Search Tag: health information technology (HIT)
HIT Disconnect Heading for Failure
2016 05 Sep
A trio of health and technology experts have said that the gulf between developers of health IT tools and the staff who use them is an obstruction to innovation in the sector. App, wearable and IT system creators fail to interact effectively or at all with patients and healthcare personnel. This results in a limited understanding of what end-users’... Read more
HIMSS 2016
2016 29 Feb
HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology. HIMSS produces health IT thought leadership, education, events, market research and media services around the world. Founded in 1961,... Read more
Stanford Children’s Health CIO Ed Kopetsky honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
2015 22 Jun
-- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health are proud to announce that Chief Information Officer Ed Kopetsky was recently presented with the 2015 Silicon Valley Business Journal, San Francisco Business Times and PwC CIO of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award . The award recognized his significant contributions... Read more
Calgary Scientific Inc. Launches ResolutionMD® with New Intuitive Interface
2015 17 Jun
CALGARY, Alberta--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, has announced the release of ResolutionMD® 5.1. The latest software version enables physicians to make faster and more informed treatment decisions, by providing even greater access to medical images... Read more
Michael Thick Joins IMS MAXIMS
2015 16 Jun
Renowned health informatics leader Michael Thick has appointed as chief medical officer (CMO) and chief clinical information officer (CCIO) of electronic patient record software pioneer IMS MAXIMS. Well known for his position as chief clinical officer on the National Programme for Information Technology, he has been instrumental across various successful... Read more
European EHR Market Outlook: Country-Specific Models and Interoperability
2015 29 Jan
Electronic health record (EHR) technology and electronic prescribing of medications account for 30 percent of total healthcare IT spending in Europe, according to Frost & Sullivan. The company’s European Electronic Health Records Market study, which covers ambulatory and hospital EHR, estimates that the market will earn revenues as high as $3.69... Read more
Health Information Technology “Slightly” Facilitates Patient Care Coordination
2015 19 Jan
A new report published in Medical Care reveals that physicians who use health information technology (HIT) to coordinate patient care frequently do not receive the data they need from electronic health records (EHR) systems. Care coordination between healthcare providers is associated with cost savings and higher quality of patient care, but routine electronic... Read more