Tom Sullivan
EHR
Geography matters more than many people probably realize, and this month’s big deal gives Allscripts a much stronger market share west of the Mississippi.
Cloud Computing
The move kicks off a three-year migration to put all of its data storage needs in the cloud, officials said.
Electronic Health Records
Vendor said it will keep McKesson’s Paragon EHR for small hospitals and use its own Sunrise for larger systems.
Regulation
The President and the Veterans Affairs secretary also announced a new telehealth app and said they are rolling out another nationwide.
Cloud Computing
Agency says the eClinicalWorks False Claims Act settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice signals a new area of healthcare fraud.
Security
How a coffee machine brewed up ransomware, and other startling findings in the HIMSS cybersecurity …
Keep software patches up to date but don’t rely too heavily on vendors and know that any connected device can be hacked.
IT Infrastructure
The Trump White House is building upon Obama’s security work, according to former Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel, but cyberthreats keep getting bigger.
EHR
The company has beefed up its compliance and focusing on customer service and innovation.
Population Health
Speakers at the Pop Health Forum in October will address a range of challenges and opportunities from analytics to chronic care management to patient engagement and value-based strategies.
Innovation
Health systems will buy and deploy robots for clinical tasks in one to three years, IDC said, while drones investments may be five years away.