Category: Analytics

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) created in 2010 as open source software that could import data, then calculate, display, and export electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). As of December 2013, thanks to the hard work of Northwestern University , popHealth is now certified as a 2014 edition electronic health…

The Leapfrog Group announced Tuesday that it will partner with Castlight Health on a consumer-friendly analysis of nationwide health performance. read more …read more    

According to a recent survey conducted by Pittsburgh-based Stoltenberg Consulting Inc., 70 percent of respondents noted that, while their organizations have met meaningful use requirements, they have not been able to maximize the full potential of meaningful use. The survey was conducted at the 2014 Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference held…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated guidance and applications for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payment hardship exceptions this week to include “2014 Vendor Issues,” related to meaningful use (MU) in 2014. Details Emerge on Meaningful Use Hardship Exceptions; More Details Needed, CHIME Says Key Takeaway: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

Researchers at UC Davis Medical Center say that routine data found in an electronic health record (EHR) of a hospitalized patient can be used to reduce the risk of sepsis. Researchers at UC Davis Medical Center say that routine data found in an electronic health record (EHR) of a hospitalized patient can be used to…

A virus has breached the electronic medical record (EMR) system at a hospital in Colorado, exposing the protected health information (PHI) of 5,400 patients. A virus has breached the electronic medical record (EMR) system at a hospital in Colorado, exposing the protected health information (PHI) of 5,400 patients. read more …read more    

My HIMSS 2014 Interview At HIMSS 2014 I did well over 20 scheduled interviews with people and had too many evening events to count. Needless to say, I got a chance to talk to a lot of different people and hear their story. Well, the good people at The Doctor Weighs In and Health Innovation…

Fletcher Allen Health’s Chuck Podesta talks frankly about Stage 2 of meaningful use, and other challenges facing today’s CIOs In an industry full of incredibly busy executives, Chuck Podesta must surely count as one of the busiest. Podesta has for years been senior vice president and CIO of Fletcher Allen Health, a Burlington, Vermont-based health…

HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that the Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System has received the Stage 7 recognition. HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that the Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System has received the…