EHR Adoption

BIDMC Next to Pilot Google’s Healthcare Search Tool

April 13, 2021 - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) will participate in an early access program to pilot a healthcare-specific search tool from Google designed to offer clinicians a quick and easy view of patients’ medical records.  Nearly 50 physicians and nurses working in inpatient settings will assess the tool, called Care Studio, to ensure...


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Microsoft, Allscripts, to Enhance Cloud-Based Health IT Solutions

by Samantha McGrail

Microsoft and Allscripts recently announced a five-year extension of their long-standing collaboration, which will expand the development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions. The extension...

How EHRs Are Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Capabilities

by Samantha McGrail

Artificial intelligence capabilities are still evolving, but AI is a beneficial option for EHR customers who are prepared to operationalize models and drive outcomes themselves, according to a KLAS...

Final Interoperability Rule Has Implications for APIs, FHIR

by Samantha McGrail

Earlier this week, the Office of the National Coordination for Health IT (ONC) announced a new interoperability rule which requires certified health IT developers to establish secure, standards-based...

VNA and PACS Market Growth Increases Data Storage and Security

by Samantha McGrail

North America is leading the regional segment for the Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) market with a share of 28.51 percent in 2018, which increases...

Data ON, Intel Partnership to Support EHR Database Workloads

by Samantha McGrail

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...

DoJ Slaps $250K Fine on Coffey Health for Lying about EHR Security

by Fred Donovan

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is fining Kansas-based Coffey Health System $250,000 for lying about its EHR security to get Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. In its lawsuit, DoJ...

Mayo Clinic, ASU Select 6 Digital Health Startups for Accelerator

by Fred Donovan

The Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University (ASU) have selected six digital health startups for their MedTech Accelerator program. The accelerator, part of the Mayo Clinic Arizona State University...

Providers, Payers Have “Hangover” from Choosing Health IT Products

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare providers and payers are suffering from a “technology hangover” when trying to decide on a range of health IT products and solutions, judged Sage Growth Partners in their new...

AMA, Sling Expand Work to Add Doctor Input into Health IT Innovation

by Fred Donovan

The American Medical Association (AMA) and student-run biotech incubator Sling Health are expanding their joint efforts to include physicians in health IT innovation to improve clinical workflows...

Creation of New Health IT Companies to Increase in Next 2 Years

by Fred Donovan

The creation of new health IT companies will increase over the next two years, according to a survey of more than 240 healthcare leaders by VC firm Venrock. A full 79 percent of respondents said...

GAO: HHS Fails to Implement High-Priority Health IT Recommendations

by Fred Donovan

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has not implemented four high-priority health IT recommendations by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), according to a recent report by the...

University of South Carolina Opens Health IT Innovation Lab

by Fred Donovan

The University of South Carolina has opened an innovation lab in downtown Columbia to tackle healthcare problems through health IT innovation, artificial intelligence, and robotics research.  The...

NSF Grants $1M to Develop Secure Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year, nearly $1 million grant to University of Massachusetts and Elizabethtown College researchers to develop a secure health IT infrastructure...

Philips Agrees to Buy Carestream’s Medical Imaging IT Business

by Fred Donovan

Dutch health technology behemoth Philips has agreed to buy U.S.-based Carestream Health’s medical imaging IT unit for an undisclosed consideration. Carestream’s unit provides medical...

Early Phase EHR Adopters Focus on Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare organizations in the early phase of EHR adoption are focused primarily on health IT infrastructure, such as interoperability and data security, according to a roundtable of 31 high-level...

Hasty EHR Integration Would Likely Fail, Warns BI Lahey CEO

by Fred Donovan

Failure would likely result from a hasty EHR integration effort, warned Kevin Tabb, president and CEO of Beth Israel (BI) Lahey Health, which was recently formed from the merger of Beth Israel...

Hospitals Are at High Risk of Cyberattacks, Warns Moody’s

by Fred Donovan

Hospitals are at high risk for cyberattacks, judged Moody’s Investors Service in a new report.  Other sectors that are at high risk for cyberattacks include banks, securities firms, and...

Aligning Health IT with Business Goals Is Top CIO Challenge

by Fred Donovan

Aligning health IT with business goals was identified as a top challenge for healthcare and life sciences CIOs, according to the 2019 CIO Survey Report by Grant Thornton and the Technology...

Intel Uses Purchasing Power to Spur Health IT Interoperability

by Fred Donovan

Through its Connected Care model, Intel is using its purchasing power to accelerate health IT interoperability to benefit employees, their families, and the communities where they live and work. Intel...