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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

HPG), which has provided industry-leading consulting expertise for EHR technology since 2002, announced today that it acquired Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS). Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. For more information, visit hds-llc.com.

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We need to find the Steve Jobs of health care tech

KevinMD

A featured article titled "Death by A Thousand Clicks" addressed some of the serious problems and challenges we still face in the "digitization" of health care. As an early adopter of EHR since 2003 and a self-avowed "techie," I can vouch for the fact that many of the government initiatives in HIT, like "meaningful use," […].

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. For example, HHS is proposing to update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 to strengthen requirements for HIPAA regulated entities to safeguard electronic health information from cybersecurity threats.

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Telehealth, linked with Allscripts EHR and app, helps keep docs in business

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cary Medical Group uses the Allscripts Professional EHR and the FollowMyHealth patient portal. There are many vendors with electronic health records systems on the health IT market, including Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, DrChrono, eClinicalWorks, Epic, Greenway Health, HCS, Meditech and NextGen Healthcare.

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Three Key Benefits for Hospitals With Real-Time Operating Room Data

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jeff Robbins, Founder and CEO at LiveData Systems for managing electronic hospital records (EHR) are critical for recording, storing, and protecting patient data. Nurses aren’t relying on memory or forced to resort to handwritten notes to enter data into an EHR after the fact.

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Chartis Establishes the Chartis Center for Burnout Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

A prolific author, Random House published his landmark memoir in 2003 about one physician’s burnout. He has a longstanding interest in systematic approaches to improving the well-being of health professionals. In 1995, he began treating physicians and nurses at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

my alma mater) and colleagues track the growth of consumer-facing digital health tools and initiatives leading to consumers’ engagement with websites and apps.