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Epic Module Targets Patients For Care Coordination

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Anne Zieger

At Gundersen Lutheran Health System, executives have put together a program to target the 1 to 2 percent of those most likely to be hospitalized, seen in the emergency department or face other complications. To manage the program, the La … Continue reading →

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Structuring for the Future of Clinical Decision Support (CDS)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by John

The following is a guest post by Adam Lokeh, M.D., vice president of clinical development and informatics with Wolters Kluwer Health. Clinical decision support tools (CDS) play an increasingly critical role in a healthcare organization’s overarching strategy to comply with … Continue reading →

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Survey: Confusion Slowing Meaningful Use Compliance

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Anne Zieger

While Meaningful Use is likely to spur improvements in health IT, confusion over regulations — and the need to pursue other pressing HIT projects — are slowing down MU compliance, according to a new study. The survey was conducted by … Continue reading →

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Big Data Could Generate $450 Billion For Healthcare System

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Here’s some information that should give all of us something to chew on  this week, courtesy of the always-interesting Jane Sarasohn-Kahn at the HealthPopuli blog.  In a recent piece, Sarasohn-Kahn pulls data from McKinsey & Company suggesting that if big data … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Big Data Trends Leading To Analytics Spending

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Ready to exploit big data? So are your competitors, and they’re preparing to spend big bucks in areas where they’ve historically been weak, such as predictive analytics and data discovery, reports  HealthcareITNews. Technology vendor Lavastorm Analytics recently surveyed more than 600 … Continue reading →

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Video: Live from HIMSS with Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Neil Versel

NEW ORLEANS—I made my debut for the new Health Innovation Broadcast Consortium last night with a live webcast interview with Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush. As usual, I didn’t need to prepare much for the interview because Bush almost interviews himself, … Continue reading →

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Patients Question Clinical Decision Support Use

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Using clinical decision support technology (CDS) is such a standard and helpful health IT approach – not to mention a central Meaningful Use feature — that we almost take its existence for granted. Apparently, however, patients aren’t as tolerant of … Continue reading →

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Beaufort Memorial Hospital Selects ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support

Posted on November 20, 2012 by David

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Oct. 22, 2012— Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Beaufort Memorial Hospital has selected its ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, software as the … Continue reading →

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Datapharm Australia Selects Merge eClinical OS(TM) for Enterprise-Wide Electronic Data Capture

Posted on November 13, 2012 by David

Solution Provides Comprehensive Suite of EDC Tools; Flexibility to Mix and Match Features CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that … Continue reading →

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Video: Dell Healthcare Think Tank at HIMSS12

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Neil Versel

The video from the Dell Healthcare Think Tank dinner at HIMSS12 last week, which I participated in, is now available. It’s long, but if you’re into health IT policy and healthcare reform, it probably is worth your time.

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