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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Systems Made Simple names Nguyen CMIO

Health IT service provider Systems Made Simple (SMS) has appointed Viet Nguyen, MD, as CMIO.

Health Affairs: Sick adults fare better in medical homes

Across 11 countries, adults with complex care needs who had a medical home reported fewer coordination failures with their care, including medical errors and test duplication, as well as better relationships with their doctors and greater satisfaction with care, according to an online first article in Health Affairs.

Report: Role of CMIO, nursing execs evolves to support new technologies

A new report from HIMSS Analytics examined the changing roles and responsibilities of CMIOs and chief nursing officers (CNOs), particularly when it comes to medical device integration. The report, "Medical Device Integration: CMIO and CNO Perspectives," gathered the opinions of CMIOs, CNOs and senior nursing executives about their roles within the healthcare organization, their influence on IT decisions and their top IT priorities.

HMS to purchase HealthDataInsights to the tune of $400M

HMS Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held HealthDataInsights for approximately $400 million. The transaction is not contingent upon financing and is expected to close by Dec. 31, subject to regulatory approvals.

CCHIT launches long-term, post-acute care EHR certs

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced the first group of EHRs to be certified under the CCHIT Certified 2011 program for Long Term and Post Acute Care, which includes EHR use in care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, hospice and rehabilitation centers.

JAMIA: ED throughput can be slowed by EHR implementation

Research from Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, published Nov. 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, asserted that its analysis of EHR implementation in a busy pediatric emergency department (ED) should help hospitals and ED groups recognize potential needs when planning their EHR implementation.

Siemens to acquire HIE developer

Siemens Healthcare has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MobileMD, an HIE provider.

ONC seeks comment on mobile devices as health information tools

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking opinion on mobile devices as health information tools.

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