Archives for May 2016
May 30, 2016-Cyberattacks: The Next Health Care Epidemic30 May 2016
DistilNFO Provider Advisory Monday May 30, 2016 Home | Subscribe Provider Advisory Weekly Top Stories Trends that disrupt healthcare Practice... Continue Reading
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UConn Health names their first Chief Medical Information Officer23 May 2016
FARMINGTON, Conn. UConn Health has named its’ first Chief Medical Information Officer to their staff. According to UConn, Dr. Dirk... Continue Reading
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Partners Epic Implementation Causing Headaches for Some23 May 2016
Dozens of anonymous physicians at Partners are complaining about inefficiencies caused by an Epic implementation. The $1.2-billion Epic implementation at... Continue Reading
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Health care data as a public utility: how do we get there?23 May 2016
Forty six million Americans use mobile fitness and health apps. Over half of providers serving Medicare or Medicaid patients are... Continue Reading
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Hospitals say best patient engagement programs start simply, target conversations23 May 2016
Patient engagement programmes deliver a better experience and may drive revenues, reports an article in US title Healthcare Finance News... Continue Reading
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Digital records switch means 100 new jobs at St. Charles23 May 2016
St. Charles Health System says it will hire roughly 100 permanent “Epic analysts” as it heads into the massive process... Continue Reading
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Hospitals Take ‘Measured’ Approach to Cloud23 May 2016
Under heavy ransomware attack, hospitals are expected to boost IT spending over the next several years with a particular emphasis... Continue Reading
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St. Jude CEO Talks Hospital Culture23 May 2016
One of the first directives Dr. James Downing got from the board of directors at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital... Continue Reading
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Watson from IBM is Going to Cybersecurity School23 May 2016
Further, using this data, Watson will then provide cognitive analytics that deliver insights enabling the hospital to in essence think,... Continue Reading
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Google Fit adds fitness and health data exchange, like Apple’s HealthKit23 May 2016
Google has announced a new version of its Android Wear software, called Android Wear 2.0, and with it announced two... Continue Reading
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