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By Erin McCann | 12:07 pm | September 30, 2014
By mining state Medicaid data and utilizing a population health platform, the Wyoming Department of Health was able to slash its Medicaid-related emergency room visits by 20 percent in a one-year period.
By Neil Versel | 10:53 am | September 30, 2014
An overarching theme from a vendor's first analytics conference is similar to something that EHR vendors have been saying for years: workflow and organizational culture are at least as important as the technology itself when it comes to healing healthcare through IT.
By Bernie Monegain | 08:32 am | September 30, 2014
Known for his rapid fire, entertaining talks on the condition of U.S. healthcare today, the famed cardiologist and innovator paused to answer questions from the AHIMA audience at a separate session after his Monday morning presentation.
By Bernie Monegain | 05:48 am | September 30, 2014
ONC chief Karen DeSalvo, MD, promised an audience of AHIMA members that the government would act "fast into interoperability." She drew applause when she added, "We cannot wait for 10 years to get this done."
By Mike Moran | 03:39 pm | September 29, 2014
Money may talk, but when it comes to creating a great workplace, that talk is barely a whisper. In reading the 25 profiles of this year's winners in Healthcare IT News' 4th annual Best Hospital IT Departments program, you'll see only one reference to salary and benefits.
By Mike Miliard | 11:58 am | September 29, 2014
The Health Information Trust Alliance has put out a word of warning about Shellshock, a system vulnerability it says could wreak much more damage than the infamous Heartbleed bug.
By Mike Miliard | 11:52 am | September 26, 2014
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange this week shared the results of its latest ICD-10 survey with HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell. It suggests that some momentum was lost as many payers, vendors and providers eased up on the gas pedal.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:49 am | September 26, 2014
Neglected to pick up your prescription? Now, there's a good chance your doctor will know and do something about it, thanks to a slew of new partnerships between CVS Health and various health systems.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:20 am | September 26, 2014
The use of cardiac telemetry at Christiana Care Health System improved patient care and proved to be a boost for the Delaware hospital's bottom line as well, with $4.8 million dollars saved.
By Rick Kam | 09:04 am | September 26, 2014
CISO survival guide: Tactics for easing the transition to risk management in ways that succeed for both the company and your own career.