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.

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Hackers crack into Baystate Health, access info for as many as 13,000

Baystate Health in Springfield, Massachusetts, announced a security breach that may have exposed the records of as many as 13,000 patients to hackers.

Final rule on certified EHR review, oversight released by ONC

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released the final rule on its Health IT Certification Program, focusing on “reliability, transparency, accountability and safety” of certified electronic health records (EHRs).

Multitude of healthcare groups ask Congress for a national patient identifier

Healthcare groups including HIMSS, AMIA and CHIME have written a letter to members of Congress asking for a national patient identifier to increase patient safety and the electronic exchange of data.

Department of Defense approves HIE for Fort Drum, surrounding community

The Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, along with HealtheConnections and Fort Drum's Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), has received approval from the Department of Defense (DOD) for an electronic health information exchange (HIE) partnership with Fort Drum and the surrounding community.

ONC introduces online guide on EHR selection and implementation

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has introduced its online "Playbook," an update from the Patient Engagement Playbook, as an assistive too to help doctors and hospitals in selection EHR’s as well as topics on implementation, design, security and patient engagement.

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5 approaches for using technology to communicate with physicians

As technology continues to weave its way into healthcare, more and more patients are using their smartphones and wearable devices to communicate with their doctors, according to a new study.

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OCR will step up investigations of smaller breaches

HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it will make a concerted effort to investigate more data breaches affecting fewer than 500 people through its regional offices.

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Q&A: 20 years later, is it time for HIPAA 2.0?

Aug. 21 marks the 20th anniversary of HIPAA being signed into law, but at least one health IT expert believes the act needs to be updated to better address modern challenges.

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ACC urges RFK Jr. to make Medicare reform a priority, warns against mass layoffs

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns. 

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FDA announces recall of Medtronic interventional radiology devices after 17 injuries, 4 deaths

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

AI in Healthcare
What federal regulators can learn from the states about AI oversight

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?