Interoperability

Health orgs trekking deeper into analytics should expect a new information wave, understand that crowdsourcing can pay off, know machine learning is real right now, buckle down on governance. And don’t hold out for perfection. 

FHIR makes list. As do other innovations ranging from better treatment for depression to disappearing stents. Read about all of them here. 

American Hospital Association said the draft 2017 ISA must assess the use, not just adoption, of standards.

By analyzing data from payer claims and its own referral-management tracking system, Lawrence General Hospital was able to engage clinicians in strategies for improving care retention.

Bank forges digital tech partnerships with Gem, PokitDok, and others on services for healthcare claims management. 

Tasked with accomplishing what takes some health systems $100 million with less $10 million, the IT shop conceived a new approach that saved $4.5 million a year and streamlined IT infrastructure management. 

A consultant specializing in governance explains how to sell the C-suite on IG and make lasting returns a reality.

The EHR market has become a media battleground, she said, rather than vendors competing on quality of products and services. So she, and the PR machine Epic is assembling, are girding for the fight. 

Healthcare IT News asks HIT professionals to take part in an important new survey that will study the place of EHRs, cybersecurity, population health, Big Data and more in the year ahead.  

The research firm found that no vendor community excels at exchanging records with other vendors and while providers see value in participating in CommonWell and Carequality only a small subset are actively sharing data today.