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Imaging Informatics Solutions Provider ClearCanvas Debuts Vendor Neutral PACS Cleome

Press Release | ClearCanvas Inc. | September 10, 2013

ClearCanvas introduces its unique new vendor neutral PACS, Cleome, to its portfolio of commercial products. This web-based breakthrough solution features fast diagnostic viewing of all medical images using zero-footprint HTML5, anytime, anywhere. Read More »

Pay For Hospital CEOs Linked More To Technology, Patient Satisfaction Than Quality, Study Finds

Jordan Rau | Kaiser Health News | October 14, 2013

[...] A new study of CEO pay at nonprofit hospitals finds that executives at institutions that have a lot of fancy medical technology and high patient satisfaction are paid more than their peers. But running a hospital that scores well on keeping more patients alive or providing extensive charity care does not translate into a compensation bump. Read More »

'Hidden' Med School Curriculum Hurts Empathetic Care

Alicia Caramenico | FierceHealthcare | June 10, 2013

With April research showing medical interns spend very little time directly caring for patients, medical education is getting more bad press. Read More »

'Paperless NHS' Plan To Put Patients' Medical Details Online

Juliette Jowit | The Guardian | January 15, 2013

Jeremy Hunt launches digital health records project alongside report claiming it could save nearly £5bn a year Read More »

10 Key Statistics About mHealth

Matt Mattox | Axial Exchange | January 15, 2013

Since the original iPhone launch in 2007 and the iPad launch in 2010 the blistering pace of smartphone and tablet adoption has impacted virtually every industry. [...] Read More »

2013 Most Wired

Matthew Weinstock | Hospitals & Health Networks (H&HN) | July 1, 2013

H&HN's 15th annual survey shows U.S. hospitals have made big strides in laying the foundation for robust clinical information systems. The next step: harnessing IT for the real work of improving care delivery. Read More »

5 Benefits Of Open Source Technology For MU

Mark Byers | Executive Insight | October 14, 2013

Founded on transparency and open standards, OS technology is a largely underexplored solution to meet MU criteria Read More »

5 Strategies For Implementing Data Analytics In Hospitals

Sabrina Rodak | Becker's Hospital Review | October 24, 2011

Since the advent of the Internet, people have been able to access a significant amount of information with the click of a computer mouse. As technology becomes more ingrained in healthcare delivery, providers are facing the quandary of how to glean useful information from the enormous amount of data available through electronic health records, computerized provider order entry and other databases. Read More »

50 Open Source Replacements For Health Care Software

Cynthia Harvey | Datamation | April 26, 2013

According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers Study, 79 percent of health care executives anticipate an increase on their technology spending this year. With "Meaningful Use" considerations weighing heavily on the industry, many will be investing in or upgrading their electronic health record (EHR) capabilities. [...] Read More »

A Burnout Fix: Occupational Health

Maureen Miller | The Atlantic | July 2, 2013

In the midst of the doctor shortage and burnout epidemic, occupational medicine is the best-kept secret in U.S. health care. Read More »

A Day In The Life Of A Primary Care Doctor

Candice Chen | Washington Monthly | July 1, 2013

A harried pediatrician tells her story. Read More »

A Marriage Of Data And Caregivers Gives Dr. Atul Gawande Hope For Health Care

Alex Howard | O'Reilly Radar | August 31, 2012

Dr. Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) has been a bard in the health care world, straddling medicine, academia and the humanities as a practicing surgeon, medical school professor, best-selling author and staff writer at the New Yorker magazine. His long-form narratives and books have helped illuminate complex systems and wicked problems to a broad audience. Read More »

About Half of Doctors Say They’re Burned Out by Workload

Shannon Pettypiece | Bloomberg | August 20, 2012

About 1 in 2 doctors are burned out, showing signs of emotional exhaustion and little interest in work as patient loads increase, U.S. researchers found. Read More »

Accelerating Electronic Information Sharing To Improve Quality And Reduce Costs In Health Care

Staff Writer | Bipartisan Policy Center | October 1, 2012

Health information technology (IT) and electronic health information sharing play critical and foundational roles in addressing the cost, quality, and access challenges of the United States health care system. Read More »

Accountable Care Is Healthcare’s New OS

Leonard Kish | HL7 Standards | July 23, 2013

The 1st year report card on Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations is out. Depending on who you talk to, the story changes dramatically. As Gregg Masters pointed out, reactions to the reports on the Pioneer ACOs would either have you believe that ACOs “succeeded” or that “Obamacare is a failure.” Read More »