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.

AdvaMed itemizes AI imperatives for ‘the entire healthcare ecosystem’
If you work with healthcare AI, you owe it to patients, families and communities to keep certain principles top of mind in everything you do.
6 things high-achieving orgs do to wring real value from AI
What makes an organization an AI leader? Demonstrating success in one of two pursuits.
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.”
4 points crucial to the nimble regulation of GenAI
With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.
5 tips to learn AI from scratch and for free
There’s no shortage of resources for healthcare workers who wish they knew AI well enough to talk shop with the technology pros who develop the models. The problem is weeding through the offerings to get to what will really work for you.

5 Lessons from Harvard Pilgrim’s ICD-10 Implementation

As the October deadline for switching to ICD-10 comes ever closer, health care organizations are looking to their peers and to their payor partners for real-world practical advice. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, health benefits company serving primarily members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, shared its lessons learned from ICD-10 implementation at the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium’s March 10 conference on ICD-10 planning.

March 14, 2014

UIC Researchers Find ICD-10 Transition May Cause Confusion and Financial Losses

A study by University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) researchers finds that many providers could lose both information and money during the October 1 mandated switch from the current International Classification of Diseases to its updated version.

March 14, 2014

CMS Issues Meaningful Use Hardship Exemption Guidance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday issued guidance for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals that need a temporary hardship exemption to implementation of stage 2 meaningful use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.

March 12, 2014

N.Y. Digital Health Accelerator seeking applicants for second class

The New York eHealth Collaborative and the Partnership Fund for New York City is seeking applications for the second class of the New York Digital Health Accelerator.

March 9, 2014

Healthcare Cloud Computing Market (Clinical, EMR, SaaS, Private, Public, Hybrid) Worth $5.4 Billion by 2017 - Report by MarketsandMarkets

The “Healthcare Cloud Computing (Clinical, EMR, SaaS, Private, Public, Hybrid) Market - Global Trends, Challenges, Opportunities & Forecasts (2012 – 2017)”, analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.

March 5, 2014

ONC Survey Reveals Government’s Vested Interest in HIT Security

A survey conducted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finds that people who don’t trust security measures for EHRs are much less likely to support electronic health information exchange (HIE), a key goal of the ONC.

February 26, 2014

HIMSS14: Focus on the destination, not the tools

ORLANDO--The decision to embark on an innovation program should stem from a vision, not from the desire to use a particular tool or technology, said speakers at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference.

February 25, 2014

Looking Into the Future: Wearables & Implantables

Wearable technology is no longer just stuff of Hollywood movies. New products offering the ability to track vital signs, activity levels, adherence and more are set to radically change patients’ engagement in their healthcare along with detection and treatment. How will healthcare organizations successfully integrate them into their workflows? 

February 25, 2014

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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."