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Dana Gelb Safran

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan venture hires BCBS IT exec Dana Safran for data-driven position

By Susan Morse 11:33 am November 20, 2018

The healthcare venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase has hired insurance executive Dana Gelb Safran as head of measurement, a data-driven technology position, according to CNBC.

Working on the snoring problem, one innovation at a time

By Laura Lovett 02:29 pm November 19, 2018

Innovation Factory’s Alaa Chalabi talks using wearables to detect sleep disorders and snoring habits at WISH in Doha, Qatar last week.

ECRI: Acute care patients with mental issues can be dangerous, tech tools can help

By Diana Manos 11:07 am November 19, 2018

There is a small market for software that combines physical and mental health data hospitals can use to better understand threats before an incident occurs.

(Photo courtesy Harvard Medical School)

HIMSS launches executive education program from Harvard Medical School

By Healthcare IT News 11:14 am November 13, 2018

The three-day program at Harvard Medical School aims to educate healthcare leaders about best practices for using data analytics to drive business objectives.

"We cannot underestimate how connected we will be" as data and technology become even more ubiquitous, said futurist Michael Rogers at the HIMSS Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum.

What it will take for big data to achieve its potential in healthcare

By Mike Miliard 04:21 pm October 31, 2018

From basic information governance to advanced precision medicine, health systems large and small describe their strategies for putting data to work.

Above image: A hospital under the MidCentral District Health Board in New Zealand. Credit: MidCentral District Health Board's Facebook page.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health to pilot three HIMSS digital maturity assessments

By Dean Koh 12:08 am October 30, 2018

The Ministry of Health (MoH) of New Zealand has chosen MidCentral and Southern District Health Boards (DHBs) as pilot sites for implementing digital maturity assessments.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of Partners HealthCare, has recently focused on data science to improve clinical decision support and EHR functionality. (Photo: Partners)

Partners HealthCare showcases 3 innovative analytics use cases

By Mike Miliard 09:42 am October 29, 2018

From decision support optimization to EHR performance improvement, the Boston health system puts its data to work in new and interesting ways.

Michael Rogers speaking at the Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum in Boston on Monday.

A futurist predicts what healthcare will look like in the late 2020s

By Tom Sullivan 12:12 pm October 22, 2018

Picture diagnostic booths with large screen 8K resolution, telemedicine tools, sensors tracking just about everything, and more.

Integration platform leads to enhanced quality reporting at Osler Health

By Bill Siwicki 01:17 pm October 18, 2018

The accountable care organization connected 14 disparate EHR systems to get meaningful analytics, helping with population health and value-based reimbursement.