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By Mike Miliard | 01:39 pm | September 15, 2015
The list of tools in a health organization's data security armamentarium is long and varied: firewalls, encryption, anti-virus, etc. But a truly risk-based security framework needs more than mere protective measures. It requires awareness.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:36 am | September 15, 2015
Will Apple's new iPad design, meant to be the new "PC replacement" appeal to the healthcare crowd? The jury is still out.
By Mike Miliard | 11:01 am | September 15, 2015
Use of analytics by large hospitals and health systems is on the rise, and should continue to grow -- although "perhaps not as dramatically or rapidly" as some might hope, according to a new Deloitte survey of CIOs and CMIOs.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:41 am | September 15, 2015
It may seem counterintuitive to pull the plug on a new and expensive (reportedly $115 million) EHR system in favor of another brand. But that's what Banner Health is doing as it moves two recently-acquired hospitals from Epic to Cerner.
By Mike Miliard | 12:02 pm | September 14, 2015
As more and more reports pile up cataloging provider frustrations with EHR functionality and usability, the Office of the National Coordinator has launched an online form where users can log complaints about certified products.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:05 am | September 14, 2015
Huron Consulting Group announced today it plans it will acquire Cloud62, a fast-growing firm specializing in complex Salesforce.com implementations and related cloud-based applications.
By Sheetal Sawardekar | 10:19 am | September 14, 2015
With the increasing adoption of data analytics, providers, health plans and ACOs are quickly transitioning toward a coordinated, integrated and value-based care delivery ecosystem. That's not always an easy task.
By Erin McCann | 12:00 pm | September 11, 2015
Officials at St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M Health Information Systems announced this week that they were strongly considering putting its health IT business up for sale.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:46 am | September 11, 2015
Cardiopulmonary Corp., which provides real-time connected healthcare, and Nuvon, a medical device integration, interoperability and clinical intelligence company, will merge.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:15 am | September 11, 2015
Healthcare CIOs across the country are, more than ever before, intent on getting the most value from their hospital and health system EHRs.