Healthcare

News and insights on healthcare IT technology that can impact patient outcomes, care, accessibility, security, and compliance. Healthcare IT technology is evolving fast, especially as organizations have geared up for technologies such as electronic health records, telemedicine and healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR. Healthcare organizations must also pay close attention to security, compliance, the cloud, and analytics and AI. This section provides news and insights into the technology behind Healthcare IT including software and tools, organizational strategies, and innovative use cases.

Tech Hotshot, Want To Work At A Railroad?Tech Hotshot, Want To Work At A Railroad?

Union Pacific has to put a lot of energy into internships and recruiting to lure its IT talent.

byRob Preston, VP & Editor in Chief, information

Aug 3, 2012

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Minnesota Tops Surescripts E-Prescribing List Minnesota Tops Surescripts E-Prescribing List

Aug 3, 2012

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Is Population Health Management Latest Health IT Fad?Is Population Health Management Latest Health IT Fad?

Jul 30, 2012

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Minnesota Taps IBM For Health Insurance Exchange Minnesota Taps IBM For Health Insurance Exchange

Jul 30, 2012

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AMA: Fold IT Tools Into Physician Profiling AMA: Fold IT Tools Into Physician Profiling

Jul 27, 2012

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Cerner Hosting Outage Raises Doctor, Hospital Concerns Cerner Hosting Outage Raises Doctor, Hospital Concerns

Jul 26, 2012

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Poor Data Management Costs Healthcare Providers

Poor Data Management Costs Healthcare Providers

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

ICD-10 Deadline Uncertainty Breeds Healthcare Procrastination

ICD-10 Deadline Uncertainty Breeds Healthcare Procrastination

byKen Terry, Contributor

Physicians May Overestimate EHR Capabilities

Physicians May Overestimate EHR Capabilities

byKen Terry, Contributor

EHRs Need Accountable Care Features

EHRs Need Accountable Care Features

byKen Terry, Contributor

When Medical Informatics Clashes With Medical Culture

When Medical Informatics Clashes With Medical Culture

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Personalized Medicine Will Transform Healthcare

Personalized Medicine Will Transform Healthcare

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Accountable Care Organizations Step Up to Medicare's Challenge

Accountable Care Organizations Step Up to Medicare's Challenge

byKen Terry, Contributor

How To Break Into Healthcare IT

How To Break Into Healthcare IT

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Montefiore Hospital Tackles Worrisome Computer Physician Order Entries

Montefiore Hospital Tackles Worrisome Computer Physician Order Entries

byKen Terry, Contributor

PA Pushes Direct Messaging For Health Data Exchanges

PA Pushes Direct Messaging For Health Data Exchanges

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

EHR Implementation Still Costs Too Much

EHR Implementation Still Costs Too Much

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Opt-In Policy Best For HIE Patient Privacy

Opt-In Policy Best For HIE Patient Privacy

byKen Terry, Contributor

KLAS: Epic Consultants Struggle with Customers' EHR Needs

KLAS: Epic Consultants Struggle with Customers' EHR Needs

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

IT-Enhanced Personalized Medicine Opens Investment Opportunities

IT-Enhanced Personalized Medicine Opens Investment Opportunities

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Patient Engagement Requires Right IT Tools

Patient Engagement Requires Right IT Tools

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

EHRs May Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims

EHRs May Reduce Medical Malpractice Claims

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Mathematical Modeling Meets Disease Prevention

Mathematical Modeling Meets Disease Prevention

byKen Terry, Contributor

Long-Term Care Providers Release Health IT Roadmap

Long-Term Care Providers Release Health IT Roadmap

byKen Terry, Contributor

When Data Is A Matter Of Life Or Death

When Data Is A Matter Of Life Or Death

byPatrick Houston, Contributor

Health IT Can Learn From Past Screw-Ups

Health IT Can Learn From Past Screw-Ups

byPaul Cerrato, Contributor

Long-Term Care Providers Still Need Data Exchange

Long-Term Care Providers Still Need Data Exchange

byNeil Versel, Contributor

EHR Incentive Program Races Past Milestone

EHR Incentive Program Races Past Milestone

byKen Terry, Contributor

EHR Innovation Gap Threatens Healthcare Progress

EHR Innovation Gap Threatens Healthcare Progress

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Premier Healthcare Alliance Establishes Virtual Care Platform

Premier Healthcare Alliance Establishes Virtual Care Platform

byNicole Lewis, Contributor

Feds Release E-Prescribing Toolkits For Physicians, Pharmacies

Feds Release E-Prescribing Toolkits For Physicians, Pharmacies

byKen Terry, Contributor

MModal Brings Speech Recognition To Clinical Decision Support

MModal Brings Speech Recognition To Clinical Decision Support

byNeil Versel, Contributor

Catholic Healthcare System Launches Mega Health Information Exchange

Catholic Healthcare System Launches Mega Health Information Exchange

byKen Terry, Contributor

7 Ways Sentiment Is Hard To Decipher Online

7 Ways Sentiment Is Hard To Decipher Online

byDoug Henschen, Executive Editor, Enterprise Apps

Sentiment Analysis: How Companies Now Listen To The Web

Sentiment Analysis: How Companies Now Listen To The Web

byDoug Henschen, Executive Editor, Enterprise Apps

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