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The 13 best-performing CEOs in healthcare
Thirteen healthcare execs join the elite 100 as crowned by Harvard Business Review.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 14, 2015 -
NIST report focuses on EHR design risks
Poor EHR design can cause errors that may lead to patient harm.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 13, 2015 -
Trendline
Artificial intelligence
Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.
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Dell buys EMC for $67B
The deal includes EMC's healthcare data analytics division, featuring clients such as Partners HealthCare, University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System, and St. Luke’s Health System.
By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 12, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How to adapt to the ever-evolving HIE landscape
It’s a verb. It’s a noun. It’s a constantly changing environment.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 12, 2015 -
European Court of Justice finds European data not protected in U.S.
The court ruling invalidates the Safe Harbor framework from 2000 and will affect more than 4,400 companies.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
University of Michigan to test smartphone blood pressure monitoring system
The pilot study connects participant data to pharmacists in near-real time.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
GAO study details 5 barriers to interoperability
The Government Accountability Office examines interoperability at Congress's request.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Healthcare groups react to meaningful use Stage 3 final rule
A number of healthcare groups put their two cents in on the new rule, highlighting mixed reactions.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Medical device industry pushing for ACA's device tax repeal
Medical device industry members say ACA's device tax is hurting R&D and curtailing hiring.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Is international HIE on the horizon?
The need and the technology exist, but policy......that's another matter.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 8, 2015 -
New HHS website provides HIPAA info for app developers
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) website invites app developers to ask questions about HIPAA privacy, security and breach notifications.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care partners to create population health company
Benevera Health is set to begin operations on Jan. 1, 2016.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 7, 2015 -
AHIMA to focus efforts on national patient-matching strategy
The organization announced its plan to advocate for a voluntary health safety identifier at their 87th Annual Convention.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 6, 2015 -
CMS releases Meaningful Use Stage 3 rule
In addition, ONC released the final rule for the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Disrupt this: ICD-10 one step in healthcare innovation
ICD-10 flipped the script on healthcare billing but it's not the only disruption healthcare will experience in coming years.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
ONC wants YOU – to provide feedback on draft interoperability standards
The agency will take comments through Nov. 6.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Social media and the doctors who love them
Those who really thrive on social media have it down to an art.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Online EHR-based risk model successfully predicts patient needs 6 months out
The risk model used data from Maine's health information exchange.
By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 1, 2015 -
OCR will launch phase 2 of HIPAA audits in 'early 2016'
Responses to an HHS Office of Inspector General report reveal a vague timeline.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
APIs at center of patient record-sharing effort
The drive is designed to help patients control and distribute their EHRs.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
NIH spending $46M on placental health research tech
"As essential as it is, there is still so much we don't know about the placenta," a NIH official said.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
CMS awards 17 grants for patient safety efforts
The $110 million in grants are designed to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Hell freezes over: ICD-10 becomes a reality
As late as last year, the AMA publicly said it wanted ICD-10 buried for good. But a significant CMS concession helped clear the way.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
ICD-10 profile: South Nassau Communities Hospital
The hospital sees the transition as an ongoing journey.
By Heather Caspi • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Congress stumps for MU Stage 3 delay
“[T]he administration needs to take time to re-evaluate the program.”
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 30, 2015