Infographics, EHR help support better care of open sores
Clinicians have demonstrated that the use of wound-care tracking within an electronic health records system supports the healing process. Source:... Read More
MVP Health Care, Healthy Alliance IPA join in SDOH program
MVP Health Care and Healthy Alliance Independent Practice Association will spend $800,000 to support social determinants of health. Source: HDM
Hendrick Health gains Stage 7 EMRAM designation for EHR use
Hendrick Health System has achieved Stage 7, the highest level attainable, on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.... Read More
Prior authorization tool for images to get test in Hawaii
Two vendor organizations are working to test technology that will place clinical decision support within electronic health records to enable... Read More
6 ways to optimize EHR system performance and usage
To get the best results from clinical systems, IT executives need to maximize planning and take full advantage of support... Read More
DoD, VA adopt single healthcare logistics information system
The unified approach will be used to acquire medical and surgical products, among other items. Source: HDM
AI, machine learning algorithms are susceptible to biased data
Harmful stereotypes and inequalities influencing healthcare can create potentially damaging biases in the data on which artificial intelligence and machine... Read More
HITRUST program seeks to boost maturity of data security practices
HITRUST has created a new program to incentivize information security teams in healthcare organizations to work on advancing their security... Read More
Why episode-based analytics help unlock healthcare value
Many episode-based payment models have shown potential to lower costs while maintaining or improving quality. Source: HDM
Loss of unencrypted hard drive by FDNY worker puts data at risk
The Fire Department of the City of New York is sending data breach notifications after the loss of an unencrypted... Read More