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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Kaiser's EHR rollout complete across all facilities

Kaiser Permanente has reported that every medical facility within the health system is now equipped with its HealthConnect, a private-sector EHR system.

HIMSS: McKesson hones EHR products for meaningful use

ATLANTAAt the HIMSS10 conference this week, McKesson displayed a variety of EHR software ranging from systems for large hospitals and networks to products for small physician practices.

GE launches suite for faster EMR installations

With a push from the HITECH Act for facilities to install EMR software solutions, GE Healthcare has created a technology suite under its Centricity EMR solution and revenue cycle management tools that will increase the speed of the installation process.

Getting Over HIE Hurdles

The potential advantages offered by health information exchanges (HIEs) are well-known. Theyll be vital spokes of the proposed Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) architecture initiative, streamlining patient care and records and providing accurate, nearly immediate test results to practitioners anywhere. The potential is promising, but the reality is no Field of Dreams scenario: If you build an HIE, subscribers will not necessarily come.

Clinical Decision Support: Meaningful Rules of Engagement

Among the many differences between the proposed regulations for meaningful use of electronic health records and a draft circulated last summer is that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now wants hospitals and physician practices to implement clinical decision support (CDS) for a minimum of five high-priority conditions in order to qualify for federal subsidies in 2011.

Health information without borders

Electronic health information exchanges will do far more than just streamline patient care, increase medical record accuracy and availability and expedite billing.

The Case for HIEs, Within Limits

The roots of the issues with health information exchanges namely, trust and expectations are important to highlight now.

HIMSS: Blumenthal emphasizes need for input on CMS proposals

ATLANTAAt a roundtable discussion at HIMSS, David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health IT, took a range of questions from about three dozen AMDIS members and physician IT leaders and emphasized the need for CMIOs and healthcare professionals to submit their comments to CMS as well as their congressional representatives.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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