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94% of Hospitals Use EHR Data to Inform Clinical Practices, ONC Survey Finds
The data brief reveals how non-acute federal care hospitals are using their EHR data.
Report Shows How EHR Usability Issues Jeopardize Pediatric Patients
Seemingly minor problems can translate into major health consequences when it comes to electronic health records, this Pew report finds.
Holon Solutions Earns Patent for Tech That Delivers Key Data to Point of Care
Why Holon says the tech could mean big progress for interoperability.
Planning Your Interoperability Strategy? Don't Overlook Provider Data
Why better patient-provider matching requires better provider data.
How HHS Is Fostering Innovation and Investment in Healthcare
The agency has launched several initiatives that focus on amplifying the technology that empowers patients and improves outcomes.
A Lack of Interoperability Forced Me to Register as a Conscientious Objector to Vaccines
Janae Sharp examines the poor state of immunization interoperability and what it means for healthcare.
How Machine Learning Can Identify Patients at Risk of Diabetes
The algorithm predicted patients at high-risk of diabetes with 88% sensitivity.
Healthcare Orgs Must Know Their Patients Like Target Knows Its Shoppers
How 4 different types of data improve population health management.
Health Data Liberators Are Changing Medicine. Here's How.
5 people who are advancing interoperability and improving patient outcomes.
EHR Diagnostic Stewardship Strategy Reduces Unnecessary GI Testing
The changes made to the EHR reduced unnecessary test orders and saved the hospital as much as $168,000.
Real-World Data, EHRs Can Analyze and Compare Treatment Practices
The increasing availability of EHRs allows researchers to compare results from trials to data from actual practice.
HHS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Interoperability Rules
With the deadline for comments looming, CMS and ONC recognized the complexity and importance of the proposed interoperability rules.
HHS Updates Framework to Advance Interoperability
Interoperability is a key piece in creating a more unified healthcare industry.
How the Sharp Index Shines a Light on the Pioneers Fighting Physician Burnout
Janae Sharp’s nonprofit is accepting nominations for a new awards ceremony.
Healthcare Can't Achieve Value-Based Care Without an Intelligent Enterprise
Ad: How SAP supports critical data and analytics to create a 360-degree view of the patient.
Major Study to Track Whether Apple Watch Can Help Improve, Predict Patient Health
The Apple Watch is popular, but a new long-term study might shed light on whether the device can also be a meaningful health tool.
Burnout or Moral Injury? Just Let Physicians Be Physicians
Healthcare is neck-deep in narratives about physician burnout. But what will improve physician well-being?
Value-Based Care Only Works if Healthcare Can Unify Claims & Clinical Data
Ad: How Manifest MedEx delivers real-time information to help tackle one of healthcare’s greatest problems.
CMS, ONC Rules & the Information Technology Foundation of Healthcare Progress
Janae Sharp examines how proposed CMS and ONC rules could affect healthcare.
Mismatched Motivations at Healthcare Conferences
Fresh out of Health Datapalooza, Janae Sharp explores how the conference circuit shows what’s wrong with healthcare — and how we might fix it.
Podcast: The Holocaust Survivor Who Forced Us to Face Burnout
Data Book tells the story of Herbert Freudenberger, Ph.D., who came up with the term “burnout.” KOLs then discuss how health tech can fight physician burnout.
Replacing Old-School Algorithms with New-School AI in Medicine
Artificial intelligence, clinical decision support and mobile apps are changing healthcare.
ECRI Institute Releases Health IT-Related Recommendations for Safer Opioid Prescribing
The guidance offers suggestions for safer opioid prescribing through electronic health records (EHRs).
VA Signs $155M Deal with Perspecta to Maintain VistA EHR System
Perspecta will provide technical, managerial and administrative services for the VistA systems.
Epic Parody Twitter Account Spotlights Deep Flaws in EHR
Janae Sharp explores why this parody isn’t just funny. It’s a call for real change.
Where HIMSS Stands on the Proposed Interoperability Rules
HIMSS will release an official comment letter on the proposed interoperability rules on May 3.
Podcast: Nuance, Tech & Fighting Physician Burnout
Data Book examines the work of William Osler & its parallels to the burnout problem. Then our expert panel discusses solutions.
Health IT Teams Are Facing Many Challenges in 2019
63 percent of respondents feel unprepared to manage and execute effective IT operations based on the training offered at their organizations.
Giving the EHR the Necessary Health Data
The systems need to be fully informed to help doctors best serve patients at the point of care.
Speaking Out Against EHR Contract Gag Clauses
Gag clauses in electronic health record (EHR) contracts are preventing physicians from speaking out about specific issues associated with the health tech.
