Category: Patient Engagement

At the iHT2 Miami Health IT Summit, expert panelists discussed the best ways to protect patient data, agreeing that the vulnerability of the healthcare industry and the value of medical data makes the sector ripe for attack. At the iHT2 Miami Health IT Summit, expert panelists discussed the best ways to protect patient data, agreeing…

The EHR and HIT news article for today includes new release information from Navigating Cancer as well as news from HealthFusion and Pertexa. Navigating Cancer Now Offers Single Sign-on Functionality for its Patient Engagement Portal Navigating Cancer announced today that version 5.1 of its Patient Engagement Portal now has single sign-on (SSO) functionality. The SSO…

0 The Carolinas HealthCare System is working to bridge the gap between all the new health trackers in the consumer space and the clinical data people access through their patient portal. If conference meetings are an indicator of a topic’s current relevance, then patient engagement is red hot in 2015. There is a summit meeting…

HealthLoop released a new app of its doctor-patient engagement platform today. HealthLoop+ MD is another step forward in bringing the latest technology and innovation of next generation follow-up care to doctors and patients. …read more      

Clear goals, strong leadership and infrastructure, staff engagement, and transparent reporting methods are key for complex health care systems seeking to establish successful patient safety performance improvements, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the journal Academic Medicine in December. …read more      

Ivenix, Inc. today announced that it is developing a groundbreaking infusion management platform designed to transform the infusion pump market by helping to improve patient safety and clinical workflow efficiency. …read more    

These days, there is a constant stream of new products and technological advances in the healthcare industry. Three hospital CIOs recently spoke with Becker’s Hospital Review on what they’re most excited about in health IT. read more …read more    

Today, not-for-profit Sutter Health announces an $11.5 million commitment to install overhead patient lifts at 19 intensive care units and acute rehabilitation centers across its Northern California network. …read more    

While computerized physician order entry holds the potential to help providers avert medication errors, not all clinicians are convinced that the technology truly improves patient safety. To that… read more …read more