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 paving the way to more accountable care

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are foundational to the success of accountable care organizations. Without HIEs, the shift from volume to value-based care will not be possible, speakers said at a National eHealth Collaborative webinar.

3,500 patients impacted in laptop theft

Yet another laptop theft is the source of a breach.

VA leads nation in privacy breaches

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has some explaining to do. From 2010 through May of this year, the organization's employees or contractors were responsible for more than 14,000 privacy breaches.

Study: HIE saved $1 million in emergency care costs

A recent study may bring good news to those looking for a financial and clinical case for health information exchanges. 

DoD soliciting EHR vendors

The U.S. Department of Defense is in the market for a new EHR system, publishing a solicitation inviting vendors to demonstrate their products.

Kaiser study links PHRs to more preventative care

Young children whose parents used an integrated personal healthcare record attended six or more of the recommended well-child care visits by 15 months of age, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Aprima and Technology Solutions Provider, Inc. Partner to Provide Physicians with a Platform as a Service Solution to Host their EHR

Aprima Medical Software and Technology Solutions Provider, Inc. (TSPi), today announced a partnership to provide physician practices an option to use TSPi's MicroCloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution to host their Aprima EHR (electronic health record) system.

Unsecure email causes N.C. breach

A North Carolina organization has notified 1,310 patients that protected health information was in an unsecured email sent to a trusted outside source.

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