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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ONC unveils Million Hearts EHR Optimization guides

The Office of National Coordinator for Health IT has released the Million Hearts EHR Optimization Guides which will "help healthcare professionals use their EHR systems to identify at-risk patients and protect them from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events," according to a blog post written by the agency's chief medical officer, Thomas A. Mason, MD.

Cyberattack impacts 2.2 million oncology patients

Another healthcare cyberattack has come to light, this time affecting 2.2 million oncology patients.

HIE market to hit $980 million by 2019

The global health information exchange market is expected to reach approximately $980 million by 2019, according to a new report from Research and Markets.

Tips from Regenstrief on extracting value from 7 prominent healthcare technologies

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) currently are immature but show great promise, according to the authors of an article published in the American Journal of Medical Science.

NYU Langone Medical Centers earns both Stage 7 hospital and ambulatory recognition

HIMSS Analytics has awarded NYU Langone Medical Center’s Tisch Hospital, Rusk Rehabilitation and Hospital for Joint Diseases with its Stage 7 Award, and NYU Langone’s ambulatory practices with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award.

Excellus breach costs totaled $17.3 million

Excellus Health Plan spent $17.3 million to respond to the September 2015 cyberattack that affected 10 million records.

Philly health system victim of 'spear phishing'

The FBI and IRS are investigating a spear phishing scam that put every employee of Philadelphia-based Main Line Health at risk for identity fraud.

Quantros acquires Comparion Medical Analytics

Quantros acquired Comparion Medical Analytics on March 1, strengthening its enterprise solutions and healthcare information services capabilities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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