As a career choice, the role of healthcare CIO has become more challenging—and more rewarding. “It has definitely evolved over the past decade,” says George McCulloch Jr., the Executive Vice President for Professional Development and Membership at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). McCulloch, himself a former hospital IT executive, says the job […]
“Hope is the beacon which points to prosperity,” said political and philosophical author Edward Counsel. True to Counsel’s quote, Epic Systems hopes its Epic Beacon software will be the ray of hope in finding, tracking and curing cancer. Epic Beacon is Epic Systems’ medical oncology module, in which physicians can document cancer staging and manage […]
The theme of this year's Epic User Group Meeting (UGM '16) was An Adventure in Wonderland, and Lewis Carroll himself would have been awed by the festivities. Some 18,000 Epic users descended on the Verona, Wisc. campus, where they were briefed on the company's vision for the future and saw updates to the Epic product suite. There were […]
The blog-o-sphere these days is a bit like an outdoor flea market; it can be crowded and loud, and there's a lot of junk to sort through, but if you spend enough time browsing, chances are you'll find something that you like. In this, our fourth-annual review of the best HIT blogs, we found plenty […]
Adoption of EHRs and related health IT systems is at an all-time high, but many hospitals are lagging in the testing processes, people, and tools required to ensure software quality and usability. "Some healthcare organizations see risk in adopting new testing practices," says Healthcare IT Leaders VP of Quality, Mike Cooper, "while others want to defer […]
Hospitals are struggling to keep their sensitive data under lock and key. In fact, nearly 90 percent of all healthcare organizations experienced at least one data breach within the past two years, according a May Poneman Institute study, and data breach costs are expected to hit $2.1 trillion globally by 2019. Hospitals are hiring experienced security information pros […]
The days are long, the pace is hectic, and the tasks can sometimes be, well, tedious, but we also think (and hope) our interns here at Healthcare IT Leaders have had some fun, too. We know that we have. As summer draws to an end, we're sadly saying goodbye to the terrific young people who have helped […]
It’s the most downloaded mobile game in U.S. history, but is Pokemon Go a healthcare app? Jonathan Halvorson, writing for The Health Care Blog, makes the case that it might very well be. “The game comes first,” he says. “That turns out to be the smarter path to actually engage large numbers of people to […]
Epic Radiant is Epic Systems’ Radiology Information System (RIS), used principally by hospital radiology departments. With integration to Epic’s electronic health record (EHR), Radiant offers access to all of a patient’s results, allergies, medications, history and upcoming appointments. According to Epic product literature, radiologists and technicians can use the system to “protocol studies, track discrepancies, […]
If you’ve ever sat through a speech or presentation at a health IT conference and thought to yourself, ‘I could do that,’ you’re right—you could. From large national events like HIMSS and Epic UGM to smaller local meetups, organizers of these events are always looking for speakers with specialized expertise. Sharing your knowledge with your […]
The paper medical record isn’t dead—yet, but a new report says the vast majority of U.S. hospitals now offer online access to medical records. A July 2016 TrendWatch brief from the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows 92 percent of hospitals in 2015 offered patient’s online viewing of their medical records, compared to 43 percent in […]
Epic Rover is a mobile app from Epic Systems that allows clinicians to record documentation and conduct barcode validation at the point of care, typically the patient bedside. As an extension to workstation-based barcoding, Rover facilitates barcoded medication administration (BCMA), using a device-mounted scanner to ensure positive identification of patient, medication, and clinician. Available for […]