By: Rachel Z. Arndt Source: ModernHealthcare.com The American Medical Association is throwing its hat into the data and interoperability game with the launch of the Integrated Health Model Initiative, which will develop a framework for the industry to collect, organize and share health data."This collective effort will...
By: Tom Sullivan Source: HealthCareITNews.com Date: July 17, 2017 We all say them, even more frequently than we might proudly admit and, then just like that, it’s hard not to to sicken of these same phrases that were once exciting, maybe even fun to mutter. They’re buzzwords, skin-crawling...
Source: HealthDataManagement.com By: Greg Sladobkin The Department of Veterans Affairs is weighing all options as the agency decides the future of its legacy electronic health record system, including the possibility of replacing the decades-old Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) with a commercial EHR. “We need...
Source: MedGadget.com The growing trend of automation & digitalization in healthcare drives the global Electronic Health Records Market. This industry is anticipated to surpass USD 30 billion by the end of the forecast period (2015 to 2022). Need for greater efficiency, improvements in service quality, and...
Source: ITBusiness.net Date: 11/25/16 According to the report published by Grand View Research, global electronic health records market will grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2014 to 2020, improvement in quality of healthcare delivery services due to advanced technology tools implementation, increasing the importance of patient access...
Source: 9to5mac.com By: Ben Lovejoy Fast Company reports that Apple has acquired Gliimpse, a health startup whose stated aim is to allow any American to pull together a comprehensive picture of their health, which they would be free to share with medical professionals as desired. Our vision is...
By: Dan Mangan Source: CNBC.com Is getting your health records finally about to become as easy as booking an Uber? The Obama administration on Monday night announced a new agreement with major hospital systems and leading electronic health record vendors to make it easier for patients to access...
Source: Managed Healthcare Executive Healthcare reform, emerging payment models that reward quality versus volume, and technology are driving providers toward a trend that payers have embraced for years: population health management (PHM), according to a recent KPMG survey. In addition, provider organizations are realizing that effective PHM...
Source: Healthcare IT News In part one of this series, we discussed thinking about becoming an ACO and the strategic foundation necessary to accomplish that. In part two, we discussed how patient engagement is another important element of successful ACOs. In this third installment, we'll look at...