With the 2016 Naloxone App Competition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling on programmers, public health experts, clinicians and others to develop a mobile app that can connect overdosing users with nearby carriers of the life-saving drug. Powered by WPeMatico
The hospital system intends to streamline billing and clinical documentation, give patients a single record and use that to analyze population-level data, officials said. Powered by WPeMatico
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching a central data repository for public health agency and clinical data registry reporting. Powered by WPeMatico
The initiative will offer advanced technologies and genomic profiling to nearly 150 hospitals, focusing first on cancer treatment, hospital executives said. Powered by WPeMatico
Hospital officials said operations are returning to normal while the cyberattack remains under FBI investigation. Powered by WPeMatico
The hospital system said it will deploy Epic’s Healthy Planet to enable clinicians to gather patient information across multiple data sources and perform sophisticated analytics on that information. Powered by WPeMatico
John Riggi and Judy Selby of BDO Consulting share three steps to effective data mapping: third party assessment, an infinite response plan and a strong employee training program. Powered by WPeMatico
Hospital CEOs and CFOs must align with Chief Data Officers, Chief Patient Experience Officers, Chief Clinical Transformation Officers and others for population health management programs to succeed. Doctors, nurses and patients are all critical as well. Powered by WPeMatico
The health information exchange said Verato’s cloud service links patient records across otherwise disparate data sources to help clinicians better coordinate care and treatment. Powered by WPeMatico
The program, designed to foster technology innovation in healthcare, aims to harness the industry’s $6.5 billion in start-up funding, the research and consulting giant says. Powered by WPeMatico
