April 2014

How to build an analytics-driven organization ()
U.K. and its shift toward value-based population health ()
Health IT lessons from the Boston marathon bombings ()
Lean, Six Sigma techniques reduce incidence and severity of hospital patient falls ()
State medical boards issue telemedicine policy guidelines that favor video ()
Enthusiasm for hospital stocks tempered by HCA earnings ()
Population Health IT Gaining Momentum ()
8 ways policy makers could reduce diagnosis errors ()
Premier asks CMS for ACO program changes ()
DoD reviewing industry feedback on EHR development ()
RAND on driving low cost, high value medical product innovation ()
Amazon.com launches wearable technology store ()
Real-Time Location, Real Process Improvement ()
HL7 standard FHIR is on fire ()
Rocky road in EMR/EHR path to adoption, interoperability ()
Balancing Act: MU Deadlines & Patient Safety ()
Five Themes to Remember from HIMSS14 ()
Partners' take on BYOD security ()
Sivak on breaking down government silos to advance innovation ()
Detailing the Mass HIE launch effort ()
Changes in healthcare landscape motivating patients ()
Activity on innovation front might not 'equal the achievement' ()
Bring your own device or bring your own disaster? ()
Actionable data from a ‘single source of truth’ ()
The intersection of population health, DSS and ACOs ()
Halamka talks new technologies ()
ONC's Reider: 'Usability is not where it needs to be' ()
State medical boards adopt telemedicine safety guidelines ()
AHIMA, ECRI partnering on patient safety pilot ()
AirStrip Announces Agreement with Texas Health Resources ()
Nebraska Co-Funds Research with PHYND Technologies to Show Cost Savings that Hospitals Gain from Provider Information Management ()
NIH opening funding for mobile health projects ()
EHRA opposes timeframe of 2015 certification criteria ()
Hearst acquires CareInSync ()
More consumers open to sharing personal health data ()
AHIMA conference concludes without new ICD-10 implementation date ()
LifePoint Hospitals’ first quarter revenue exceeds $1 billion ()
The triple threat: Security, privacy and patient safety ()
OCR hits two entities with $2M fine for encrpytion failures ()
Moody’s predicts drop in revenue for not-for-profit hospitals ()
Florida legislature may double number of PAs physicians can supervise ()
Allina Health finds even small use of HIE can prevent care duplication, drug seeking ()
The future is now: Google seeks patents for camera-embedded contact lens ()
KLAS: Analytics becoming a ‘must-have’ ()
Little attention directed to medication lists, vital signs and lab results in EHRs ()
Georgia providers harnessing health IT to reduce disparities ()
Philadelphia Network Transforms Health Centers with Population Health Management Solutions ()
Athenahealth resigns from EHR Association ()
Kentucky leverages HIE to target ER ‘frequent fliers’ ()
Updox Becomes Founding Member of Carequality Interoperability Initiative ()
MU hardship exception application for eligible professionals due July 1 ()
Settlement removes legal hurdle for D.C.’s United Medical Center ()
Rep. McDermott pushes FTC for more guidance on health system mergers ()
Florida children’s hospital settles whistleblower suit for $7 million ()
Threat of FTC denial scuttles Indiana hospital, physician group merger ()
Nuance PowerShare Network Unveiled for Cloud-Based Medical Imaging and Report Exchange ()
Study finds disjointed care patterns in current Medicare ACO model ()
Medicare chief steps down ()
Twitter data grant winners include three health projects ()
ECRI unveils inaugural list of top 10 patient safety concerns ()
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Selects Vocera to Boost Patient Satisfaction ()
One Month After Launch, Practical Playbook Being Put Into Use Nationwide ()
Maine HIE users gain access to prescription monitoring program ()
Mobile Medical Apps Trends ()
One Medical Finances Next Phase of Growth with $40 Million Funding ()
HIE use reduces duplicative diagnostic testing ()
CHIME case study: Tablets improve data access, care coordination ()
Healthcare.gov account holders advised to change password amid Heartbleed bug ()
Results of first cyber-attack simulation point to need for collaboration ()
24/7 access to a personal health assistant? There’s an app for that ()
Dell Selects DataMotion to Provide Email Encryption Services Worldwide ()
Study: Quality of online health information varies ()
Advisory committee named to advance Boston Children’s SMART Platforms ()
Majority track health with apps, but few share with docs ()
ACA hits nation’s largest insurer’s bottom line ()
Coalition urges CMS to name new ICD-10 transition date now ()
AHA warns that Pioneer ACO program is in danger unless changes are made ()
OIG recommends lowering Medicare rates for low-risk outpatient surgeries, CMS balks ()
The (relative) calm after the storm ()
GS1 Healthcare issues UDI guidance ()
Third-party vendors outperforming EMRs in meeting ACO needs ()
HIT venture capital funding jumps in 2014 ()
Report cites lack of interoperability as biggest barrier to robust IT infrastructure ()
Study finds no association between meaningful users and quality of care ()
States share successes, challenges, lessons learned ()
N.J. invests $1.5M into HIE network ()
Two biomarkers validated as predictive of renal failure ()
AHIMA to HHS: Clarify ICD-10 start date ()
Physicians contributed $1.6 trillion to economy in 2012 ()
Kansas cancer center settles with DOJ for $2.9 million ()
Free eBook explores common approaches to data warehousing ()
Lowell General Hospital and Tufts Medical Center form new health system ()
ACA could raise your malpractice insurance rates ()
CIOs workloads outpacing compensation ()
AHA and hospitals challenge two-midnight rule in federal court ()
Room for Improvement ()
Healthcare IT integration market predicted to reach $2,745.9M by 2018 ()
Five themes to remember from HIMSS14 ()
Florida seeks to regulate, expand telemedicine ()
Bed management, enterprise resource planning and financial modeling apps poised for growth ()