Analytics

The Australian Government has launched a first-of-its-kind data tool that lets the healthcare industry compare Australian data on health and healthcare with comparable international data.

Sophie Pinkard discusses her journey in healthcare IT and where the industry is heading in the future.

Emily Vaughn, product development director of Change Healthcare, and Tim Dunlevy, VP of engineering at PokitDok, share what they think is the first wave of use cases and talk about the process of going from private to public blockchain networks.

Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link, says that to make the most of blockchain technology, the issue of data fragmentation needs to be addressed.

Zhigang Liang, CIO, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, talks about what hospitals need to understand before embarking on a journey toward Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).

One seeks to reduce variations in care, the other is about increased variations. But both are key to the future, says the health system's chief innovation officer.  

The enterprise software vendor will also be making the case for putting ERP in the cloud at the upcoming health IT conference.

More and more providers understand the key role social determinants play in delivering better health outcomes. AI and predictive analytics can help harness that data for better care and higher reimbursement.

Two health systems with robust analytics programs say shared ownership and stewardship in the C-suite are the proper ways to go.