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Panelists at the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum shared advice about engaging clinicians and patients, persuading the C-suite to support analytics investments, bridging the gap between IT and business, and more.

First the industry must unhook its terrestrial addiction to fee-for-service models.

American Hospital Association said the draft 2017 ISA must assess the use, not just adoption, of standards.

Peter Embi, MD, an internationally recognized expert in biomedical informatics, will leave his post as interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate dean for research informatics at Ohio State University’s College of Medicine, to join Regenstrief Institute as CEO.

Tasked with accomplishing what takes some health systems $100 million with less $10 million, the IT shop conceived a new approach that saved $4.5 million a year and streamlined IT infrastructure management. 

For starters, be  a sponge and ask a lot of questions.

Whether intentional or accidental, coding mistakes can have legal consequences. Experts share insights about avoiding those and advice about what to know when auditors show up at your door.

Disruption is already starting. Hospital and IT vendor executives should should pay close attention to innovations and emerging business and care models, Frost & Sullivan says.

New technology will enable Midland to offer clinicians a more holistic view of patients and give those patients access to a portal.

Kansas-based health system is working toward becoming what Cerner described as a clinically driven revenue cycle.