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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HIMSS reports on 2016’s ‘growth technologies’

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.

Vital Launches Game-Changing VNA on Demand Imaging Informatics Solution

Non Disruptive, Accountable Care Ready, Interoperability Platform.

Indiana, Ohio HIEs exchanging data

Two health information exchanges (HIEs) are now sharing data bidirectionally across state lines.

AHA, ONC show significant increases in data exchange

The electronic exchange of health information among non-federal acute care hospitals in the U.S. and outside providers has increased significantly across all data types from 2008 to 2014.

Pharmacists call for HIE access

Pharmacists need more information to do their jobs, such as labs, indication for use of medications and allergy information, said Shelly Spiro, BSPharm, FASCP, executive director of the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative, in an article published by Pharmacy Today.

Beacon Community evaluation finds mixed progress

The 17 Beacon Community programs established across the country have made mixed progress  when it comes to health IT use and quality measures, according to a new report funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. 

CHIME to CMS: Hold off on Stage 3

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is urging the federal government to give healthcare providers more time to adjust to recent changes to the Meaningful Use program before mandating new and burdensome Stage 3 requirements.

Craig Richardville Named CHIME-HIMSS 2015 John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year

Recognizing that healthcare providers need to transition from sick care to well care, Carolinas HealthCare System has been aggressively pursuing a technology strategy that powers more effective patient engagement, virtual care delivery and interoperability amongst providers in the Carolinas.

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