Apple CEO Tim Cook: Health info at risk in FBI request to unlock iOS
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday cited backdoor access to health records as just one of many violations of privacy the FBI would be guilty of if the iPhone maker agreed to create a means to unlock a...
View ArticleFDA reform, privacy law standards needed in next healthcare overhaul, group says
The Healthcare Leadership Council has identified six healthcare reforms that should be implemented by the White House, Congress and the healthcare industry to reform healthcare; it was announced last...
View ArticleRansomware: What will it take to be prepared?
Privacy & SecurityNetwork InfrastructureData WarehousingWorkforceQuality and SafetyMuch of the ransomware seen in attacks like the one at Hollywood Presbyterian is well known, and detectable with...
View ArticlePreventing EHR lava pits: what healthcare can learn from the gaming industry
Electronic Health RecordsWorkflowDecision SupportWorkforceQuality and SafetyEven if an EHR vendor does engage in usability studies, there are still significant changes that occur at the local level...
View ArticleSt. Luke's CIO: Despite meaningful use changes, hospitals must align EHR's...
As policy wonks and advocates battle over just how much meaningful use will likely change in 2016, the Physician Quality Reporting System might have snuck up on healthcare IT staffs tasked with...
View ArticleReport: Healthcare providers protect wrong data, putting patient health at risk
Too many healthcare organizations are focused on securing the wrong assets, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks and putting patients at risk, a new report from Independent Survey Evaluators...
View ArticleMcKesson grows its oncology portfolio with $1.2B buy
McKesson is expanding its footprint in the oncology field with a combined $1.2 billion acquisition of two companies – Vantage Oncology and Biologics.Vantage Oncology provides radiation oncology,...
View ArticleDoctors must drive quality as providers move from volume to value, expert says
LAS VEGAS -- “If I walk down to the doctors lounge and I punch a physician in the face, he is engaged. If I find a way to work with him he can be aligned. Which one are you doing to your physicians in...
View ArticleAt CIO Forum, execs look ahead to a patient-centered future for health IT
LAS VEGAS – If 2015 had its share of challenges for CIOs and their hospitals, 2016 "is off to an amazing start," said CHIME Board Chair Marc Probst, chief information officer of Salt Lake City's...
View ArticleResearcher: Technology key in creating a learning health system
LAS VEGAS - The key to creating a learning health system is to establish a technological framework for clinical study that engages patients at a more direct level, according to Thomas Carton, MD,...
View ArticleMeaningful use will still be part of MIPS reimbursement, CMS official says
LAS VEGAS – Officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday said physicians should expect meaningful use of electronic health records to still be required under coming...
View ArticleFast-growing medical scribe industry poses risks to patients, and to product...
LAS VEGAS – As electronic health records have proliferated in recent years, so has the use of medical scribes. That's an unwelcome development for two big reasons, said two chief medical information...
View ArticlePeyton Manning: Revolutionizing healthcare a 'mighty endeavor'
LAS VEGAS - In his closing keynote at HIMSS16 on Friday, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, the reigning Super Bowl champ, spoke about leadership, teamwork and battling through adversity."I've...
View ArticleQuality reporting costs doctors more than $15.4 billion a year, Health...
Medical practices spend an average of 785 hours per physician and $15.4 billion annually reporting quality measures to Medicare, Medicaid and private payers, according to a new report in Health...
View ArticleMillennials at HIMSS16 event: Innovation, culture change on the way
LAS VEGAS - While healthcare industry veterans were speaking on lessons learned at HIMSS16, health IT's up-and-comers were participating in a meeting of the minds at the first HIMSS-hosted event...
View ArticleResearcher lands $3 million from AHRQ, NIH to tackle chronic pain care,...
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researcher Christopher Harle, an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, has scooped up two grants totaling $3 million...
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Frustrations linger around electronic health records and user-centered design
Electronic health record usability might not have been the hottest topic at HIMSS16 this past week – our polling shows big data and interoperability tied for that honor, with privacy/security just...
View ArticleONC releases EHR optimization guides for Million Hearts campaign
The Office of the National Coordinator this week announced the the release of its Million Hearts EHR Optimization Guides, which aim to help health systems put their EHRs to work identifying at-risk...
View ArticleNY e-prescribing law takes effect March 27, doctors now face fines for...
Healthcare providers operating in New York state take note: Beginning March 27, physicians will be required to digitally transmit all prescriptions. Doctors can use either certified e-prescribing...
View ArticleLeapfrog Group: Rate of serious, even fatal, hospital infections still too high
Though more hospitals are reporting infection rates publicly, a new report from The Leapfrog Group shows that more than half of hospitals across the country still grapple with sometimes deadly...
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