Category: Analytics

When it comes to the topic of meaningful use, Colin Banas, MD, is driven by fear. And he’s far from being the only one. The chief medical information officer at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center’s concern is the potential to fail meaningful use requirements because VCU sometimes tailors a vendor’s certified product in order…

The outspoken John Halamka, M.D. fired off a number of comments on the major policy issues affecting healthcare IT leaders, specifically meaningful use and ICD-10, at the iHT2 Health IT Summit in Boston. The outspoken John Halamka, M.D. fired off a number of comments on the major policy issues affecting healthcare IT leaders, specifically meaningful…

Only four Eligible Hospitals and 50 Eligible Professionals have attested to Stage 2 Meaningful Use as of May 1, 2014. An additional 26 Eligible Hospitals and 175 Eligible Professionals attested to Stage 1 in 2014. Mid-Year Update Reveals Few MU Stage 2 Attestations Key Takeaway: Only four Eligible Hospitals and 50 Eligible Professionals have attested…

Big data is transforming biomedical research, National Institutes of Health director Francis S. Collins writes in a blog post announcing an initiative called Big Data to Knowledge. “We are at a point in history where Big Data should not intimidate, but inspire us,” he writes. read more …read more    

And recommendations on digital privacy protections for electronic health records could come as early as June. …read more    

0 This week, it was revealed that only four hospitals and 50 eligible physicians have so far attested to Stage 2. It’s admittedly early, but what do these measly numbers say about the meaningful use program in its current state? This week, it was revealed that only four hospitals and 50 eligible physicians have so…

In a panel discussion at the Atlanta Health IT Summit in April, panelists discussed the prospects for achieving the Triple Aim in healthcare. Among them: Mary Ford, whose work as a CIO and consultant informs her perspectives on clinical transformation. read more …read more    

Flatiron Health Raises $130 Million Series B Round Led by Google Ventures and Agrees to Acquire Leading Cloud-Based EMR Company Altos Solutions Oncology analytics startup Flatiron Health raises a $130 million Series B round led by Google Ventures. The startup, which was founded by two 20-something ex-Googlers with no medical or health IT experience, is…

Aspen Advisors’ Fran Turisco talks with HCI about strategies for EHR optimization and the direction healthcare organizations are going in terms of getting more out of their electronic health records. A recent survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA) conducted between November 2013 and February 2014 found that hospital adoption of electronic health record (EHR)…