The market for computer-assisted coding apps is poised to increase in the run-up to the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline to transition to ICD-10, according to HIMSS Analytics' Essentials of the U.S. Hospital IT Market report.
Life without smartphones seems nearly unthinkable today, and the reason why is simple: They facilitate countless tasks that ease daily life. The question being asked by many healthcare providers — and rightly so — is how to achieve similar benefits…
As hospitals and healthcare organizations continue adapting to digital demands, CIOs and other administrators are constantly looking for ways to deliver quality care through modern technologies. However, provider and patient data from a variety of sources is overwhelming healthcare information…
"It is better to meet danger than to wait for it.He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane,stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck."— Charles Caleb Colton
Including an identification re-entry function into a computerized order entry system may help reduce the event of wrong-patient errors in the neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting.
Penn Highlands Brookville (Pa.) has reported a potential data breach after discovering a third-party intruder may have gained access to a server containing protected health information.
In September, Seattle-based Providence Health & Services announced the launch of a venture capital fund designed to help early- and mid-stage health IT companies bring their products to market.
EHR adoption jumped sharply following the passage of the HITECH Act and the start of EHR incentive payments. In 2008, 48 percent of independent hospitals and 55 percent of system hospitals had an EHR capable of either physician documentation or…
