March 2016

AHIMA's Consumer Engagement Toolkit plugs HIM pros into strategy ()
Stolen laptop impacts 200,000 patients in Indiana ()
GE Healthcare IT appoints Koontz as new leader ()
Cerner appoints Glaser head of its population health unit ()
Study: Despite growing concern for cybersecurity, few CISOs report to CEO ()
Memorial Hermann Health System names new president, CEO ()
GE's Centricity named official EMR of Rio Olympics ()
UW's Health Innovation Challenge announces winners ()
Q&A: How radiology leaders can ‘wow’ employees and patients ()
ONC unveils Million Hearts EHR Optimization guides ()
Allscripts, Garmin launch pilot on wearables for population health ()
49 companies sign Open Data pledge for patient safety ()
Code-a-thon on rheumatoid arthritis includes $40,000 in prizes ()
Report: Practices spend 785 hours, $15.1 billion on quality measures annually ()
Connecting the dots on connected health at HIMSS16 ()
HAIs declining, but antibiotic-resistant strains a real risk in certain settings ()
Cyberattack impacts 2.2 million oncology patients ()
Halamka: Buzzwords replaced by 'innovate or die' mantra at HIMSS16 ()
Apps, software trying to help home care workers improve outcomes ()
Longer term research required for telehealth ()
HIE market to hit $980 million by 2019 ()
vRad Shares Success from Complex ICD-10 Transition of 2,100+ Client Healthcare Facilities ()
NQF report focuses on design, use, implementation of HIT for patient safety ()
How (and why) to build a freestanding emergency department ()
Tips from Regenstrief on extracting value from 7 prominent healthcare technologies ()
NYU Langone Medical Centers earns both Stage 7 hospital and ambulatory recognition ()
Top three needs for providers to get from volume to value ()
Excellus breach costs totaled $17.3 million ()
Philly health system victim of 'spear phishing' ()
Quantros acquires Comparion Medical Analytics ()
Baylor Scott & White Health president, CEO to resign in 2017 ()
GE Electronic Medical Record added to Gold-medal Medical Services at Rio 2016 Olympic Games ()
White House-backed bill to help states track banned providers passes House ()
Claims analysis: Price transparency won’t do much to cut U.S. health spending ()
Fujifilm’s new COO speaks on the importance of coordination—for both providers and vendors ()
CMS aims to expand technology, information sharing among all Medicaid providers ()
CMS issues ICD-10 maintenance toolkit ()
Xerox survey: Millennials most cost-conscious about healthcare ()
GE Health Cloud Welcomes New Partners, New Apps to Ecosystem Connecting 2 Million Imaging Systems Worldwide ()
UpToDate MobileComplete from Wolters Kluwer Answers Doctors’ Questions—Even When They’re Offline ()
McKesson to Acquire Rexall Health From Katz Group, Strengthening Its Position in Canada’s Pharmaceutical Supply Chain ()
Interns logging lots of hours learning the EHR—is that a good thing? ()
Patients, physicians differ on EHR access ()
HIMSS Leadership Survey results show evolution of thoughts on HIT, HIT leaders ()
HIMSS survey finds 52% of hospitals using at least three connected health technologies ()
N.J. state senator calls out organizations opposed to Hepatitis C screening legislation ()
Scrypt, Inc. acquires DocbookMD ()
Customer loyalty programs work in retail. Why not healthcare? ()
HIMSS16: Cable companies are a 'huge resource' for healthcare ()
Riordan Clinic – Leading Nutrition-based Health Facility Selects CyberLAB ASPYRA’s Laboratory Information System ()
PatientKeeper and National Decision Support Announce Integration Initiative ()
More patients going to the doctor in wake of Medicaid expansion ()
ONC app initiative a 'strategic investment' in FHIR-based apps ()
Qualcomm, United collaboration begins with employee wearable wellness program ()
Fact Sheet: Commitments from health care industry to make electronic health records work better for patients and providers ()
HIMSS16: Protecting your data from ruthless ransomware ()
HIMSS recognizes first 7 vendors to earn ConCert by HIMSS mark ()
Blackford Middleton signs on with Apervita ()
HIMSS16: Q&A with Cerner's Zane Burke ()
Trinity Health announces grant recipients for community health improvements ()
Burwell announces widespread support for HIT commitments ()