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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DoD looks to partner with Silicon Valley

The Department of Defense will establish its own digital service team to help build partnerships with the private sector on IT and data.

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Burwell in the hot seat in Senate hearing on MU, ICD-10

The Senate continued its examination of health IT issues during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing that put Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell in the hot seat, fielding questions about Meaningful Use and the ICD-10 transition.

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More government data

This week in health IT, the federal government revealed interesting information related to EHR adoption and hospital ratings.

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Lay of the land

The annual HIMSS conference always serves as a great barometer of the top concerns in the health IT arena.  

ONC: 76% of hospitals using basic EHR

EHR adoption continues to increase with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT revealing that 76 percent of non-federal acute care hospitals in 2014 adopted at least a basic EHR system with clinician notes—a 27 percent increase from 2013.

EHR, CDS can help improve childhood obesity treatment

EHR data can be for childhood obesity interventions, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. 

CPSI establishes EHR-focused subsidiary

CPSI, EHR systems and services provider, has formed Evident, a wholly owned subsidiary that will provide EHR solutions previously sold under the CPSI name as well as an expanded range of offerings targeted specifically at rural and community healthcare organizations.

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Kaiser Permanente expanding its Atlanta presence

Kaiser Permanente has announced plans to open a new IT campus in Atlanta that create approximately 900 new IT jobs by 2019. 

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The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

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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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