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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Rep. Burgess talks health IT

Rep. Michael Burgess, MD, vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, has not always been an advocate of health IT.

Study: Most physicians say EHRs have not improved efficiency, patient care

More than 75 percent of physicians said EHRs have not made them more efficient, and not even one-third (33 percent) said EHRs have improved care quality.

Legislators introduce Flex-IT Act to counter MU final rule

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) and Congressman Jim Matheson (D-Utah) introduced the Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act granting the nation's healthcare providers the additional flexibility in meeting Meaningful Use requirements through a shortened reporting period in 2015.

Hackers source of Utah clinic breach affecting 30K

Hackers accessed a Utah clinic's server in a potential data breach impacting more than 30,000 patients.

House Democrat seeks hearing on CHS data breach

A House Democrat seeks a hearing to investigate the recent data breach at Community Health Ssytems which impacted 4.5 million patients.

AMA offers framework for EHR design overhaul

The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for solutions to EHR systems that have neglected usability as a necessary feature, releasing a framework that outlines eight priorities for improving EHR usability. 

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CHIME, AMDIS, more 'implore' HHS to amend 2015 EHR reporting period

Several professional associations have banded together to call for immediate action to amend the 2015 EHR reporting period.

Epic hires lobbying firm to improve interoperability image

Epic Systems has hired a lobbying firm to work on its interoperability image which has been under fire by critics who say the company's system doesn't work well with others.

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