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Morning Headlines 1/26/15
VSS exits Strata Decision Technology
Roper Industries has acquired Strata Decision Technology, a cloud-based analytics platform used by 1,000 hospitals for financial planning and reporting. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
New Technology May Save Patients an Additional Visit to a Specialist
The University of Virginia Health System will pilot a remote consultation system that connects primary care providers with specialists for quick questions or second opinions on cases that otherwise would have resulted in an unnecessary referral.
How Are We Today? Study Lets Patients Help Write Medical Notes, Google Doc Style
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will pilot a new program called OurNotes that will expand on the OpenNotes concept by allowing patients to access and contribute to physician notes in their EHR.
ONC Annual Meeting, February 2 – 3, 2015
ONC will host its annual meeting on February 2-3 in Washington DC. Karen DeSalvo, MD, now both the National Coordinator for health IT and the acting assistant secretary of health, will deliver the opening remarks and lead a session on ONC’s nationwide interoperability roadmap.
Re: Kim Jong-un: You know it’s funny how some people manage. One person tried to block you. But, as CIO for a multi-hospital IDN, I actually encourage my staff to read HIS-Talk. I think it’s a great way to keep current with what’s going on in our industry. Keep doing what you’re doing.