Analytics

Precision Medicine panel in Washington DC

A panel discussion during the HIMSS Precision Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

AI is key to precision medicine, but hospitals must have strategies for data integrity

By Mike Miliard 01:44 pm May 17, 2018

That goes both for IT buyers making decisions about technology and clinicians not getting "bamboozled" by questionable data science, experts said at the Precision Medicine Summit.

Johns Hopkins Hospital at night releases new computational method for precision medicine

Johns Hopkins unveils new computational method for precision oncology

By Mike Miliard 10:06 am May 17, 2018

Hospitals could use the math-based technique to make it easier to tailor treatments for patients.

There are 16 distinct EHR platforms in the marketplace today.

Why EHR data interoperability is such a mess in 3 charts

By Tom Sullivan 10:07 am May 16, 2018

Hospitals have a complex web of electronic health record vendors but once data sharing broadens it will open the door to innovation.

Bimodal IT: Innovation in the age of EMRs

By InterSystems 09:57 am May 16, 2018

How do we ensure the reliability, scalability, performance and dependability of EMRs and innovate at the same time?

genomics company analyzing dna sample data

Healthcare investor Triventures backs genomics company Genoox in $6 million funding round

By Bill Siwicki 12:05 pm May 15, 2018

The vendor seeks to advance precision medicine through its next-generation sequencing technology and genomic data analytics.

hospital pharmacy uses analytics on computer

The in-house analytics projects at Rapid City Regional Hospital have also shown some interesting findings about costs and opportunities for revenue in their retail approach to their pharmacy operations.

Why hospitals need to adopt a 'retail mindset' when it comes to analytics

By Mike Miliard 09:03 am May 15, 2018

Accountable care demands that data crunching these days be agile to enable quick pivots in strategy, says the director of pharmacy at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Part of the group practice's strategy is to train triage nurses to work with providers to schedule urgent appointments, even double booking when necessary.

Columbia Medical Associates saves $6.5 million in total cost of care by tackling ED visits

By Bill Siwicki 04:34 pm May 14, 2018

The multi-specialty group practice undertook a large project to use analytics and reduce emergency room utilization – and it worked.

next generation analytics reviewed by doctor on EHR

Next-gen analytics: Here's what's coming in the future

By Bill Siwicki 09:11 am May 14, 2018

Hospitals should expect orders of magnitude more data – but will also see emerging tools such as artificial intelligence and 5G connectivity helping to put both structured and unstructured information to work.

technician managing the cloud storage data center servers

New cloud-based machine learning tools offer programmatic approach to security

By Mike Miliard 08:40 am May 14, 2018

After years of wariness from healthcare providers about off-premise data, new AI capabilities from Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft could make cloud storage easier and more trustworthy than ever.