Texas-based Children’s Medical Center has announced a collaboration with Dallas-based, non-profit research and development firm PCCI on two new projects aimed at improving children’s health using predictive modeling and networking technologies.

Data holds great promise for improved outcomes and reduced cost­—but proceed with caution. Start with the basics and work up to advanced predictive analytics for the best results, according to the experts.

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) should do more to ensure that clinical data registries improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released initial findings from a patient identification and matching study during a Dec. 16 meeting on the subject.

The global healthcare analytics market is estimated to grow from $4.4 million in 2013 to $21.3 million by 2020, according to a report by global market research and consulting company Markets and Markets.

URAC and The Leapfrog Group unveiled winners of their second annual 2013 Hospital Website Transparency Awards Program, which identifies hospital websites that promote transparency of safety and quality measures in a useful, user-friendly manner for consumers.

Hospitals that adopted five medication management components of Meaningful Use Stage 1 had a lower likelihood of adverse drug events, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, today announced that Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. has entered into a multi-year engagement that enables Inovalon's advanced healthcare data analytics for payers and providers to leverage Greenway's PrimeSUITE electronic health record (EHR) platform, further enabling improvements in clinical and quality outcomes, and financial performance.