Sharing hospital data to lower costs and improve care
Five Iowa health care systems are using the Statewide Alert Notification system that provides real-time, secure notifications to Medicaid care teams regarding emergency room visits, admissions and discharges of their members.
Not new, but different, data to improve health
The Hewlett Packard Real-Time Health System prototype incorporates big data not commonly found in the clinical space to augment health records managed by patients' care providers.
Disease detection platform maps Zika fast -- with surprising accuracy
HealthMap automatically aggregates more than 200,000 data sources and uses natural language processing and proprietary algorithms to tag, filter, analyze, validate and map real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats.
Fitbit for the battlefield? Not just yet.
The biggest challenge is extracting actionable data from commercial devices, an Air Force Research Lab official says.
In Alameda County, a big data effort to prevent frequent ER visits
PreManage ED helps area hospitals share patient health records and other data in real time among their emergency departments.
Alert fatigue: Health IT system reminders overwhelm users
Research on this human-computer interaction is looking at whether excessive reminders may cause more risk than the benefits the alerts produce.
New Yorkers get greater control over digital health data
At the new HealthlinkNY website, patients can download and print customized consent forms allowing their records to be released.
NCI launches cloud-based cancer genomics data platform
With cancer data from 12,000 patient records, the Genomic Data Commons allows researchers to access, analyze and upload genomic data to advance cancer research.
Health IT website aims to boost market transparency
The new website makes it easier for buyers to understand and access information about certified health IT products.
HHS wants to redesign the medical billing system
The Department of Health and Human Services’ “A Bill You Can Understand” challenge would create a simpler invoice and improve patients’ experience with the overall medical billing process.
States require opioid prescribers to check for 'doctor shopping'
In states where physicians are required to use monitoring systems, overall opioid prescribing has plummeted, as have drug-related hospitalizations and overdose deaths.
When big data doesn’t equal big knowledge
Without a solid grasp of what data is being mined, knowledge of its accuracy and why and how it is being mined, big data can end up causing more problems than it solves.
A crisis with little data: States begin to count drug-dependent babies
When a public health crisis emerges, real-time data ensures policymakers can tailor solutions to the root causes.
Lockheed Martin expands its data security role within VA
Lockheed Martin is expanding its expanding its data security role in the Million Veteran Program as it helps build one of the world’s largest genomic databases.
ONC tool tracks work on health records interoperability
The Interoperability Proving Ground is a simple, searchable, open community platform for basic information on electronic health records interoperability projects.
Supercomputers enlisted in fight against cancer
The National Cancer Institute and Department of Energy will use exascale computing power to help identify patient-derived cancer treatment.
NLM launches MedPix image database
The National Library of Medicine launched MedPix, a free online medical imagery database.
NJ takes on cyber threats to health care
The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell is working to enhance threat information sharing among health care providers.
State prisons turn to telemedicine to improve health and save money
Vastly improved technology, electronic medical records and pressure to control ever rising medical costs have helped spur the growth of telemedicine in corrections.
The most important security tool for health IT
Staffing alone can't solve agencies' health IT challenges, but the right workforce is absolutely critical -- and there are ways to build it more effectively.
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