Today, the use of predictive analytics by Internet retailers is ubiquitous. Amazon was one of the first to use it widely, creating algorithms to recommend books consumers might like based on their previous orders and ratings. Other bookstores, like Barnes…
Nudge, a health and fitness app company, has released a HIPAA-compliant tool that allows health providers to view health data integrated from consumer wearables — such as Fitbit or other fitness tracking devices — on a web-based platform that is…
There is no question that EMR's are tools in the healthcare system, and not the brains behind treatment, decisions, or the delivery of care. EMR's are at the center of healthcare delivery as a documentation, order placement, order retrieval tool,…
Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Medical Center and Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health have both won lawsuits filed against them following data breaches, in landmark rulings for hospital liability following loss of patient information.
JASON task force co-chairs David McCallie Jr. and Micky Tripathi have suggested the U.S. government's role in interoperability should be to guide the process while market forces determine the avenues through which it will occur, according to a report from…
The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to helping healthcare organizations successfully implement health information technology, has elected four new board members.
In every hospital, communication is at the heart of what care teams do. Physicians need to communicate with one another for consultations; nurses need to reach physicians to update physicians and receive orders. Case managers need to communicate with nurses…
Epic Systems and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network are working in collaboration to integrate the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates into Epic's Beacon Oncology Information System.
