By Devin Partida – Personalized medicine has dramatically transformed with genomics and data analytics. This shift toward customizing treatments based on individual genetic profiles, lifestyle, and environmental factors has improved patient outcomes and treatment efficacy.
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By Adam Wong – The SMART Health IT team based in Boston Children’s Hospital Computational Health Informatics Program has been a leader in developing new capabilities leveraging the HL7® FHIR® standard. A 2010 Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Project was SMART’s first ONC funding opportunity that led to the creation of the SMART on FHIR API.
By William Hersh MD – In the last decade or so, a number of new names have emerged for the kinds of activities historically studied, disseminated, and taught by those who work in biomedical and health informatics. Each of these areas has emerged as a “hot topic” in biomedicine and healthcare, with resulting…
By Peyman Zand – Healthcare systems are inundated with data coming from a variety of sources – legacy systems, new applications, third-party clinical applications bolted on from acquisitions and more. A solid strategy for data architecture and data analytics for clinical decision support and patient engagement can be a differentiator for health systems – and the key to true digital transformation.
By Joel Cohen PhD & David Meyers MD – The new Administration has made protecting and expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare one of its top priorities. This commitment will require policy decisions on critical issues ranging from expanding access to health insurance to healthcare inequities.
By Sita Kapoor – The developing relationship between Medicaid, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics has the potential to spur dynamic change in the healthcare industry. We need to look no further than the innovative venture announced earlier this year.
By Rose Higgins – Healthcare’s mantra for 2018: Make the most of what you’ve got. The mission for healthcare organizations will be to realize a strong return on investment on technologies that are already in place.
By Kathy VanOsdol – Thinking about MIPS? You’re not alone. The Merit-based Incentive Payment System phenomenon is significant in terms of the number of providers who will be contemplating a strategy.
By Kathy VanOsdol – The holiday season is here. Decorations are going up, shoppers are flooding stores, and festive music reminds us that “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. As children eagerly compose letters to Santa, it’s likely that Accountable Care Organizations have wish lists of their own.