Category: eHealth

When it comes to protection of health data at provider organizations, heading off insider threats is a good place to start, according to West Virginia United Health System Assistant CIO Marc Combs. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/himss15-data-security-inside-out-must-says-west-virginia-united-healths-mar/2015-04-20?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Advocate Health Care is using data analytics to risk stratify their entire patient population–a departure from the traditional approach of focusing on the most costly-to-treat patients. Execs from the country’s largest ACO outlined the program at a HIMSS session this week. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/himss-2015-data-analytics-post-acute-care-choices-advocate-health-care/2015-04-17?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

While the interoperability of electronic health records is a high priority for the federal government, it really only is a means to an end, National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo said in a keynote address at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference in Chicago Thursday morning. read more …read more Source::…

Before taking the reins as CIO for the provider side at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Ed McCallister served in the same capacity on the payer side of the organization. Having both points of view, he said, has helped him to view patients more as consumers. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/himss15-upmcs-ed-mccallister-innovation-natural-behavior-qa/2015-04-15?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Community health exchange is set to receive a financial boost thanks to a Health and Human Services Department initiative announced Tuesday afternoon at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference in Chicago. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/himss15-onc-grant-boost-community-health-data-sharing-efforts/2015-04-15?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Recent federal government proposals and regulations are pushing the healthcare industry towards greater interoperability and advancing ideas beyond electronic health records (EHRs), said Karen DeSalvo, M.D., National Coordinator for Health IT, at an April 14 HIMSS15 press briefing. Recent federal government proposals and regulations are pushing the healthcare industry towards greater interoperability and advancing ideas…

Technology can pose a challenge healthcare when accommodating new tools in the clinical space, where providers must prioritize patient safety and workflow, according to an article at Hospitals & Health Networks. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/technology-calls-strategic-master-design-plan-clinical-setting/2015-04-14?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Technology will continue to play an integral role in the evolution of healthcare as consumers increasingly demand more accountability from payers and providers, CEO Bruce Broussard stressed in a keynote address Tuesday morning at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference in Chicago. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/himss15-humanas-bruce-broussard-says-industry-must-change-perspective-impro/2015-04-14?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

The HIMSS15 buzz has been around population health, patient engagement and HIE, but according to Joel Vengco, vice president and CIO at the Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, many healthcare leaders are forgetting a core piece to the puzzle. At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference this year, the buzz throughout the halls…

The role of informatics nurses has expanded greatly, providing a significant impact on patient safety and overall care, as well as workflow and productivity improvements, according to the 2015 HIMSS Impact of the Informatics Nurse Survey. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/informatics-nurses-impact-patient%20safety-workflow-continues-grow-2015-HIMSS-survey/2015-04-13?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss