Tom Sullivan
Industry trade groups like the American Hospital Association and HIMSS are encouraged by his background in innovation and health IT.
Electronic Health Records
But only half of consumers think EHRs make healthcare safer, according to a new survey by HealtheLink.
Azar previously served as deputy secretary at Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush.
Analytics
New research projects that healthcare organizations will continue buying more and more analytics technologies every year.
Electronic Health Records
The company said more than half of U.S. physicians and nearly two-thirds of patients will now be able to view information about benefits and drug costs to make decisions together during office visits.
Population Health
Plenty of people have speculated that all the back-and-forth concerning repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act was causing hospitals to tighten their IT budgets and new research has determined that, at least when it comes to population health management spending, they may have been right.
Electronic Health Records
The proposed legislation would remove the all-or-nothing approach of meaningful use and extend flexibility.
Mobile Health IT
HIMSS new cybersecurity report highlights a host of alarming issues facing everything from WiFi devices to critical infrastructure.
Connected Health
Launchpad Studio’s first class includes startups working to automate scribing with Google Glass, apply machine learning to help people who can no longer walk, pinpoint sepsis earlier and build a platform for wearables.
Analytics
Beth Israel Deaconess and Providence St. Joseph Health are building their own apps to transform personalized care.