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By Henry Powderly | 11:45 am | December 15, 2015
The public health system will also use Cerner's patient engagement tool, which takes patient data and uses it to suggest wellness tools and other health tracking options.
By Jessica Davis | 12:16 pm | December 14, 2015
Iselin, New Jersey-based Indegene will buy SmartCare, a population health analytics platform, from Vantage Point.
By Mike Miliard | 11:05 am | December 14, 2015
We polled the chief information officers of top IT departments and asked them about the projects they'll be pursuing in 2016 as well as their predictions for healthcare or health IT in the coming year.
By Skip Snow | 09:34 am | December 14, 2015
Healthcare IT News caught up with Burke recently to talk about the past year's major deals, including its Department of Defense score and the company's overall strategy.
By Jessica Davis | 04:08 pm | December 10, 2015
Tufts Medical Center has announced a plan to bring virtual reality to patient care, giving prospective patients a detailed view of the pre-procedural process, complete with a 360-degree view of the medical facility and staff.
By Skip Snow | 11:29 am | December 10, 2015
Howard Messing has been with MEDITECH since 1974, when he joined as a developer. As CEO, he sees the healthcare industry entering a pivotal moment, making big strides toward mobility, interoperability and value-based care.
By Tom Sullivan | 09:25 am | December 10, 2015
The population health management vendor announced an open platform for tying together multiple data sources for predictive modeling.
By Jessica Davis | 11:40 am | December 09, 2015
Putting population health into practice has been challenging for many institutions, as all data is based on 'basic determinants.' Success will be based on new technologies, like genomic and real-time data, as institutions move toward community-based models.
By Skip Snow | 07:17 am | December 09, 2015
Terri Steinberg, MD, is chief health information officer and vice president for population health informatics at Christiana Care. She was the CMIO of the organization until this year -- but says her new role helps better address the needs of those not within the health system.
By Jessica Davis | 11:53 am | December 08, 2015
HealthNet, Indiana's largest federally-qualified health center, has been selected as a 2015 HIMSS Ambulatory Davies Award recipient, while HIMSS Analytics has honored 76 Hattiesburg clinics in Mississippi for attaining Stage 7 on it Ambulatory EMRAM.