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Black Book survey shows that some were wooed by brand names, instead of seeking core functionalities that give ROI – and wish they'd gotten more bang for their buck.

St. Mary Medical Center brought in a consulting team to reduce length of stay and the left-without-being-seen rate in its emergency department – and it worked.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, the first specialty hospital to win a HIMSS Davies Award for Excellence.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says shedding the legacy paper-based devices will improve privacy and security concerns, and enable better data sharing.  

Joe Kvedar, vice president of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, says that as the population ages and there are fewer young people to help with care, the need for effective automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare is more crucial than ever.

The top award from HIMSS was given for the community health center’s efforts surrounding health IT and screening for colorectal cancer.

CIOs are in the best position as the originator and gatekeeper of data and as a fellow C-suite observer to comment on changing C-suite roles.

Staff immediately noticed the impact of the systems. They receive significantly fewer mailed checks, which has reduced the time spent to process payments. They also send fewer statements.