Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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HIMSS awards Lucile Packard, Stanford Children's with Stage 7

HIMSS Analytics has awarded Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health in Palo Alto, Calif., with a Stage 7 Acute Care Award, and all 167 of their network practices with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards. 

13 Fellows Inducted into American College of Medical Informatics

Following their recent election, 13 new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on Nov. 15 at ceremonies during the AMIA 2015 Annual Symposium.

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MU fight continues

In the health IT headlines this week was yet another effort to refocus the Meaningful Use program.

EHR errors' role in medical malpractice lawsuits growing

More and more medical malpractice lawsuits are hinging on errors found within EHRs. 

AMA leads coalition fighting MU

Medical associations are continuing their fight against Meaningful Use (MU), citing the poor rate of success with Stage 2.  

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Panel discusses ongoing HIPAA challenges

BOSTON—HIPAA wasn’t crafted to address the volumes of data now in the healthcare system. That was the opinion of panelists during a session at the 2015 Connected Health Symposium, held by Partners HealthCare.

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Cybersecurity budgets increase but staff hard to find

Greater cyberthreats are changing the way executives manage and invest in cybersecurity, adopting systemic risk management frameworks that combine hardware, software and operations protocols to mitigate cyber risk.

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Cybersecurity, patient safety in the spotlight

Another week chock full of health IT developments but the most significant had to do with cybersecurity and patient safety. 

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Around the web

AI in Healthcare
4 ways HHS plans to help shape a national strategy for healthcare AI

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces recall after Philips heart monitor software failed to send alerts—multiple deaths reported

Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries. 

Cardiovascular Business
Why electrophysiologists needed a champion in Washington

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.