Category: Analytics

Healthcare providers vary widely in their ability to use clinical decision support tools to assess malpractice risks, according to research published online Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/organizations-vary-ability-use-cds-cut-malpractice-risk/2015-05-27?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Chronic Care and Population Health Company Persivia Acquires Alere Analytics to Help Healthcare Organizations Manage Clinical and Financial Outcomes Risk Chronic care management vendor Persivia buys back Alere Analytics, the population analytics solution that it sold to Alere in 2014 for $600 million, for an undisclosed sum. Varian Medical Systems and Flatiron Health to Develop…

The northern Calif.-based Sutter Health has announced a collaboration with the Ridgefield, Conn.-based biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim that will explore and test the value of digital health solutions, mobile technologies, and insights from advanced data analytics in the delivery of healthcare. The northern Calif.-based Sutter Health has announced a collaboration with the Ridgefield, Conn.-based biopharmaceutical…

The National Hemophilia Foundation has awarded CSL Behring its 2015 Corporate Leadership Award as recognition for the company’s longstanding and unwavering commitment to advancing science and improving the care of the bleeding disorders community. The award was accepted by Paul Perreault, CEO and Managing Director, CSL Limited, during the NHF Annual Spring Soiree in New…

A select few companies are dominating the large practice electronic health record (EHR) vendor market, according to a recent survey of clinicians. A select few companies are dominating the large practice electronic health record (EHR) vendor market, according to a recent survey of clinicians. The survey, from the San Francisco-based health IT resource and research…

Two major health information exchanges (HIEs) in Texas are planning a merger that would bring together the electronic health records (EHRs) of millions of state residents, according to various news media reports. Two major health information exchanges (HIEs) in Texas are planning a merger that would bring together the electronic health records (EHRs) of millions…

Part two of HCI’s interview with Robert Wachter, M.D., author of Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age. He talks alert fatigue, Epic vs. athenahealth, and meaningful use. Robert Wachter, M.D., author of Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age, recently spoke with…

A clinical decision support alert can significantly increase the rate of patients that are vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a recent research study. A clinical decision support alert can significantly increase the rate of patients that are vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a recent research study. read more …read more Source::…

By Deborah Leyva Link: http://embed.vidyard.com/share/_-s0MlGmjVYx2k6jWiY3gA I was asked to participate in a video (above) about the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine’s graduate program for Health Informatics. Because it is an online program, there were students from across the country as well as Florida. I was able to finish the program in a little…

During the May 12 federal Health IT Policy Committee, the Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Workgroup raised some concerns and suggestions about the proposals in Stage 3 of meaningful use around transmission and reconciliation of data. During the May 12 federal Health IT Policy Committee, the Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Workgroup raised some concerns…