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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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.

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Health information exchanges shown to cut readmission rates

Ambulatory providers accessing community-based HIE systems reduce hospital readmissions of discharged inpatients, sparing patients needless hospitalization and saving hospitals money.

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.

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JAHIMA looks at growing informatics field

Meaningful Use, the quality reporting requirements of accountable care and the more robust data that will be generated by ICD-10 coding are all driving the growth of informatics.  

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$1M in grants available for community HIE program

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of $1 million in grant funds to support community projects for the Community Interoperability Health Information Exchange Program. 

Survey indicates high value of informatics nurses

Informatics nurses are taking a greater role in healthcare delivery and have a significant impact on patient safety and overall care, as well as delivering workflow and productivity improvements. 

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.

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