Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Human cost of patient records system largely ignored at HIMSS

There was plenty of focus on the interoperability problem at the HIMSS18 conference in Las Vegas, but not enough about how it hurts patients, in the opinion of CNBC reporter Christina Farr.

Mayo Clinic Care Plans to be Available on the Wellpepper Patient Engagement Platform

Mayo Clinic Global Business Solutions and Wellpepper, Inc. announced today that Mayo Clinic will be providing best practices for interactive care plans on the Wellpepper platform. Wellpepper is a clinically-validated patient engagement platform used by major health systems to improve outcomes and lower costs of care. 

Why pharma companies see big bucks in patient data

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are looking to partner with technology companies to use analytics to prove the value of their drugs and possibly find lucrative new uses for their existing products, according to Reuters.

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HIMSS18: HATA leaders on simplifying PA and the rumblings about blockchain

Several years after being launched, the Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) feels it has made progress on priorities like electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA), with more work to be done on addressing prior authorization headaches through the practice management systems (PMS) industry it represents.

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HIMSS18: IT leaders taking cautious approach to AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is attracting plenty of interest from health IT professionals, but worries about security may slow the transition from systems simply being interested in its applications to actually implementing it, according to a survey conducted by IT services provider TEKSystems.

Cerner EHR blamed for 99% claim rejection rate at Missouri hospital

After switching over to a Cerner electronic health record (EHR), Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) alleges 99 percent of its claims were being rejected, according to a report in Daily Star Journal.

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HIMSS18: Health IT should support communication, not replace it—or else you’re risking lawsuits

Medical malpractice suits are often the result not of poor care, but poor communication, in the experience of attorney and healthcare consultant Heather Hansen. So when health IT tools start getting in the way of communication between clinicians and patients, health systems may be unnecessarily exposing themselves to lawsuits.

Practice Fusion users will have to pay for software after Allscripts acquisition

After its $100 million acquisition by Allscripts, Practice Fusion has been telling physicians its free software business model will be coming to an end this summer, according to CNBC.

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