Analytics

Picis has been awarded a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract to implement an anesthesia record keeping (ARK) system in the Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network, a Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) serving Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia.

As many had predicted, 2010 was a year of mergers and acquisitions. Industry insiders expect this reshaping and consolidation will continue apace into 2011 and beyond.

In June, Healthcare IT News reported on a burgeoning trend – a wider embracing of the flexibility and collaboration afforded by open source technology.

An interdisciplinary partnership has led to the creation of a new center at Western Michigan University (WMU) aimed at bettering the uses of healthcare information technology.

Hudson Health Plan, a Medicaid managed care organization based in Tarrytown, N.Y., is poised to roll out new software that will mine its voluminous stores of patient data to ensure that members who are in need of extra attention are directed to the nurses and case managers they need.

Health Affairs recently published a study showing that the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) investment in electronic health records and other health information technology yielded a whopping $3.09 billion in cumulative benefits and improved preventive care.

As a resident in obstetrics and gynecology I am exposed to a number of different clinical situations. We take care of patients in the outpatient setting, in the emergency room, on the labor floor and in the operating room. Regardless of where we are caring for our patients, documentation is a large part of daily clinical responsibilities.

A new report based on the European healthcare market shows providers adopting more business analytics solutions as a result of a decrease in patient visits from pay-for-performance programs.