Category: Analytics

Healthcare providers more often turn to different sources of electronic data for their analytics efforts, according to a new survey conducted jointly by the eHealth Initiative and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. read more …read more    

0 The results of a new Premier healthcare alliance survey validate what we all knew: there’s massive clinician dissatisfaction with EHRs. But the only way ahead is resolutely forward, into uncharted territory. read more …read more    

University of Arizona Health Network is nearly $30 million in debt and its pricey electronic medical record (EMR) implementation is a big reason why. University of Arizona Health Network is nearly $30 million in debt and its pricey electronic medical record (EMR) implementation is a big reason why. The two hospital, multi-clinic system, the largest…

Here’s a guest post by Dr. Henry Feldman from BIDMC’s Division of Clinical Informatics: I am writing this from the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today here in San Francisco, where I got to substitute for John Halamka at the Keynote (now I keep having urges to raise Alpacas); John missed the most amazing seats…

HIMSS Analytics recognized 18 MetroHealth clinics in Cleveland, Ohio, with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award. The award representsThe MetroHealth’s attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model™ (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems. Developed in 2011, the EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model provides a methodology…

Anil Kulkarni, MSc, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award for Academic and Professional Experience to travel to India this fall to teach immunonutrition and functional foods in the global health era. …read more    

Another executive is leaving Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems, with senior vice president and CIO, Gretchen Tegethoff resigning over the botched implementation of the organization’s Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system. Another executive is leaving Athens (Ga.) Regional Health Systems, with senior vice president and CIO, Gretchen Tegethoff resigning over the botched implementation of the…

A system-wide EHR rollout is no walk in the park. With poor management and implementation plans, it can sap worker morale and deter long-term success. This appears to be what has transpired this week at the Athens Regional Health System in Georgia after staff unanimously voted “no confidence” for the system’s CEO, who has effectively…

The market for electronic medical records (EMRs) is set to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to a new report by New York City-based research firm, Kalorama Information. The market for electronic medical records (EMRs) is set to continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to a new…

Electronic health records are obviously critical tools for healthcare improvement, but they alone aren’t enough to truly transform patient and population health. As more and more IT investments go towards analytics tools to uncover trends and patterns in care delivery and wellness, one type of technology is starting to make inroads: geographic information systems. read…