At HIMSS15 we had the opportunity to video Health Catalyst who took us on a tour of their booth. The company is based in Salt Lake, home to some of the best skiing in the country. They put the ski motif to good use, saying “skiing is like clinical improvement .”
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By Casey Moriarty – What’s the first word that comes to mind when you see the term “HIPAA”? For many individuals in the healthcare market, the word is “NO.”
Health Catalyst is hosting the summit on September 8-10 in Salt Lake City, UT at The Grand America Hotel. Early registration special ends May 31st.
Four Health IT Policy Committee work groups shared feedback on CMS’ proposed rule for Stage 3 of the meaningful use program.
The challenges healthcare organizations face during EHR implementations vary, but many of the issues related to the technology itself can be wrapped into one package and labeled “processes related to technology.
By Thomas A. Mason MD & Janet Wright MD – About 1 of 3 U.S. adults—67 million people—have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. High blood pressure increases the risk for a variety of diseases, including stroke, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart and kidney failure, and atrial fibrillation. High blood pressure is also called the “silent killer” because it often has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not know they have it.
By Richard Kronick, PhD – The health care industry wasn’t an early adopter of the well-known mantra that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” But measuring and reporting performance on indicators of patient safety and quality have contributed to some marked improvements in recent years, according to the newly released 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Health Datapalooza is a national conference focused on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals with the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data to improve patient outcomes.
IBM Watson Health announced that it is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to advance patient health by applying the cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to Electronic Health Records (EHRs).