Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.

Florida health system selects eClinicalWorks

BayCare Health System, a community-based health system in the Tampa Bay area, will provide eClinicalWorks EHR technology to its approximately 3,000 physicians.

NIH Summit: ACR emphasizes tech + outreach to lower CT radiation

Presenting last week at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) summit on managing CT radiation dose in Bethesda, Md., representatives from the American College of Radiology (ACR) discussed initiatives for minimizing CT radiation dose ranging from technology and education to public policy and voluntary reporting.

Gage named MEDecision president, CEO

Deborah M. Gage has been named the president and CEO of health IT software developer MEDecision.

HIMSS: Sage demos cloud-enabled EHR

Sage Healthcare announced a partnership with HealthUnity to integrate HealthUnitys cloud-based health information exchange (HIE) technology into Sages Intergy EHR. Sage showcased a working prototype of the EHR with HIE cloud technology during HIMSS11 in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 20 to 24.

HIMSS: Plan now for crisis communication

ORLANDO, Fla.--Security breaches, stolen laptops, destroyed servers: the news in health IT security is rarely good. But dont worryyour turn is coming, said Mark Pasquale, BS, MBA, vice president and CIO of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, and Steve Bennett, BA, MA, vice president of Kirby Partners, a heath IT recruiting firm in Heathrow, Fla., speaking at a session on crisis communications at HIMSS11 last week.

Survey: CMIOs drive a range of health IT efforts

CMIOs are leading the charge on meaningful use, clinical informatics and integrating physician practicesand theyre in demand, according to a recent survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in cooperation with CMIO.

HIMSS: CSC puts a Patient in Your Pocket

During the 2011 Healthcare Information Management & Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Fla., CSC unveiled Patient in Your Pocket, a wireless clinical integration application for BlackBerry smartphones.

Organizing Orders, Delivering Data: CPOE, EMRs & Integration

As computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems come online, organizations are integrating CPOE data into their EMRs to leverage safer and more accurate ordering among providers across multiple settings. But thats just the beginning. Facilities are finding new ways to tap that data to boost clinical decision support in other areas.

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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. 

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.”