Analytics

The software giant debuted cognitive computing and machine learning tools on Wednesday with an eye toward "reinventing" healthcare.

The company unveiled Cloud Machine Learning for analysis, exploration, processing and storage of large data sets, services that could at some bring deep learning techniques to healthcare and fuel visions like precision medicine and population health. 

Caleb Anderson says changing payment models are likely to make hospital executives rethink revenue cycles, and consider outsourcing services to Cerner or one of its competitors, including athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Conifer and others.

A new report determined that a dozen key executives have left in the past year and half of those since January 1, 2016. And some people are pointing the finger at CEO Andrew Conrad.

Many analytics programs are well underway but demand more resources, while just as many are nascent and require more development, Stoltenberg Consulting said.

Leading providers are already thinking about how to transform themselves from data-driven to information-driven organizations, able to offer drastically improved patient experience akin to Amazon and Google. But it's not easy.

The American Medical Informatics Association said that being a CCIO will require lifelong learning to master all the clinical, technological, and management skills the job demands. 

Indiana University Health appointed Mark Lantzy to be its new chief information officer.

HIMSS16 provided countless hours of must-see video content for Healthcare IT News, from fascinating interviews with thought leaders and speakers at the conference to in-depth panel discussions and show floor highlights throughout the week. We have compiled the top 5 videos to date for you to watch in case you missed them.

The HIMSS16 show floor was a busy place last week as thousands packed booths from technology and services vendors to get caught up on the newest systems for managing healthcare providers.