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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Healtheway rebrands, expands mission

Healtheway has been renamed The Sequoia Project and expanded its mission and goals for the next decade.  

Employee convicted of stealing, selling patient info

A former employee of a Louisiana health system was convicted of accessing personal identifying information of individuals and selling information to file fraudulent tax returns.

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Change is happening

It would be understandable if the casual observer believed the state of EHRs to be in dire straits.

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Security pro: Mobile is top risk in 2015

The biggest risks to your organization aren’t technical but on the people side, said Chris Apgar, president and CEO of privacy and security compliance firm Apgar and Associates, speaking during a webinar on data protection presented by DataMotion.

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KLAS usability report puts athenahealth on top

The 2015 KLAS Usability Report examines EMR modules including physician documentation, e-Prescribing, medication reconciliation, problem lists and clinical decision support and offers details on the usability levels of nine different ambulatory EMRs with athenahealth coming out on top.

EHR vendors commit to optometry data registry

In an effort to improve primary eye care in the United States, six EHR vendors have committed to providing anonymous patient diagnosis, disease and outcome information to an American Optometric Association (AOA) registry.

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12,500 affected by Montefiore breach

Montefiore Health System in New York City is notifying certain patients about a security incident involving information stolen by a former employee.

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WEDI issues primer for cybersecurity

With healthcare-related cyberattacks increasing in frequency and scope, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has released a primer offering advice for healthcare organizations to fight back. 

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The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

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