Category: Analytics

A by RAND researchers found strong evidence that health IT improves patient outcomes. More and more health care providers are adopting and using health information technology tools like electronic health records (EHRs) since the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009. HITECH provided incentives for use of…

For healthcare organizations seeking to move to the next level of analytics technology, vendors are struggling to improve usability and provide robust functionality, according to a new KLAS report,… read more …read more

Stockell Healthcare Systems has announced that its InsightCS® Revenue Cycle Information Management System has been EHR Modular* Certified as a Meaningful Use Stage 2 compliant solution for both the Ambulatory and Inpatient categories. Hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, and integrated healthcare networks (IHNs) using the certified version of InsightCS® are able to apply the system’s applicable…

The three-day Public Health Informatics Virtual Event kicked off Tuesday, Jan. 7, with a handful of interesting presentations ranging from ICD-10’s impact on public health to syndromic surveillance and meaningful use. The three-day Public Health Informatics Virtual Event kicked off Tuesday, Jan. 7, with a handful of interesting presentations ranging from ICD-10’s impact on public…

It’s difficult for hospital leaders to make the right decisions about technology when there is so much available and the reimbursement climate is so weak. But a new ECRI Institute report, “Top 10 Hospital C-Suite Watch List,” offers guidance on the latest evidence so leaders can make informed decisions. read more …read more

HIMSS Analytics has awarded Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, with its Stage 7 Award. At they same time they’ve also awarded Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards to 14 of its associated ambulatory clinics. During the beginning of the third quarter of 2013, only 2.2 percent, of the more than 5,400 U.S. hospitals in the HIMSS…

IMS Health files for potential billion-dollar offering IMS Health, a health care data analysis and consulting firm that works primarily in the pharmaceutical industry, filed initial IPO paperwork Thursday. Analysts estimate that the company should raise between $500 million and $1 billion with the offering. McKesson Introduces Paragon Ambulatory Care Practice Management Solution McKesson extends…

The New Year is a time of reflection and anticipation. We reflect on what went well in the past (and perhaps what didn’t go so well); we anticipate future challenges and accomplishments. As I reflect on the past, I can see that we’ve accomplished incredible things together. The majority of care provided in United States…

A rural Montana hospital has filed suit against big name electronic health record system provider NextGen Healthcare, alleging the company violated its contract by both failing to install an EHR system by the set deadline and not providing a system that meets 2014 federal meaningful use criteria. read more …read more