EHR Adoption Means Growth, Challenges for Healthcare IT Organizations
Record-breaking EHR adoption is fueling unprecedented growth in health IT, but hospitals are also putting the brakes on some IT initiatives because of staff shortages, according to two reports released...
View ArticleInfographic: Big Data in Healthcare
Electronic medical records and big data go together like bricks and a finished house; the smaller parts build the framework of the larger finished product, and each day a new discovery could result...
View ArticleThe Era of Big Analytics
Big data in healthcare splashed onto the front page of the Wall Street Journal earlier this summer, heralding its arrival as a new and important topic for mainstream media to follow. In reality, we’ve...
View ArticleHow the Nation Transitioned to Health IT (Infographic)
When the Health Information and Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was passed in 2009, the road from paper to electronic health records seemed steep - and long. But four years...
View ArticleEight “Ates” for Managing Change in Healthcare IT
In the fifth century B.C., Heraclitus said, “You cannot step into the same stream twice.” This metaphorical insight is frequently acknowledged but oft not appreciated. All things, both living and...
View ArticleFrom Developers: The Differences Between Good and Bad Health IT [Infographic]
Just like with any information technology, a simple, clear, intuitive user interface makes all the difference in health IT. Developers and user experience designers, like those who created the...
View ArticleHow ICD-10 Could Help Track Ebola Outbreak [Infographic]
With more than 3,000 known Ebola cases and 1,500 deaths from the virus, public health officials and healthcare organizations are eager to track the spread of Ebola and share this data with others in...
View ArticleIn Post-EHR World, Growth Expected in Non-Clinical HIS Segments
Over the next seven years, the mature hospital information systems (HIS) market will see higher growth opportunities in non-clinical HIS segments, according to a new report from research firm Frost...
View ArticlePatients Withholding Information from Doctors Out of Security Breach Fear
Patients’ suspicions of data breaches cause some of them to hold back information on their health from their doctors, said a new survey on HIPAA breaches from Software Advice. Almost a quarter of...
View ArticleNearly 60% More Replacing Their EHR System in 2015
The number of buyers replacing their existing EHR system has increased nearly 60% year over year, according to the 2015 EHR BuyerView survey from Software Advice. "When buyers contact us, we determine...
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