 steps for adopting secure messaging technology

How to ensure that texting applications meet HIPAA requirements, support care delivery.

7 major EHR provisions in the PPS final rule

CMS offers providers more flexibility in federal requirements for records systems.

HIT Think

New approach needed to protect health data

Cliff Kittle
Healthcare cyber security expert and principal for Healthcare and Life Sciences Information Security
Dell SecureWorks

Providers' compliance with HIPAA regulations can result in complacency, which won’t thwart savvy threat actors who are now attacking medical devices.

Device security August 18
What providers need to know about the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Bob Barker
Cyber strategist and journalist
Cyber Analytics Institute

New mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protection for those exchanging information.

Network security August 17
How the healthcare industry is learning from data breaches

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

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

Data security August 16

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Resources

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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Web Seminar Your healthcare data safety budget for 2018

Healthcare providers are facing intense data safety challenges. On one hand, attacks continue to escalate in sophistication and intensity.

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Data security
Web Seminar Visualizing population health: How geospatial and social determinant data informs preventive care

Population health is well beyond a broad buzzword as organizations are putting the concept into practice and improving the health of patients.

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Preventive care
Web Seminar Who’s there? How verifying patient identities can prevent fraud and improve the patient experience

Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.

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Patient engagement

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