Executive Publications: Healthcare IT & Ops
Hospitals Should Not Adopt New Healthcare IT Program Too Quickly
M. Eric Johnson
US News
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently announced that Electronic Health Record incentive payments skipped past $6 billion, with over 122,000 providers already taking part in the action. The incentive frenzy has really just begun, as this represents less than half of the 260,000 providers who have already registered to join the $27 billion funding party. More ›
Topics: Healthcare IT & Ops, Information Security
Hospitals Must Safeguard Patient Data
M. Eric Johnson
US News
Like the challenge of controlling U.S. healthcare costs, safeguarding patient information has proved elusive. Currently, the basic functionality of many electronic health record systems is lacking and poor usability leads to work-arounds. Read about the recent workshop at Tuck focused on safeguarding patient data, funded by the National Science Foundation. More ›
Topics: Healthcare IT & Ops, Information Security
Health-Care Industry: Heal Thyself
Wall Street Journal
Many would say that controlling costs is the toughest challenge facing the U.S. health-care industry. But safeguarding patient information in a digital world isn't proving to be much easier. More ›