White paper from Siemens examines some of the critical success factors for a sustainable population health management program.
Population health management (PHM) has become and will continue to be a top priority for healthcare providers as the industry shifts from the current fee-for-service to new value-based purchasing models. Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are driving the adoption of these models, which are designed to improve the quality of American healthcare, while large
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Only 8 Hospitals Have Attested for Meaningful Use Stage 2
Only 8 hospitals have attested for meaningful use stage 2 out of a total of 75 hospitals during the 2014 reporting year, according to the latest data released by CMS. For physicians, only 447 eligible providers have attested for MU Stage 2 out of total 1,497.
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WebMD Launches Healthy Target to Make Biometric Data Understandable and Actionable
Today, WebMD launched Healthy Target, an integrated health improvement program that uses biometric data from activity trackers, wireless scales and glucose meters to deliver tailored, physician-reviewed, contextually relevant content and motivational tips to individuals looking to develop sustainable health-conscious habits. WebMD Healthy Target will provide valuable assistance to individuals looking to manage chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes and obesity, as well as to a broader audience
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Healthcare Information System Market Expected to Reach $53.2B Globally by 2019
The Healthcare Information System Market was valued at $35.1 billion and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of $53.2 billion by 2019, according to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research.
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44% of Healthcare Organizations Use the Cloud for Hosting Clinical Applications
44 percent of healthcare organizations use the cloud for hosting clinical applications, according to the latest HIMSS Analytics Inaugural Cloud Survey. Other typical cloud services include Health Information Exchange (HIE), hosting human resources (HR) applications and data as well as backup and disaster recovery. Hosting clinical applications was identified as the most common area for which healthcare organizations rely on cloud services.
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Medtronic to Buy Covidien for $42.9B, Rebase to Ireland to Reduce Tax Burden
Medtronic To Buy Smaller Rival Covidien In $43 Bln Deal (via http://361db.com)
Medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. (MDT: Quote) agreed late Sunday to acquire smaller rival Covidien plc (COV: Quote) in a cash and stock deal valued at about $42.9 billion. The deal will help Medtronic shift base to Ireland and save it from paying…
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Google Set to Launch Google Fit to Compete Against Apple and Samsung’s Fitness Trackers
Google Fit: Another Try At Health Data? (via InformationWeek)
Google looks to announce a new service at the Google I/O conference that will track activity data. Will it succeed where Google Health failed? Google reportedly is preparing to re-enter the personal health market with the release of a health data aggregation…
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5 ICD-10 Areas that Should Not Be Delayed
As healthcare organizations around the country struggle with the impacts of the latest ICD-10 delay, many are looking for ways to mitigate the financial and productivity impacts. Healthcare organizations can now take advantage of the additional time and refine their ICD-10 plans in such a way that minimizes impacts on productivity and reimbursements to more fully realize cost and quality improvements. Here are five ICD-10 areas that should not be delayed according to Wolters Kluwer Health:
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IBM Partners with Epic to Bid on $11B DoD HIM Contract
IBM today announced that it will team with Epic to compete for the Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) contract worth potentially $11 billion dollars. With 9.7 million beneficiaries, including active duty, retirees and their dependents, DHMSM will replace and modernize the Military Health System (MHS) clinical systems.
IBM and Epic will propose a solution to transform the MHS leveraging Epic's high performance, interoperable and secure EHR software which is
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Epocrates Ranked #1 Top Medical Reference App Among U.S. Physicians
Epocrates, Inc., an athenahealth, Inc. service has been ranked the number one medical reference app on smartphones and tablets among U.S. physicians for the fifth consecutive year, according to Manhattan Research's 2014 Taking the Pulse® U.S. study.
The newly released Taking the Pulse U.S. study reports on technology adoption and behavior trends among physicians across the U.S. More than 3,000 physicians shared their opinions. Key findings include:
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