What’s ahead for Epic?
During the "Cool Stuff Ahead" session at the 2017 Epic Users' Group Meeting, multiple leaders touched on what the health IT vendor has been developing and working on.
Technology Pioneer And The Convergence Of Supercomputing And The Life Sciences
Recently, MedCity News spoke with a pair of top executives at global supercomputing ...
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Moving to the cloud for hospitals depends on risk tolerance
The move to cloud-based systems in healthcare has gained significant momentum of late, notably with athenhealth’s recent acquisition of Beth Israel Deaconess’ webOMR, but skepticism and caution still abound in many corners, particularly in the hospital world. Seattle Children’s Hospital is one such provider in that camp, with Chief Information Security Officer Cris Ewell laying […]
Survey: Wearables, cloud to ‘change the face’ of home care
Just about every corner of the healthcare world is undergoing rapid change, and the home health industry is no different. New policies from Medicare, coupled with emerging cloud-based technologies and wearables, are poised to “change the face” of the in-home health field in the next year, according to a survey from Kinnser Software. “In 2015, […]
North Shore LIJ goes to cloud to manage workforce
A major New York health system has taken to technology to better manage it’s 50,000 employees, shifting away from a paper-based time and attendance system to Kronos software. Health Informatics reports that North Shore LIJ, a 16-hospital system on Long Island, is taking to the cloud with an eye toward efficiency and improving the bottom […]
eCaring’s cloud-based platform to be used with the physically and developmentally disabled
With all the talk of big data and real-time and predictive analytics in healthcare, it’s a nice respite to hear such efforts being applied in the nonprofit setting. Have a Heart, a nonprofit that provides services to physically and developmentally disabled children and adults, will use a cloud-based platform developed by eCaring, with the primary goal […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
FDA clears Glooko’s mobile diabetes management system for Android
Glooko, Inc. received an FDA nod for its Android compatible version of its next-generation diabetes management system. According to a company statement, this system is now “the only FDA-cleared mobile diabetes management system that supports the transfer of blood glucose data direct from dozens of compatible glucose meters into many Android devices.” The cloud-based management […]
Verizon: HIPAA compliance stick motivating hospitals to take data security more seriously
New penalties in the HIPAA update are forcing hospitals to take data breaches more seriously, as service providers like Verizon have found (here’s a short summary). Updates to the rule treat health IT vendors as business partners with shared liability for patient data breaches. That has spurred them to have more meaningful conversations with Verizon […]