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Company executives say that joining Cerner, Epic, Meditech and others in promising to use agreed upon standard and not block data is merely formalizing what they already practice.
Security chief Meredith Phillips says the health system reorganized internally to more effectively manage and secure 60,000 medical and Internet of Things devices, and to strongly position itself to handle evolving threats, such as ransomware.
The hospital partnered with the taxi service to smooth discharge and help patients and visitors who struggle with transportation.
Winners rank in the top 10 percent of all hospitals when measured against key indicators from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The U.S. Department of Defense says it will implement secure messaging tools as part of the deal to help doctors better coordinate care.
The nonprofit patient safety organization found that nearly 40 percent of potentially harmful drug orders weren’t flagged by existing software systems, including medication orders for the wrong condition or the wrong dose based on things like a patient’s size, other illnesses or likely drug interactions.
Analysts say that with less focus on meaningful use and ICD-10 settling down, many healthcare organizations are turning their attention to revenue cycle technologies amid the shift to value-based care.
New research by Healthcare IT News and HIMSS Analytics found considerable uncertainty, questionable business continuity plans, and the need for more effective end-user education rampant in the industry.
The Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center is working to involve 30 U.S. health systems in the wide-ranging test program.
Providers and payers blame interoperability issues and data blocking on EHR vendors, turn to privat…
A new Black Book report also suggests that new payment models, private health information exchanges, patient locator systems and healthcare analytics will wield more influence driving interoperability forward than government or EHR makers.