Bernie Monegain
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Microsoft files patent application for eyeglasses that gauge blood pressure
Microsoft filed a patent for an eyeglass monitor capable of tracking blood pressure called Glabella, that is designed to be easier to use and more accurate than a traditional inflatable cuff. → Read More
Top patient safety pain points and where to focus improvement efforts
Begin by eliminating the false sense of safety that manual reporting produces and, from there, target these key areas. → Read More
Mayo Clinic announces biobank will store samples from NIH All of Us precision medicine initiative
Mayo will store 35 million biospecimens to advance data collections among Americans other underrepresented in medical research, notably women and minorities, CEO John Noseworthy said. → Read More
Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush shares his evolving dream of innovation
From bad software to better cloud services to a platform that fosters an ecosystem of internal and external innovation, the EHR executive explains what’s next. → Read More
Athenahealth to show new tech to ease burden on doctors at HIMSS18
CEO Jonathan Bush said the goal is to remove the grunt work doctors neither want nor are schooled to perform. → Read More
Here's how much top EHR vendors spent lobbying Congress in 2017
Most electronic health record vendors allocated less money to lobbying last year than they did in 2016 -- with the notable exception being Cerner. → Read More
Americans view healthcare policy as top concern, above tax reform and terrorism
Democrats listed healthcare as their main worry, while Republicans put it at second behind only immigration. → Read More
Athenahealth closing Atlanta Client Support Center, laying off 61 workers
In a filing to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the EHR company said layoffs would begin on Dec. 18. → Read More
Mount Sinai, Sema4 data scientists tout brain cancer breakthrough
Researchers identify biomarker for progression and drug response to glioblastoma. → Read More
Mount Sinai, Sema4 data scientists tout brain cancer breakthrough
Researchers identify biomarker for progression and drug response to glioblastoma. → Read More
Athenahealth: Leadership, support can help doctors avoid burnout
Physicians who rate their capabilities highly seem to be doing fine, but too many feel they don’t have the support to deliver the best care. → Read More
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner is standing behind switch from EHRs to 'CHRs'
A comprehensive health record, unlike today’s EHR, would incorporate more data types, notably social determinants, she says. → Read More
KLAS gives athenahealth cloud-based EHR high marks among community hospitals
Company’s athenaOne for Hospitals and Health Systems platform has become the third most frequently selected records solution in the country, both in 2015 and 2016. → Read More
Interoperability shows progress, but it's slow progress at best
Hospitals’ use of data for patient care from outside providers is low, with only 18.7 percent of hospitals reporting they “often” used these data, Health Affairs report finds.bern → Read More
AMA demands EHR overhaul, calls them 'poorly designed and implemented'
Latest study confirms typing and clicking consume more than half the workday for doctors. → Read More
Mayo Clinic kicks off massive Epic EHR go-live
The health system rolled out the first two dozen instances of a new EHR that will replace Cerner and GE software, integrate patient records, and require user training for more than 51,000 employees. → Read More
IBM, Rensselaer Polytech launch AI, cognitive computing project
Team plans to leverage Watson AI to develop cognitive tools that use analytics, knowledge-driven learning and semantics-based interrogation. → Read More
IBM Watson thinks it can use AI to fight opioid addiction
Partnership with MAP Health Management will help identify people at risk of relapse so healthcare providers can intervene sooner. → Read More
IBM says big data has provided new insight into how Ebola spread
Analysis of infected carriers is said to represent a new approach over previous studies. → Read More
Carolinas HealthCare IT chief: Interoperability will be solved in 5 to 6 years
Craig Richardville said the holy grail of widespread health information exchange will begin maturing quickly in a shorter period of time than many people expect. → Read More