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 systemsartificial 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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EHR use by pediatricians up, but few use fully functional systems

More pediatricians are using EHRs but few have fully functional EHRs and most lack pediatric-specific functions.

Mass. requires physicians to demo MU to maintain license

New regulations adopted by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine require physicians to demonstrate meaningful use of EHR systems as a condition of maintaining their medical licenses.

Three more earn Stage 7 honor from HIMSS Analytics

HIMSS Analytics has recognized three more organizations for achieving Stage 7, the highest level on the EMR Adoption Model, which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.

Boston Children’s Hospital agrees to pay $40K following breach

Boston Children’s Hospital has agreed to pay $40,000 following a breach that compromised patient health information, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.

Breach: Unencrypted laptop stolen from hospital employee's car

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare is notifying 2,800 patients of a data breach after a laptop containing the data was stolen from an employee's car.

Analyses shed light on health IT and patient safety

Analyses of adverse events reported to two patient safety organizations demonstrate the importance of standardized adverse event reporting while offering clues on how health IT impacts patient safety.

CHADIS Joins Allscripts Developer Program To Provide Complete Online Screening Tools And Decision Support For Pediatricians

BALTIMORE , Dec. 18, 2014 -- Total Child Health, the creator of CHADIS, has joined the Allscripts Developer Program and is now offering a certified solution for Allscripts TouchWorks® EHR that utilizes Allscripts Open APIs.

Greenway Health Delivers Enhanced PrimeMOBILE App for PrimeSUITE EHR Access

CARROLLTON, Ga.--Greenway Health™ has released its new version 3.1 of PrimeMOBILE™, the company’s Windows, Android and iOS solution for accessing electronic health information from the Greenway PrimeSUITE® electronic health record (EHR) platform.

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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.

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. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.