EHR

The West Virginia and Kentucky health system announced a cyberattack over the weekend, but has yet to determine the cause. The situation is testing just how long a hospital can survive when clinicians and operations are running on pencil and paper.

Barnett comes with experience at two other prestigious medical systems in Illinois and Michigan. URMC officials cited his fluency with Epic’s EHR and experience in population health programs as critical skills for leading its technology initiatives.

The providers revealed plans to create a clinically integrated network and shared services, as well as streamlining access to care services for patients of both organizations. 

The Epic EHR shop earned accolades for its use of advanced analytics, smart pumps, tracking monitors and census data to improve patient care and quality. 

The companies said that Cerner’s HealtheIntent platform will use 3M's grouping methodology to help customers manage both care and costs.

Cloud-based IT developer athenahealth announced Aug. 29 that it has acquired the care coordination platform Patient IO to expand the company's focus on patient-centered care.

An Intermountain Healthcare study conducted at 27 team-based medical practices and 75 traditional practices revealed that delivering integrated mental and physical healthcare in team-based primary care settings yields better results for patients and also reduces the rates of healthcare utilization and lowers cost.

The hope is that radiology optimization and predictive modeling will pay dividends, with innovations scalable to other health systems.

In pilot testing a new way to compile healthcare information electronically, researchers at the Regenstrief Center for Biomedical Informatics are using HL7's FHIR specification.

OCHIN, the multi-state information network serving 170 health organizations and more than 10,000 clinicians, has launched Acuere, a real-time data aggregation system meant to help drive clinical improvements and operational efficiencies.