Category: Analytics
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Survey Says: EHR Incentive program is on track
We continue to see progress in improving the nation’s health care system, and a key tool to helping achieve that goal is the increased use of electronic health records by the nation’s doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. These electronic tools serve as the infrastructure to implementing reforms that improve care – many of…
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Patient’s EMR coupled with pharmacist intervention improves preventative care of shingles
While people over the age of 60 account for more than half of all shingles cases, less than 15% get the vaccination that helps prevent the blistering skin rash, which can cause lingering nerve pain. …read more
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Inovalon and NextGen Healthcare Partner to Connect Advanced Analytics With The Point Of Care
Inovalon has announced that NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC. has entered into a multi-year engagement to integrate Inovalon’s advanced healthcare data analytics with NextGen(®) Share, an interoperability platform that allows providers to safely, securely, accurately and quickly exchange clinical data and provide referrals without leaving their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, further enabling improvements in…
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DNA ‘barcoding’ enables simultaneous analysis of cancer-related proteins
New DNA “barcoding” technology developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital allows for simultaneous analysis of hundreds of cancer-related protein markers from patient samples, garnered through minimally invasive methods. read more …read more
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HIMSS Analytics: Expect rapid growth for portal, data mining, radiology barcoding apps
Patient portals, clinical data warehousing/mining and radiology barcoding applications are poised for rapid growth among hospitals, according to the HIMSS Analytics report “Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market, Winter 2013 Edition.” read more …read more
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ONC Rolls Out EHR Safety Guides
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created new guidelines aimed to help providers and health IT developers use electronic health records (EHR) more safely, the agency announced this week. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)…
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SAFER Guides will help optimize for safety
After a lot of hard work, we have combined evidence-based guidelines with practical advice to help you use your health information technology more safely. We’ve been working to post the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER ) Guides since we highlighted them in our Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan last July.…
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athenahealth Connects EHR to Clinical Registry
athenahealth, the Watertown, Mass.-based provider of a cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) system, is launching a health data exchange and reporting service to connect with clinical registries, teaming with CECity, a Homestead, Pa.-based provider of cloud-based services for performance improvement and value-based reporting. athenahealth, the Watertown, Mass.-based provider of a cloud-based electronic health record (EHR)…
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HIMSS Report: U.S Hospitals Show Growth Opportunities for Certain EMR Apps
Patient portals, clinical data warehousing/mining, and radiology barcoding applications are poised for accelerated growth among hospitals, according to data from a recently released HIMSS Analytics report. Patient portals, clinical data warehousing/mining, and radiology barcoding applications are poised for accelerated growth among hospitals, according to data from a recently released HIMSS Analytics report. The report, “Essentials…
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MU creates ‘medical bridges to nowhere’
As far as Patrick Soon-Shiong is concerned, the $34 billion health IT and electronic medical record incentive program was a grave misstep for the healthcare industry — but not necessarily for the reasons one might think. read more …read more