Interoperability is the ability to make sub-systems and organizations work together (inter-operate) for attainment of a common goal. In healthcare, implementation and connection of EHR systems and the data they collect allows for us to impact patient care to become a value-driven one for all patients. The opposite of interoperability is not the lack of […]
A new study says there’s no need to worry about hospitals using their new electronic medical records to generate bigger bills and boost their income. It’s been a concern since at least 2012, when the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services sent hospitals a strongly worded letter warning them against using electronic records […]
A new study published in the Journal of Medical Information Association highlights patient safety concerns arising from the massive push to shift hospitals from paper to electronic health records or updating these systems. The causes vary from the way EHR systems display data to insufficient training and modification errors. Researchers looked at 100 closed safety […]
A little more than one year after a group of EHR CEOs kicked off an interoperability initiative to make themselves a more effective rival to EPIC, the CommonWell Health Alliance has plans for a broader roll out of its technology this summer, according to a Forbes article. The initiative uses a software code that allows […]
The healthcare industry routinely gets criticized for being years behind other sectors. So it may not come as a surprise that hospitals and health IT vendors are finding it tough to satisfy the government’s meaningful use deadlines for certified electronic health record technology. CMS and ONC said in a statement that they’re easing up deadlines […]
Creating an anesthesia information management system is one of the challenges associated with converting paper records to electronic formats. They need to have an intuitive interface that easily fits in with anesthesiologists’ workflow, but also need to be easily integrated into an electronic medical record. Healthcare IT company Medical Information Records LLC tackled those challenges […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Thursday, April 24th from 2:00 – 3:30 EST U.S. legislation such as the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA and HITECH outline rules governing the appropriate use of personal health information (PHI). Unfortunately, current technologies do not adequately monitor PHI use. In particular, while electronic medical records (EMR) systems maintain detailed audit logs that record each access to […]
“Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience,” or SAFER Guides, give direction for EHR implementation and safer EHR Management. As of January 2014, healthcare providers can use the SAFER Guides for aid in mitigating problems that could lead to downtime and interfere with the benefits of an EHR. What are SAFER Guides? The SAFER Guides are […]
When a patient arrives in the intensive care unit, ideally clinicians would be able to see the most up-to-date record of her health and care. But because electronic medical records systems made by different vendors don’t communicate with each other, that can’t always happen. Zoeticx is hoping to change that by introducing a platform that […]
As more hospitals have adopted and upgraded electronic medical records, there has been a push by health IT companies to develop tools that can speed up workflows and also make it faster to find information hidden within unstructured data. M*Modal tackled both those needs with its natural language processing technology, also referred to as speech […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A health IT company has developed a care coordination platform to help physicians access patient information remotely and improve communication with care teams. It is also changing how data can be extracted from electronic medical records regardless of the vendor by gradually signing agreements with them. Zoeticx has layers of applications that founder and CEO […]
Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, knows when his patients’ hearts are racing or their blood pressure is on the rise, even if they’re sitting at home. With high-risk patients hooked up to “personal data trackers” — a portable electrocardiogram built into a smartphone case, for instance — he and […]
Just as CVS Caremark is poised to expand its MinuteClinic system, it’s inked a deal with Epic Systems to provide ambulatory electronic health record support for the clinics. The EHR/EMR giant will replace the homegrown EHR system CVS developed, according to a report by Modern Healthcare. It reflects a growing maturity of the MinuteClinic concept […]
The Cleveland Clinic is teaming up with Dell to offer Epic EMR consulting and implementation services to other health systems and practices. The clinic, which has been using Epic for nearly a decade, already consults with nearby healthcare systems and practices through its MyPractice Healthcare Solutions services. Now, with the addition of Dell Healthcare and […]
An indisputable star of the Startup Showcase at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference is NantHealth, not so much for what it’s accomplished, but for who — and how much money — is behind it. Culver City, Calif.-based NantHealth is backed by a $1 billion from pharmaceutical magnate Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, […]
