Farzad Mostashari, M.D., has been appointed to the Get Real Health board of directors, effective February 17, 2014. Dr. Mostashari brings unique experience, knowledge and insight into Health Information Technology in the US and around the world. He joined the board in part to amplify his message about the central importance of patient engagement and its transformational power in healthcare — and to stand behind the company that provides the leading-edge patient engagement solution:
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ColumbiaDoctors Selects Wellcentive for Population Health Management Deployment
ColumbiaDoctors, the multi-specialty clinical practice of New York's Columbia University Medical Center, will deploy Wellcentive's full suite of products and services to support current and future population health management initiatives.
ColumbiaDoctors will extend Wellcentive's platform to its 1,100-plus membership, coupled with an expanded, centralized ColumbiaDoctors' population health management team, to optimize clinical and financial outcomes in shared savings and bundled-payment
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Survey Reveals Business Intelligence Adoption Lagging in Healthcare
TEKsystems survey reveals business intelligence adoption lagging across healthcare organizations
TEKsystems, provider of IT staffing solutions, IT talent management expertise and IT services, today released the results of a survey that explored the current state of business intelligence (BI) system deployments among healthcare organizations. Despite the acknowledged benefits that healthcare organizations would realize from business intelligence , the study finds that 58 percent have yet to
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5 Reasons Why Mayo Clinic Dominates Social Media in Healthcare
What makes Mayo Clinic dominate social media in healthcare? Here are 5 reasons why.
The 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey named the Mayo Clinic website the top Health Information Website, ahead of WebMD. Health and medical research has been and is still one of the most popular activities of online consumers, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The most popular searches are about a specific disease or medical problem; a particular medical treatment or procedure; diet,
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Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan Shares a Nurse’s Perspective on Health IT
Nurses are vital to the implementation and adoption of healthcare technology. In this conversation, Intel's Joan Hankin, MSN, RN, sits down with Elizabeth "Betty" T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC, FAAN and Associate Professor University of South Florida College of Nursing, to discuss a nurse's perspective on health IT, how IT impacts patient care, and how generational attitudes shape health IT adoption.
About Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan
Elizabeth “Betty” T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC is an assistant
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Nearly Half of Physicians Believe EHRs Are Making Patient Care Worse
Nearly half of physicians believe EHRs are making patient care worse, according to newly released data from marketing and research firm MPI Group and Medical Economics. The research reveals despite Meaningful Use incentives, physicians say its not nearly enough to cover the unanticipated costs associated with the need to increase staff, coupled with a loss in physician productivity that directly impact patient care.
The Medical Economics survey was conducted from November to December 2013
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Episode Analytics: Essential Tools for New Healthcare Models Report
New iHT2 report shows how payors, providers, and ACOs, can leverage episode analytics against cross continuum episodes of care to decrease avoidable complications and cut waste in healthcare.
Executive Summary
The wide variations in healthcare cost and quality, a perennial issue for payers, have become important to providers as well with the advent of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and the increasing number of healthcare systems taking financial risk. These organizations need
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New Technology Allows Doctors to Remotely Monitor Patient Heart Conditions Via Wireless Messaging
A new experimental technology option for heart disease is currently being tested that allows doctors to remotely monitor patient heart conditions via wireless messaging, PR Newswire reports. The clinical trail called LAPTOP-HF (Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy) at the University of Kansas hospital is designed to investigate a new way to help treat heart failure by helping doctors adjust a patient's medications before symptoms develop or require
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Black Book Ranking Names Top Health Information Exchange Vendors by Segment
A survey conducted by full-service market research company Black Book Rankings has revealed the top health information exchange solutions by segments. Black Book Rankings, a division of Black Book Market Research LLC, provides healthcare IT users, media, investors, analysts, quality minded vendors, and prospective software system buyers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other interested sectors of the clinical technology industry with comprehensive comparison data of the industry's top
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State of Illinois Invests $4M to Launch New Biotech Hub for Startups
The state of Illinois has announced it will provide $4 million to help launch a new biotech hub for startups in downtown Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times reports. The new incubator, called MATTER will be located next to 1871 on the 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart thanks to a $2.5 million investment, and a $1.5 million loan from the state.
Merchandise Mart is already home to 1871, a co-working center for startups that has produced more than 200 jobs and created more than 1,000 jobs since its
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