IT’S NO SECRET that patient engagement is critical to achieve Meaningful Use, increase patient satisfaction, lower hospital operating costs and promote higher usage of better data. With a bevy of vendors offering patient portal solutions, it can be challenging for a hospital to know where to start. Choosing an efficient patient portal solution can be a daunting task and can cost you big without proper research. By asking the right questions and connecting the right stakeholders, you can ensure
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Pfizer Forms a Strategic Alliance with CliniWorks to Develop Population Health Management Platform
CliniWorks today announced a strategic alliance between and Pfizer Inc.to jointly advance the parties’ respective capabilities in working with healthcare provider organizations to identify and close clinical or quality gaps to improve population health. The two companies are partnering to develop a population health management platform solution that leverages CliniWorks’ technologies in disparate data aggregation and Natural Language Processing (which interprets free text information) of
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HHS Launches EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge
In an effort to help clinical practices use health information technology (health IT) like electronic health records (EHRs) to reduce high blood pressure, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a new challenge asking health care professionals and other caregivers to submit the tools they use to improve patient care.
The EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge, launched by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), is part of Million
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What is the Future of Population Health Management?
The next evolution of population health management will demand a greater focus on three key data truths. Janice Nicholson, Founder & CEO of i2i Systems shares her definition of Population Health Management 2.0.
If you believe that Population Health Management is about reporting and analytics then you only know half the story. Yes, having the right Population Health Management tools eases the pain associated with delivering performance or compliance reports, demonstrating
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25 Key Trends from 2013 Annual U.S. Hospital IT Market Report
Last week, HIMSS Analytics and The Dorenfest Institute for Health Information released a new free report, 2013 Annual Report of the U.S. Hospital IT Market. This report provides valuable new insights into the world of healthcare IT from 4,200 American hospitals, as well as the latest analysis on the penetration of more than 100 IT applications in various sectors (e.g., bed size, hospital type and census regions).
Here are twenty five key takeaways/trends from the report:
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46% of Hospitals with A Basic EHR Engaged in Health Information Exchange
46% of hospitals with a basic EHR engaged in health information exchanges, according to a new study published in Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation. Overall, the study found that 30% of U.S. hospitals engaged in health information exchanges with unaffiliated providers with a large variation in state-level participation with some states achieving more than 70% participation (Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont) and others with minimal participation, iHealthBeat reports.
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VA Selects Accenture Division for $162M VistA EHR Contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected ASM Research, a division of Accenture for a three-year $162 million contract to modernize the VistA EHR. ASM Research will provide software development, technical architecture and training to improve data sharing interoperability for VA clinicians.
"The VA's ability to improve data interoperability will have a dramatic effect on the VA's provision of the quality of care, patient safety and health care outcomes," said John Fraser, ASM Research's
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The Convergence of Big Data and EHR Infographic
“In the next 10 years, data science and software will do more for medicine than all of the biological sciences together,” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. Data science holds great promise for patient health, but patient data is only actionable in so far as it is digital. This is where Electronic Health Records (EHRs) come in. By 2019, the majority of physicians will have adopted a basic EHR system, and with good reason, too. EHRs may reduce outpatient care costs by 3 percent.
The
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4th Annual #HIT100 List Kicks Off for 2014
Yesterday evening, Michael Planchart, aka The EHR Guy kicked off his fourth annual #HIT100 list that recognizes the leading contributors supporting the #HITsm and #HealthIT social media communities by contributing insightful tweets, articles, books, blogging, etc. The nominations opened last night starting at 6pm EST. Those highlighted in previous lists include some of the leading social influencers in the healthcare technology industry.
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SRSsoft Names Scott Ciccarelli CEO, Evan Steele Transitions to Senior Advisor
SRSsoft, provider of productivity-enhancing EHR technology and services for high-performance physicians, announced that effective today, Scott Ciccarelli has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Evan Steele, the founder and former CEO who has managed the company’s exceptional growth since its creation in 1997, has transitioned his role to that of Senior Advisor.
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