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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Paul Grabscheid, VP of Strategic Planning, Intersystems

At HIMSS17, attendees were focused on improving the quality of care while lowering costs. Paul Grabscheid, VP of Strategic Planning of InterSystems, explains the important role interoperability plays in finding new methods to help health systems work better with one another.

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HIMSS 2017: Experts encourage efforts to improve cybersecurity, breach response

Cybersecurity was one of the many highlighted topics during HIMSS 2017 in Orlando, with a number of presentations focusing on industry efforts to secure patient information and still be able to share such information. Hussein Syed, chief security information officer at RWJBarnabas Health, and Ladi Adefala, MBA, senior security strategist at Fortinet, discussed how healthcare must adapt to protect patients.

Lack of security in medical devices, records pose threats to patients

Hacking has made its way into the heart of healthcare, with vulnerabilities in many devices essential to patients. Following a string of hacked medical devices, including pacemakers and insulin pumps, and compromised health data, cyber security is a topic more prevalent than ever for those in healthcare.

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HIMSS 2017: Transition to value means informatics belong in C-suite

The evolution of medical informatics and the importance of collecting, understanding and acting upon data means a clinical informatics leader should be a part of any hospital or health system’s C-suite, according to a panel of experts at HIMSS 2017.

HHS releases guide on reporting, monitoring cyber security

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a letter regarding cyber threats faced by healthcare organizations, including reporting and monitoring practices.

4 measures of EHR, clinical documentation effectiveness

Electronic health records (EHRs) have become an integral part of the healthcare system, but how do clinicians view this technology?  In a study conducted by Nuance, researchers analyze multiple factors in how clinicians view and use EHRs in everyday care.

Siemens Healthineers establishes global Digital Ecosystem to drive digitalization of healthcare

Siemens Healthineers establishes digital platform for healthcare providers as well as for providers of solutions and services

Henry Ford, VisionIT offer mobile communication to clinicians

Henry Ford Health System and VisionIT have partnered to offer CareTrail, a mobile application, to improve communication between clinicians. The platform provides clinicians with a tool that offers on-call scheduling, availability updates and additional workflow optimizations.

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