Tom Sullivan

Plaintiffs say they had to forfeit meaningful use incentive payments in 2014 and lost out on more money in 2017 because EHR did not meet requirements, though eClinicalWorks says the claims are without merit.

A look back at what happened and how it shaped the future of AI, cognitive computing and machine learning for 2018 and beyond.

Even if the World Health Organization finalizes ICD-11 in May, it will take years for U.S. doctors to start using the next classification system.

The North Korean government’s malicious activity also made it into this month’s cybersecurity report from HIMSS.

Everyone working in healthcare will use those – and the five other words the CDC is banned from writing – no matter what.

Salesforce continued its march into healthcare this week when, along with analytics specialist Geneia, it unwrapped an app for population health and value-based care. The jointly developed tool, which the companies announced at Dreamforce in San Francisco, combines Geneia’s Theon analytics with the Salesforce Health Cloud’s communications services and workflows for hospitals, health plans and employers. [Also: Cloud computing decision guide: Breaking down 7 top solutions for healthcare] Geneia said customers can use the new app for population health and value-based initiatives, including identifying gaps in care to increase Medicare star ratings, reducing inpatient hospital and emergency department admissions, and cutting down on claims costs. Salesforce General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences Susan Collins said combining those population health and value-based care capabilities with Salesforce’s customer and patient relationship management also can help hospitals move to patient-centric models of care. The software-as-a-service CRM vendor has been adding healthcare-centric functionality to its portfolio since 2015 — when reports emerged that CEO Marc Benioff was projecting the company could earn a cool $1 billion in the market. That began when the company announced Health Cloud in September 2015, which Chief Medical Officer Joshua Newman, MD said described at the time as a platform for the post-EHR world. And the company has been adding to Health Cloud since then. Salesforce in August of 2016 debuted telemedicine tools in Health Cloud that clinicians and care teams can use to conduct video consults with patients via Apple and Android phones or tablets. Then in February of 2017, the SaaS vendor added new capabilities to identify at-risk patients, including analytics for risk stratification and patient engagement, communication and management features. Twitter: SullyHIT Email the writer: tom.sullivan@himssmedia.com

Hospitals should look to automotive, search and business process management realms for lessons learned about artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive computing.

Healthcare outpaced all other industries in job growth for freelancers while finishing second to staffing when it comes to non-freelancers.

Building on top of today’s digital infrastructure, Smart Hospitals will focus on patient experience, outcomes, the Triple Aim and they’ll make expensive acquisitions between now and 2025.

Just-appointed lead analyst for the firm’s Arch Collaborative says hospital culture is the most important aspect of making EMR use work well.