Not too long ago, the idea of having a full-time nurse informaticist on staff was nearly unheard of. But as information technology and the thirst for analytics permeates hospitals and health...
For most people, a little incentive can go a long way towards galvanizing change, whether it’s customer reward points for buying certain products or a Christmas bonus at work for accomplishing a major...
No one likes to be questioned about their quality numbers, but for Laurie Huryk, MSN, RN, it was a huge step in the right direction. The Clinical Informatics Analyst at CentraState Healthcare System...
One of the major responsibilities of an accountable care organization (ACO) is to develop the ability to keep patients away from the doctor’s office and out of the emergency room. Using complex data...
Consumers — in the world of healthcare, patients — produce a tremendous amount of data. So much so that now with the adoption of EHR and health IT systems, healthcare organizations and providers are...
When healthcare organizations think about investing in information technology, they’re looking for results, not just a touch-screen way of doing the same paper-based tasks. Analytics can provide...
