Go365 wellness program reduces healthcare costs, Humana says
Members are given financial and other rewards for participating. Powered by WPeMatico
Society for Participatory Medicine touts 10 years of patient-centered wins
At Connected Health Conference in Boston next week, the patient advocacy group celebrates a decade spent changing the conversation about how technology-enabled care is delivered. Powered by WPeMatico
Atrium Health merges SDOH data into its Cerner EHR to improve care, trim costs
The North Carolina health system expects to see a decrease in emergency department utilization and readmission rates. Powered by WPeMatico
Alabama hospital system DCH pays to restore systems after ransomware attack
The health system, which had been forced to shift operations into manual mode, using paper copies in place of digital records, purchased a decryption key from the hackers for an undisclosed sum. Powered by WPeMatico
InterSystems unveils Clean Data as a Solution, helping normalize datasets for analytics ROI
The new offering, which includes patient matching, aggregation, normalization, deduplication and more, can help health systems launch more effective AI and machine learning projects, the company says. Powered by WPeMatico
With End of New York Outbreak, United States Keeps Measles Elimination Status
The United States has maintained its measles elimination status of nearly 20 years. The New York State Department of Health yesterday declared the end of the state’s nearly year-long outbreak that had put the U.S. at risk of losing its measles elimination status. “We are very pleased that the measles outbreak has ended in New ...
How Providence St. Joseph Health boosted its percentage of complete physician profiles
The health system used a new data management platform to combine 15 different provider databases, better enabling patients to schedule appointments online and through a new Patient Engagement Center. Powered by WPeMatico
Cerner teams with i2i for Medicaid cost savings tools
The integration between Cerner’s HealtheIntent and i2i’s analytics products will offer clients a broader set of pop health management capabilities, the companies say, enabling more data-driven insights for Medicaid populations. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order to Protect and Improve Medicare
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the Executive Order signed by President Trump today directing HHS to take a number of actions to improve the Medicare program: “President Trump’s Executive Order delivers on the clear promise he’s made to Americans about their healthcare: protect what works in our system ...
AI applications to PACS systems – challenges and understanding the impact on workflows
The use of AI in medical imaging or Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), such as GE’s Centricity Universal Viewer, can be a great way to reduce the ever-increasing workloads of radiologists and clinicians, since AI is particularly effective in detection and segmentation of any irregularities in imaging data and providing radiologists/clinicians additional diagnostic confidence. Powered ...