Healthcare IT Infrastructure News for IT pros in the Healthcare Industry

Providers Move Toward Single Vendor for Radiology IT Solutions

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More healthcare organizations are using a single vendor for radiology IT solutions, with a majority of providers currently using or hoping to implement a single vendor approach, according to a report from Reaction Data, Inc. The industry brief from Reaction Data received survey responses from over 900 organizations over four years,...

Blockchain Technology Marketplace Expected to Reach $500M by 2022

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Global blockchain technology complements healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) and internet of things (IoT) - based marketplace offerings, and is expected to cross $500 million by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CARG) of 61.4 percent, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan report.  “Health insurance payers, providers, and...

Data ON, Intel Partnership to Support EHR Database Workloads

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DataON recently announced a collaboration with Intel that could significantly improve response time for EHR database software and other workloads. Through the partnership with Intel, DataON now offers new Data Center Plus configurations for version 2 of Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon...

pCare, Redox Partnership to Enhance Healthcare Data Integration

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A new partnership between pCare and Redox will allow healthcare organizations to quickly and simply integrate pCare’s patient experience solution, assuring seamless healthcare data integration within an organization’s existing ecosystem of data-driven tools, according to a recent press release. Redox, a cloud interoperability platform...

ECS Tapped to Modernize Health IT Infrastructure for Military

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The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Defense Health Information Technology Division recently awarded a four-year $116 million contract to ECS to lead health IT infrastructure modernization project, according to a new press release.  ESC will conduct the transition of the legacy health IT infrastructure to the new system, known as MedCOI...

Jackson Lab Works with Microsoft on AI-Based Precision Medicine

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Maine-based Jackson Lab is working with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence for precision medicine to improve cancer treatments. Researchers at the lab are leveraging AI to accelerate implementation of treatments that target patients’ specific genomic profiles, explained a Microsoft blog post.    “The potential for...

Google Cloud Partners with Suki on Cloud-based Clinical Digital Assistant

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Google Cloud is adding Suki’s digital clinical assistant technology to its artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing healthcare products.   Under the agreement, Suki will become one of Google Cloud’s first partners offering a digital clinical assistant to physicians. The partnership will enable Suki to develop...

Blockchain Technology to Evolve in 4 Phases, Predicts Gartner

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Blockchain technology, which is already making an impact in healthcare, will evolve in four phases over the next decade, predicted Gartner. The high-tech research firm advised chief information officers to experiment with some level of block based on an understanding of the consequences for their companies from their choices.   “Beyond...

Improving Health IT Infrastructure Key to Reducing Clinician Burnout

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Improving the usability of healthcare IT infrastructure and other health IT technology, such as electronic health records (EHRs), is one solution to reduce clinician burnout, according to a new report by the National Academy of Medicine. Health IT should be as user-friendly as possible to reduce burnout. EHR vendors, other health IT companies, and...

Hospitals Struggle with Cutting Healthcare Supply Chain Costs

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One in ten hospitals and other health systems said that they have had the greatest difficulty in reducing healthcare supply chain costs as part of their cost transformation strategy. Twelve percent of respondents said that supply chain costs are putting the most pressure on their efforts to control expenses, according to a survey of 169 hospital...

FHIR-based Pharmacy Care Coordination Platform Goes Live in 50 States

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An FHIR-based pharmacy care coordination platform, known as the Pharmacist eCare Plan (PeCP), is up and running in all 50 states. The PeCP platform was selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as one of its High Impact Pilot project, related Brett Coughlin, health communication specialist at the Office of...

UCI Health Implements Provider Information Management Platform

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California-based UCI Health has implemented a healthcare provider information management platform to keep its provider community informed about patient care. UCI Health opted to go with Phynd Technologies for its platform, which provides a single, digitized, and searchable system containing providers and their subspecialties, locations, and health...

UVA Health Deploys Cloud-based Referral Network for SDOH Program

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University of Virginia Health is deploying a cloud-based referral network for a social determinants of health (SDOH) program with other local community organizations. The network, provided by Pieces Technologies, is a scalable cloud-based case management platform that enable community organizations to address SDOH issues, according to a UVA Health...

Epic’s App Orchard Adds Clinical Decision Support App for Cancer

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Epic is adding a clinical decision support application for cancer treatment to its App Orchard marketplace for third-party apps. The new application, Flatiron Assist, provides support to oncologists in selecting cancer therapies in line with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology and identifies relevant...

Nuance Takes Top Spot in Health Information Management Vendor Poll

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Nuance Communications has taken the top spot for end-to-end coding, computer-assisted coding (CAC), and health information management (HIM) solution vendors among inpatient hospitals and health system as well as physicians and medical organizations, according to the latest surveys by Black Book Research. Nuance also was number one in clinical...

Clinical Supply Chain Integration Not a Priority for Hospitals

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While two-thirds of hospital administrators currently tie clinical supply chain integration initiatives to their budget, only 5 percent said clinical integration was their supply chain department's current priority. Close to three quarters of hospital administrators stated that supply chain is tied to their cost management strategy, according...

Most Healthcare IT Execs Unaware of Proposed Interoperability Rules

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Most U.S. healthcare IT executives are unfamiliar with healthcare interoperability and information blocking rules being developed by HHS, according to new research from Accenture. Only 18 percent of the respondents polled by Accenture said they are “very familiar” with the proposed regulations, while 17 percent said they are completely...

NSF Grants $225K to Integrate Graphene with Nexus Blockchain Protocol

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $225,000 grant to integrate new Graphene technology with SimplyVital Health’s Nexus blockchain protocol. Graphene is a block propagation technology that requires fewer network resources, boosting blockchain performance while reducing costs. Graphene blocks are a fraction of the size of...

Cumberland Joins MediLedger Project Healthcare Blockchain Scheme

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Cumberland, a healthcare consulting and services firm, has joined the MediLedger Project, an initiative of Chronicled to use healthcare blockchain to improve drug supply chain networks. Chronicled is working with the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries to develop blockchain-based supply chain network based on open standards and...

Greeneville Community Hospital East Deploys Telehealth ICU Platform

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Tennessee-based Greeneville Community Hospital East is deploying a telehealth ICU platform for its intensive care unit (ICU). Greeneville Community Hospital East, part of the Ballard Health system, is a 140-bed facility offering a range of in-patient services. The telehealth ICU platform is being supplied by Advanced ICU Care, a provider of...