News

4 Reasons Telemedicine will Trend Upward in 2015 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

4 Reasons Telemedicine will Trend Upward in 2015

Consumers are excited about telehealth and providers have the financial incentive and technology to make it a reality, Skip Fleshman, a partner at Asset Management Ventures, writes at Forbes. Though…

read more
PCORI announces $150.7 million in Phase II funding for ‘network of networks’ 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

PCORI announces $150.7 million in Phase II funding for ‘network of networks’

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking applicants for Phase II funding totaling up to $150.7 million in its bid to build a “network of networks” for comparative effectiveness…

read more
Hospitals want Congress to keep ICD-10 on track 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Hospitals want Congress to keep ICD-10 on track

Any attempts to delay, again, ICD-10 compliance would be a waste of time and money, and should be opposed, eight healthcare organizations–including the American Hospital Association and the Premier healthcare…

read more
Attention to detail key when dealing with big data 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Attention to detail key when dealing with big data

Big data has the potential to improve healthcare in many ways, but too much information could become unmanageable for the industry, according to John Mattison, chief medical information officer at…

read more
3 emerging threats to healthcare privacy and security 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

3 emerging threats to healthcare privacy and security

New risks have upped the ante for HIPAA security and privacy officers and increased fines have many on edge. Particularly in the aftermath of the Community Health Systems (CHS) breach,…

read more
Why technology won’t replace human interaction in healthcare 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Why technology won’t replace human interaction in healthcare

Technology may take the place of human interaction in some aspects of healthcare, but that doesn’t make in-person contact any less important, according to two industry professionals. Humans and computers…

read more
Penn Medicine uses clinical systems data to reduce sepsis mortality rates 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Penn Medicine uses clinical systems data to reduce sepsis mortality rates

Penn Medicine’s decrease in sepsis mortality rates is credited to its use of data analytics, according to Healthcare IT News. The Philadelphia-based hospital used clinical systems data and an early…

read more
Electronic med packaging that records dosing boosts patient adherence more than similar tools 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Electronic med packaging that records dosing boosts patient adherence more than similar tools

The use of electronic medication packaging (EMP) devices that are integrated into the care delivery system and designed to record dosing events are more frequently linked to improved medication adherence…

read more
Providers: Apple Watch, HealthKit intriguing for patient care, but challenges persist 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Providers: Apple Watch, HealthKit intriguing for patient care, but challenges persist

As Apple looks to team with provider organizations and other health technology vendors on efforts relating to its forthcoming HealthKit platform and its new wearable device, Apple Watch, it will…

read more