HIMSS announces August date for 2021 annual global conference
Once its insurance claim is resolved, HIMSS intends to come forward with additional remedies for the cancelled HIMSS20, says CEO Hal Wolf. Powered by WPeMatico
House votes to overturn unique patient identifier ban
The voice vote approves the Foster-Kelly Amendment, which removes language that prohibits federal funding for the adoption of a unique patient ID. Powered by WPeMatico
Allscripts sells its EPSi financial planning business to Strata
Strata Decision Technology, which develops cloud-based business intelligence tools, will pay $365 million for the subsidiary. Powered by WPeMatico
DirectTrust makes new secure IM standard available for testing
Trusted Instant Messaging+ aims to offer real-time healthcare communication between known, trusted entities within and across healthcare organizations. Powered by WPeMatico
Advanced analytics align nursing resources more accurately
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, with the efficiency gained through Cerner EHR-linked analytics, has reduced the time spent aligning daily staffing by 70 hours per week. Powered by WPeMatico
The Nation’s Public Health Experts to America: Donate Plasma
Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its top public health officials, today released a series of public service announcements (PSAs) and announced over $8 million in digital, radio, and out-of-home advertisements to support a broader Trump Administration effort imploring Americans to donate their plasma and help ...
What it takes to successfully deliver HIV care remotely
Arizona-based Petersen HIV clinic has used Zoom for Healthcare to continue providing care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico
Virtua Health cuts no-shows & costs with cloud patient transport platform
Soon to be integrated with the health system’s Epic EHR, the transport system has achieved, among other things, a more than 50% reduction in average cost per ride and a 20% improvement in inpatient bed availability. Powered by WPeMatico
Federal COVID-19 Insights Partnership aims to boost data-driven response
A joint project of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs and Energy, the initiative will leverage the DOE’s artificial intelligence and high-performance computing capabilities to more quickly gain analytics insights. Powered by WPeMatico
ONC releases updated recommendations for pediatric health IT
The guidelines suggest the ability to document all guardians and caregivers, compute weight-based drug dosage and track incomplete preventative care opportunities. Powered by WPeMatico