Informatics

The goal of health informatics systems is to enable smooth transfer of data and cybersecurity across the healthcare enterprise. This includes patient information, images, subspecialty reporting systems, lab results, scheduling, revenue management, hospital inventory, and many other health IT systems. These systems include the electronic medical record (EMR) admission discharge and transfer (ADT) system, hospital information system (HIS), radiology picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), archive solutions including cloud storage and vendor neutral archives (VNA), and other medical informatics systems.

Information exchange activity increasing, according to AHA/ONC survey

Almost one-quarter of hospitals are finding, sending, receiving and using data electronically and those that do all four activities are nine times more likely to report they have information available at the point of care compared to those who report doing none of those activities.

ACEP work group details ways to improve HIE

A paper published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine offers recommendations for improving a national health information exchange that would improve the state of emergency medicine. 

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CHIME co-founder Correll to retire

Co-founder and former president and CEO of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Richard A. Correll will retire on June 30, after 23 years.

Electronic medical data exchange used by 91 % of doctors in Denmark, according to recent survey findings

BERLIN, Germany, 2 June 2015: Denmark emerges as the number one country to start an mHealth business according to a survey conducted by research2guidance in partnership with HIMSS Europe.

Scripps Health and Sharp Healthcare to Begin Full Participation in San Diego’s Health Information Exchange

San Diego, Calif., May 12, 2015 – San Diego resident Sue Diaz wishes the electronic exchange of information vital to a patient’s care had been in place several months ago. She tells the story of rushing a friend suddenly stricken by an apparent seizure to a nearby hospital. When they arrived, the woman was semi-conscious, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Her husband had gone fishing that morning and couldn’t be reached.

Veratad Technologies brings patient identity verification solutions to HIMSS 2015

Veratad Technologies, LLC, a world class provider of global age and identity verification solutions, announced today that it will be showcasing its suite of patient identity verification solutions at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago (booth #7437), April 12-16, 2015.

Indiana HIE Partners with DataMotion to Deliver Secure Health Information via Direct Messaging

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DataMotion, an experienced email encryption and health information service provider (HISP), today announced that the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), the nation's largest health information exchange, has deployed the company's Direct Secure Messaging solution to facilitate high-volume, secure delivery of protected health information (PHI).

Indiana Health Information Exchange Names Charles E. Christian as Vice President of Technology and Engagement

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 1, 2015) — The Indiana Health Information Exchange today announced that Charles E. Christian will join the organization as Vice President of Technology and Engagement, beginning May 1, 2015.

Around the web

Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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