Category: Analytics

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) ranks Praxis EMR the #1 EHR by physicians in the new survey “Physicians Who have Switched EHRs.” …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150313/Praxis-EMR-ranked-1-by-practicing-physicians-nationwide.aspx       

Cerner, the Kansas City, Mo.-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, will integrate its EHR and patient portal with patient-generated data, using a digital health platform from the Durham, N.C.-based Validic. Cerner, the Kansas City, Mo.-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, will integrate its EHR and patient portal with patient-generated data, using a digital health platform…

Five Senators of the 2013 “REBOOT” report reiterated their concerns with the implementation of the meaningful use program and the continued lack of interoperability across electronic health record (EHR) systems in a new blog post last week. Washington Debrief: Senators Concerned with Health IT Progress Top News “REBOOT” Senators Voice Concern with Health IT Programs…

Erik Dahl, IT audit director at Chan Healthcare, a Clayton, Mo., a firm that specializes in healthcare organizational audits, has had a front-and-center view of meaningful use readiness. He explains what two elements of Stage 2 are tripping up providers the most. When it comes to meaningful use, it’s hard for healthcare organizations to determine…

Ogechika Alozie, MD, MPH is CMIO at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, TX. Tell me about yourself and your work. I’m chief medical informatics officer at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso. That’s a mouthful. We became an independent campus last year. We were part of the Texas…

Five Republican Senators wrote a blog this week, railing on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) for the lack of interoperable, usable electronic health records (EHRs) derived from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Five Republican Senators wrote a blog this week, railing on the Office…

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit addiction treatment solutions provider, announced today it has selected leading health IT supplier Cerner Corp. to implement a new electronic health record (EHR) system throughout its organization. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150304/Hazelden-Betty-Ford-Foundation-Cerner-partner-to-elevate-care-of-individuals-with-addiction-disorders.aspx       

Truven Health Analytics prepares for IPO Reuters reports that Truven Health Analytics is preparing for an IPO that will value the company at $3 billion. Truven was acquired by Veritas Capital Fund Management in 2012 for $1.25 billion. Review of Alleged Misuse of VA Funds To Develop the Health Care Claims Processing System The OIG…

Precision medicine is all the rage, with the Chicago-based electronic health record (EHR) system vendor, Allscripts being the latest company to dip its toes in genomics. Precision medicine is all the rage, with the Chicago-based electronic health record (EHR) system vendor, Allscripts being the latest company to dip its toes in genomics. The company announced…

The other day I had a really great chat with Khaled El Emam, PhD, CEO and Founder of Privacy Analytics. We had a wide ranging discussion about healthcare data analytics and healthcare data privacy. These are two of the most important topics in the healthcare industry right now and no doubt will be extremely important…