Computer Services Corp. has agreed to pay $389,355 to settle U.S. Justice Department allegations that it falsely claimed it had met requirements for a new EMR system at U.S. Energy Department occupational health clinics in Washington state, the Tri-City Herald reports.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/6/18

Productivity in healthcare is declining, but artificial intelligence may be able to help, according to Harvard Business Review.  By Emily Rappleye - 11/6/18

The millennial generation is driving the consumerization of healthcare. After growing up in the information age, these patients expect immediate answers and require more transparency when it comes to treatment options and costs of care.  By Julie Spitzer - 11/5/18

In a recent press release, Virence Health Technologies today announced CentricityTM EDI Services, Centricity Payer Connect, Hosted Client Metrics and DenialsIQ* have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.  By Staff - 11/5/18

Former Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD, serves as an adviser for Google Healthcare & Life Sciences, and he's helping the company figure out how to break into the healthcare industry, according to CNBC.  By Ayla Ellison - 11/5/18

Timothy Malseed, chief health information officer for Keck Medicine of University of Southern California in Los Angeles, discusses how technology can help improve patient medical access and experience as well as his best advice for motivating teams and establishing improved service outcomes.   By Jackie Drees - 11/5/18

A recent press release by Quest Diagnostics announced a 5-year extension to their U.S. supply agreement for the InSure® ONE™ fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a test for colorectal cancer screening programs.  By Staff - 11/5/18

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System launched Ochsner Anywhere Care, a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform for urgent care visits.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

Almost all provider organizations have outlined procedures for how to address an EHR outage in the wake of an information security incident, according to the 2018 HealthCare's Most Wired survey, which the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives released Oct. 31.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

Care delays in any hospital department can add unnecessary costs, decrease patient satisfaction, and, at worst, pose safety risks.  By Hila Goldman-Aslan - 11/5/18

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework — a computer security guidance developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce — is the most commonly used security framework at hospitals today, according to the 2018 HealthCare's Most Wired survey.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

For many Americans, daylight saving time offers an extra hour of sleep. But for hospital staffers, it poses an annual problem, as some EHR systems haven't figured out how to handle the time change smoothly, according to Kaiser Health News.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

Precision medicine soon will represent a new standard of care for providers. 2bPrecise™ CMO Joel Diamond, MD, has deep expertise in clinical data integration, having helped develop enterprise-spanning technology platforms that deliver clinical decision support tools to the point of care. Prior to co-founding 2bPrecise, Dr. Diamond was instrumental in developing Allscripts’ health information exchange platform, the dbMotion™ Solution, and served as CMO for population health at Allscripts.   By Eric Oliver - 11/5/18

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' Opioid Task Force created a fundraising campaign to support the CHIME Opioid Health IT Action Center.  By Anuja Vaidya - 11/5/18

Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital is implementing the Cerner EHR system to replace the two systems the hospital currently has in place, according to a Pharos-Tribune report.  By Anuja Vaidya - 11/5/18

By 2026, artificial intelligence could create $150 billion in annual savings for the U.S. healthcare economy, according to a recent Accenture analysis. So, it's no surprise that healthcare organizations are making AI a priority. By Staff - 11/5/18

In early October, some staff at an Illinois medical facility unexpectedly lost functionality of their Apple devices, including iPhones and Apple Watches. The culprit? A recent MRI installation.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

Delta Brain, a Pasadena, Calif.-based predictive analytics company, sees itself as more than a vendor — it's a full-service "data science agency" for healthcare businesses.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/5/18

A ransomware campaign dubbed SamSam — which targeted major healthcare businesses earlier this year — is continuing to wreak havoc on the industry, according to a report from cybersecurity software firm Symantec.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/2/18

Most provider organizations offer patients the option to access test results from an online portal, according to the 2018 HealthCare's Most Wired survey, which the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives released Oct. 31.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/2/18