Category: Analytics

A centralized blood bank with data from all 11 hospitals allows HHC to look at differences across its system and identify which facilities may be using more or less blood than optimal, according to Chief Medical Informatics Officer Louis Capponi. read more …read more    

An IT network failure at a Florida health system has rendered the organization’s $80 million Epic electronic medical record system down for the count. The outage, officials reported, lasted nearly two days. read more …read more    

In the quest to transform unconnected and unwieldy masses of health data into smart data, researchers from the Health Care Cost Institute call for a “Henry Ford” moment to achieve economies… read more …read more    

A new study from the Commonwealth Fund found that only a minority of solo physicians have adopted extensive health information technology (HIT) capabilities. A new study from the Commonwealth Fund found that only a minority of solo physicians have adopted extensive health information technology (HIT) capabilities. The study, from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, appears in…

The New York City-based Health and Hospitals Corporation sees 1 million emergency department visits per year, and has significant challenges to serve its underinsured and uninsured population. To that end, technology in the form of a digital whiteboard system is helping the ED departments keep track of everyone coming in, according to Louis Capponi, chief…

0 The more data you can make discrete in the EHR, the more you can capture consistently at the point of care, says Charles Bailey, M.D., a pediatric oncologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. But it takes time to enter discrete data, so you have to make it worthwhile to clinicians, he stressed. “I…

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund have concluded that electronic health record systems and other digital tools are likely to curb the demand for physicians in the future. read more …read more    

Imprivata OneSign® Single Sign-On (SSO) removes the need to repeatedly type usernames and passwords, which streamlines clinical workflows and drives EMR adoption. By enabling care providers to quickly and securely access clinical and administrative applications, they canspend less time with technology and more time with patients. …read more    

The Meaningful Use objectives in the HITECH Act are creating new urgency for hospitals to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). As hospitals deploy new applications, they must take steps to protect both the clinician experience and patient data, while controlling costs. …read more    

The transition from paper-based to electronic medical records has created a dichotomy for the healthcare industry that remains difficult to reconcile. While the implementation of new technologies is designed to improve efficiency and enhance patient care, it also has the potential to introduce risk, so IT departments must ensure that these new systems meet security…