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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KLAS: Business intelligence tidal wave a'coming

A tidal wave of healthcare business intelligence (BI) purchases is anticipated in the next three years, according to a new report from market researcher KLAS. Energy around healthcare BI is increasing at a frenetic pace with 52 percent of providers looking to buy (33 percent) or replace (19 percent) their BI tools in the next three years.

Report: Population health management key to accountable care, healthcare reform

Population health management is the key to accountable care and healthcare reform, according to an April report from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation.

JAMA: Overcoming U.S. HIE adoption barriers? Outlook unclear

Sharing clinical data electronically is a critical challenge for fixing the healthcare system, according to a viewpoint report published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

HIE driving down utilization, costs

The latest news regarding health information exchange (HIE) includes Rhode Island and Colorados plans to include behavioral health in their exchange efforts and study results that support what proponents have been claiming for years: HIE can save money.

Chasing the ACO Unicorn

There are many models and scopes of accountable care organizations (ACO), including those for employee wellness and health systems. Addressing standardization obstacles and working toward clinical integration are just two of the challenges standing in the way of success.

JAMIA: HIE in EDs slashes costs

Widespread hospital support for health information exchange (HIE) and initial deployment only in emergency department (ED) settings can lower overall societal costs and reduce hospital admissions, according to a study published in the May edition of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association .

ConnectVirginia DIRECT Messaging comes alive

ConnectVirginia, the commonwealths statewide health information exchange (HIE), is now live with DIRECT Messaging.

Colorado RHIO to integrate behavioral health data with statewide HIE

Following the results and recommendations of a report from solicited feedback from communities across Colorado focused on the inclusion of behavioral health in health information exchange (HIE), the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization is developing an action plan to include working with project steering committee members and other stakeholder organizations on consumer, provider and policymaker education.

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