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HIMSS15 Day 2 Summary and Highlights

by HITC Staff 04/14/2015 1 Comment

7 Buzzwords to Watch at HIMSS 2015

  26th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey Reveals Top Priorities for Healthcare Leaders HIMSS released the results of the 26th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey. The survey of more than 300 participants, examined key trending issues impacting the business of healthcare including patient considerations, security concerns, insurance models and policy mandates. This survey revealed that 72 percent of respondents report that consumer and patient considerations, such as patient engagement,
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HIMSS Leadership Survey: 11 Key Findings

by Fred Pennic 04/13/2015 Leave a Comment

HIMSS Leadership Survey

Today, at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, HIMSS released the results of the 26th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey. The survey of more than 300 participants conducted between January 9, 2015 and February 24, 2015, examined key trending issues impacting the business of healthcare including patient considerations, security concerns, insurance models and policy mandates. Here are 11 key findings from the survey: 1. 72 percent of respondents report that consumer and
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#HIMSS15: 70% of Physicians Believe Health IT Decreased Patient Engagement

by Jasmine Pennic 04/13/2015 Leave a Comment

#HIMSS15: 70% of Physicians Believe Health IT Decreased Patient Engagement

Despite U.S. doctors’ increased use of technology, more than two-thirds (70 percent) of them believe that health IT has decreased the amount of time they spend with patients, according to a new survey by Accenture. The findings revealed during HIMSS15 is part of a six-country survey of more than 2,600 physicians, including roughly 600 in the United States found about three-fourths (76 percent) of those surveyed believe that interoperability of the tools currently available limits their ability
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Apervita Unveils Marketplace for Health Analytics & Data

by HITC Staff 04/13/2015 Leave a Comment

Apervita Unveils Marketplace for Health Analytics & Data

Apervita has unveiled the world’s first community and marketplace for health analytics & data, empowering prominent global health enterprises to publish and commercialize their knowledge, sharing it with health professionals everywhere. This approach uniquely addresses the burgeoning demand for health analytics & data by empowering leading enterprises to capture and share their expertise, making it readily available through a marketplace for all to use. The rapidly growing Apervita
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Informatics Nurses Drive Significant Patient Safety and Workflow Improvements

by Fred Pennic 04/13/2015 1 Comment

Informatics Nurses Drive Significant Patient Safety and Workflow Improvements

Today at HIMSS15 in Chicago, HIMSS released the results of the 2015 Impact of the Informatics Nurse Survey – a survey of nearly 600 participants including C-suite executives, clinical analysts and informatics nurses. The survey examined the growing technology-driven healthcare ecosystem and the role nursing informatics – a specialty that integrates knowledge, data and wisdom – is playing in this evolving environment. The results indicated that the role of informatics nurses has expanded greatly
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The Kabuki Dance Of “Blocking Data” In Healthcare

by Our Thought Leaders 04/13/2015 4 Comments

The Kabuki Dance Of "Blocking Data" In Healthcare

The lack of data interoperability in healthcare continues to plague and haunt the entire industry. Much of the challenge falls squarely in the realm of Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, but EHR software is by no means the only category where this challenge is directly affecting patient lives. I ‒ along with countless others ‒ have written extensively about this topic. Last year I did a 5‒part series on just "interoperability" which I published on Forbes. One piece highlighted the
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Practice Fusion, AstraZeneca Partner on PHM Initiative for Asthma & COPD

by Fred Pennic 04/13/2015 Leave a Comment

Practice Fusion, AstraZeneca Partner on PHM Initiative for Asthma & COPD

  At HIMSS15, EHR provider Practice Fusion and AstraZeneca today announced a Population Health Management (PHM) program that arms members of Practice Fusion's community of 112,000 medical professionals with data-driven insights that can help them in their efforts to improve care for patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  The program, developed by Practice Fusion and sponsored by AstraZeneca, identifies patients whose current asthma or COPD care does
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KPMG To Acquire Health IT Consulting Firm Beacon Partners

by HITC Staff 04/12/2015 Leave a Comment

KPMG To Acquire Health IT Consulting Firm Beacon Partners

Big Four Firm, KPMG LLP today announced it has agreed to acquire the assets of health IT consulting firm Beacon Partners Inc. to strengthen its position in the healthcare IT consulting/advisory market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Weymouth, Mass., Beacon Partners provides management consulting/advisory services to hospitals, physician groups and other health-care providers. The firm has annual revenue of more than $60 million and is ranked 15th on Modern
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HIMSS Launches EHR/HIE Interoperability Testing & Certification Program

by Jasmine Pennic 04/12/2015 Leave a Comment

HIMSS Launches EHR/HIE Interoperability Testing & Certification Program

HIMSS has announced the launch of a new testing and certification program called ConCert by HIMSS designed to streamline the certification of interoperability in health IT and helps evaluate vendor claims, simplifying the task of selecting the right information systems for your organization.  Built on the work of the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup (IWG) and IHE USA, ConCert by HIMSS is a robust, highly automated testing and certification program that will verify, once certified, a product
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Accenture and Surescripts Joins HL7 Argonaut Project

by Jasmine Pennic 04/10/2015 Leave a Comment

HL7 Argonaut Project

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, today announced that Accenture and Surescripts have joined the Argonaut Project. Launched in December 2014, the Argonaut Project addresses the recommendations of the JASON Task Force, a joint task force of the HIT Standards and Policy Committees. The overarching goal of the project is to accelerate the development and adoption of HL7’s Fast
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