healthcare IT

We recently caught up with John Moore of Chilmark Research, one of the most sought-after HIT industry analysts and a frequent speaker at major industry gatherings such as Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Health 2.0. Chilmark Research is the only industry analyst firm focusing solely on the Healthcare IT market.

This week we are thrilled to introduce the Expert Interview Series. This series of blog posts will feature top thought leaders in healthcare discussing industry trends and developments as 2012 approaches. We look forward to sharing perspectives on relevant topics, including electronic health records (EHRs), meaningful use standards, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and care collaboration.

We speak with a lot of physicians who are thinking about buying or are in the process of implementing an electronic health record (EHR) solution. A decision to implement an EHR is not just about technology, but about introducing important decision-making and change in a practice to gain maximum benefits.

Imagine you are sitting next to your CEO on Day 75 of your 90-day “probationary period,” and he leans over and says, “This is the weirdest conference I’ve ever attended.” If you’re in marketing, you advocated for your company to sponsor the conference, and you hope to be a “Day 76 probie,” your only response can be, “Weird great, right?”

During National HIT Week, we profiled some of Massachusetts’ most innovative health IT companies. In this post, we recognize four companies that are at the forefront of innovation, drive meaningful change and make an impact on people’s lives .

Administrative healthcare costs represent a staggering portion of a practice's overhead expenses. According to a report by Marlin and Associates, $150 billion per year is spent on tasks such as completing manual transactions and tracking paper records.

A few months ago, we wrote about the best healthcare IT hashtags to participate in conversations on technology, healthcare and the many roles of healthcare stakeholders.  This post honors the contributors of one particularly lively and resourceful hashtag for the latest in healthIT news, insights and conversation: #HITsm.  This group sets aside time on Monday nights to chat about the latest developments i

There is no question that we are living in a world that is increasingly social. We have all heard the staggering statistics: Facebook now has over 500 million active users, and there are more than 25 billion pieces of content shared on the social network each month.

The healthcare industry underwent a tremendous amount of growth in 2010, and 2011 will be no different. Many leading analysts predict expanded use of consumer-facing technologies -- connecting patients with one another or with providers, delivering information and support, and monitoring chronic conditions. Others expect big investments in IT infrastructure to improve integration, efficiencies, safety and service. The following are some trends identified by various analyst groups:Trend #1: Connected Health

All of us in the healthcare IT industry have likely at one time or another experienced an EHR-to-HER auto-correction either in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel. This auto-correction can cause frustration at having to manually fix the auto-correction and can lead to some awkward written pieces - (The HER of the future?) We decided that we'd do a service for the industry and share how to override Microsoft's default auto-correction for "EHR." Here's how you do it... In Microsoft Word: