Health information exchange between hospitals, outside providers up 23% in 2014

More hospitals are communicating electronically with each other and with ambulatory providers, a new AHA survey says.

By Julie Henry • April 21, 2015

Baystate Health CIO on why providers might be spending money on tech that won't work

Is the health IT industry putting the cart before the horse?

By Katie Bo Williams • April 21, 2015

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Kaiser to open health IT campus in Atlanta, creating 900 jobs

Kaiser's electronic health record, HealthConnect, is the largest EHR system in the world that is not government-owned. 

By Julie Henry • April 20, 2015

Cerner, partners enable SMART on FHIR apps

The collaboration aims to facilitate the use of software applications across open platform EHR systems.

By Julie Henry • April 20, 2015

Telehealth funds cut from 21st Century Cures, sources say

Another source suggested that the committee is simply trying to downplay industry expectations. 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 17, 2015

The significant impact of nursing informatics on workflow, productivity

85% of IT personnel believe informatics nurses bring value to the implementation phase of clinical systems processes.

By Heather Caspi • April 16, 2015

Practice Fusion announces two new EHR initiatives

The partnerships offer clinical decision support and clinical trial recruitment.

By Julie Henry • April 16, 2015

What you missed at HIMSS15: The biggest announcements, afterparties and IT buzz

Spoiler alert: Judy Faulkner declined to hit Jonathan Bush in the face with a pie and there was a lot of frustration over the patient engagement change in the MU Stage 3 proposal.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 16, 2015

HIMSS15: Epic to remove data sharing fee

"We're not going to charge for Care Everywhere for at least until 2020," CEO Judy Faulkner said. 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 16, 2015

HIMSS15: The looming IT security threat that 'no one is talking about'

"The end of service for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 presents one of the most far-reaching risks to health data we have seen."

By Katie Bo Williams • April 15, 2015

ONC: 'Information blocking' is a serious obstacle to reform

ONC says providers and developers are knowingly interfering with exchange of health information.

By Julie Henry • April 14, 2015

Partners HealthCare, Samsung sign remote monitoring agreement

The first phase of the partnership will focus on creating chronic disease management tools.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 14, 2015

HIMSS15: ONC announces $1M in new grants

The program will provide funds to up to ten community organizations, including caregivers who are not eligible for EHR incentive programs.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 14, 2015

ONC announces revised guide to health IT privacy and security

The publication, last updated in 2011, address issues like cybersecurity, EHR features and real-world application of HIPAA rules. 

By Heather Caspi • April 14, 2015

Texas adopts one of country's strictest telemedicine rules

"If the rule change takes effect this summer, it will represent a huge step backward for Texas," said Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic.

By Julie Henry • April 14, 2015

HIMSS15: IBM announces key acquisitions, new business unit, Apple partnership

The tech giant is betting big on the value of data from wearables.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 13, 2015

HIMSS15: Trinity Health signs on with athenahealth in one of vendor's biggest deals

The deal represents an important step in athenahealth's strategic push into the inpatient market.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 13, 2015

HIMSS15: Mostashari criticizes proposed relaxation of MU rules

"For the first time I'm taking issue [with agency policy]," the former federal health IT coordinator said. 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 13, 2015

4 hot topics CIOs will be talking about at HIMSS15

...and the events that will give you the best insight into those issues. 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 9, 2015

How Allscripts ended up with an $9.75M class action settlement

The company's quest to create EHR integration solutions was fraught with complications.

By Heather Caspi • April 9, 2015

Venture capital funding for health IT falls

This year's slower start "is due to an increase in investor focus and a sign of a maturing market," according to one report.

By Julie Henry • April 9, 2015

Cleveland Clinic launches online store for digital health products

The e-commerce company will sell directly to hospitals, private practice physicians and patients.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 9, 2015

Epic, Cerner become CMS Designated Test EHR vendors

The IT giants join the remaining iPatientCare—McKesson, athenahealth and MIDITECH have all dropped out of the program.

By Julie Henry • April 8, 2015

VA hospitals suffer computer outage

The outage affected hospitals from the Mid-Atlantic through the northeast.

By Julie Henry • April 7, 2015

Survey: IT budgets returning to 2013 levels

Project managers, programmers and developers will remain among the most difficult IT positions to fill, according to the results. 

By Julie Henry • April 7, 2015