Its combination of data scientists, new technologies and consultants will help clients move into value-based care, population health and precision medicine, Optum CEO Bill Miller said. Powered by WPeMatico

Shah shares pet peeves, his health IT hero, and the top-of-mind issues among his social media followers.  Powered by WPeMatico

As the conference does every year, HIMSS17 will bring a strong education focus on electronic health records trends, best practices and news.  Powered by WPeMatico

Cybersecurity is a pressing issue facing healthcare organizations, as hackers get smarter and continue to expand their attacks on the industry. Most healthcare leaders are keeping patient privacy top of mind, and are looking for ways to improve their security posture. At HIMSS17 there will be plenty of valuable information to help them do just ...

The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs in assessing penalties. Powered by WPeMatico

A patient at accessed the information from a library computer and, nearly a year later, posted it online. Powered by WPeMatico

The CEOs of four prestigious healthcare systems gathered in Florida on Dec. 28 to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach – reportedly to discuss care delivery reforms and ways to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs. Powered by WPeMatico

The hospital and health information exchange leverage predictive analytics to create personalized care regimens that payoff by reducing readmissions and boosting patient outcomes.  Powered by WPeMatico

The State of Digital Marketing in Healthcare 2017 report finds that many hospitals lack the infrastructure for deploying modern tools they need for crisis management, including data breaches.  Powered by WPeMatico

Here are some of the most popular stories of the past year – and a few that were emblematic of the momentous trends that shaped healthcare information techonology in 2016. Powered by WPeMatico