Health Information Governance

Assessing AI, Data Use Key Priorities of Stanford’s First Data Chief

March 28, 2022 - As new modes of data analysis evolve and become increasingly integrated into clinical care, healthcare organizations are looking to get ahead of the curve and solidify their approach to data science. Stanford Health Care in California is no exception. Earlier this month, the health system created a chief data scientist position and selected Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD, to serve in the new...

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Industry Applauds as Biden Reboots Cancer Moonshot

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Almost six years to the day after the Cancer Moonshot Task Force met for the first time, President Joe Biden announced the reignition of the initiative, aiming to reduce the cancer death rate by 50...

WHO Report Targets AI in Health, Cautions Against Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The World Health Organization (WHO) released the first global report on artificial intelligence in healthcare and six principles to avoid health disparities in the field. The report, Ethics and...

3 Big Data Governance Strategies to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

by Jessica Kent

As the opioid epidemic rages on in communities across the US, the healthcare industry has sought the help of big data to inform public policy and population health initiatives. While large volumes of...

More Than 50% of People Expect Compensation for Genomic Data Sharing

by Jessica Kent

Once people are aware of the issues surrounding genomic data sharing, collection, and security, individuals are more concerned with how their information will be used and expect to receive compensation...

Poor Data Quality, Weak Algorithms Lead to Patient Matching Issues

by Jessica Kent

Hospitals and health information exchanges (HIEs) still struggle with patient matching issues, with many citing data quality problems and poor algorithms as top barriers to patient matching, according...

Data Governance, Chronic Disease Management Top Priorities in 2020

by Jessica Kent

As healthcare continues its digital transformation in the coming year, the industry will prioritize data governance and chronic disease management to improve treatment and outcomes, according to CVS...

Data Standards, Governance Will Address Social Determinants of Health

by Jessica Kent

Improved data standards, data governance, and infrastructure could help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other stakeholders better leverage social determinants of health data,...

Patient, Provider Support Key to Healthcare Artificial Intelligence

by Jessica Kent

To accelerate the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, health systems will need to secure patient and provider support of the technology, develop strong data governance...

How Teamwork Fuels Award Winning Health Information Management

by Jessica Kent

At the core of any meaningful healthcare intervention is medical data. A patient’s health history, prescription information, and demographic data are the building blocks of quality care delivery,...

AMIA Updates Requirements for Clinical Informatics Specialists

by Jessica Kent

Clinical informatics specialists should refine their skills in response to industry changes, including the use of EHR data and innovative data analytics technologies, according to a report published in...

Data Scientists in High Demand for Healthcare Providers, Payers

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare providers and payers are competing furiously with health IT vendors to secure experienced data scientists and machine learning experts in a highly competitive job market, says a study...

Big Data Analytics Strategies are Maturing Quickly in Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare organizations have quickly revved up their big data analytics strategies in an effort meet the challenges of value-based care, according to a new survey from the Deloitte Center for Health...

Identifying Near-Term Use Cases for AI in the Healthcare Setting

by Jennifer Bresnick

With competition heating up in a rapidly changing, consumer-driven environment, healthcare organizations are increasingly investigating how to integrate artificial intelligence into their clinical...

Master Patient Index Creates Platform to Tackle Social Determinants

by Jennifer Bresnick

As value-based approaches to healthcare reimbursement become more popular across the industry, provider groups are becoming increasingly focused on addressing the social determinants of health...

EHR Use, Data Stewardship Shortfalls Top 2019 Patient Safety Concerns

by Jennifer Bresnick

Organizational challenges with EHR use and data stewardship strategies are at the top of this year’s ECRI Patient Safety Concerns list, indicating that healthcare providers are still finding it...

Improving Outcomes, Business Intelligence Top Priorities for Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

Leveraging data and health IT tools to improve outcomes and deliver actionable business intelligence are among the healthcare industry’s highest priorities for 2019, according to this...

Collaboration, Clinical Input Drive Analytics Innovation at UCHealth

by Jennifer Bresnick

As the healthcare industry comes to grips with the scale of disruption it will be facing over the next few years, a handful of forward-thinking organizations are aiming to lead the change instead of...

AI, Consumerism Herald a Changing Healthcare Industry at HIMSS19

by Jennifer Bresnick

Not too long ago, “2020” was convenient shorthand for “sometime in the distant future.”  But healthcare professionals gathering in Orlando this year for the annual HIMSS...

Top 3 Priorities for Health Data Governance, Management in 2019

by Jennifer Bresnick

With January rapidly approaching, health data governance gurus and HIM professionals only have a few days left to get their 2019 New Year’s resolutions in order. Whether it’s a new...

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