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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HIEs form national association

The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative, a not-for-profit national trade association of collaborative regional, state and community-based health information exchanges, has launched a website and named an executive director.

Patient's focus leads to brain tumor detection

A 26-year-old's experience detecting his own brain tumor points to the potential benefits of patients having full access to their health data.

Vocera Expands Clinical Integrations With Electronic Health Records

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time communication and collaboration solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, announced today the introduction of enhanced functionality that enables interactive communications between Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) and the Vocera Communication System.

JC issues alert regarding health IT

The Joint Commission issued a sentinel event alert about the inherent risks of EHRs and other health IT that could harm patients.

Indiana Health Information Exchange Names Charles E. Christian as Vice President of Technology and Engagement

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 1, 2015) — The Indiana Health Information Exchange today announced that Charles E. Christian will join the organization as Vice President of Technology and Engagement, beginning May 1, 2015.

States ready market conduct exam after Premera breach

Washington is leading a multi-state examination of Premera Blue Cross in response to the recent cyberattack that affected 11 million customers.

EHR initiative leads to IT staff cuts at Pa. hospital

Reading Health System, the largest employer in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has reduced its IT staff.

Boston Children's suffers EHR outage

Boston Children’s Hospital experienced a system outage that began on the afternoon of March 20.

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