IBMs Watson technology, which embeds natural language processing (NLP) technology, is primed to transform healthcare by converting unstructured information into actionable data and presenting it to decision makers in a dashboard view.

Although there is a trend toward accountability and standards, attention needs to be given to the quality of measurement tools, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in a commentary published in the June 15 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Health information management services provider Precyse and HealthStream, a provider of healthcare learning and research tools, have partnered to deliver ICD-10 education program for providers in healthcare.

In 2009, the number of malpractice claims for events in inpatient and outpatient settings that resulted in payments were similar, and the rate of paid claims in both settings declined overall, according to a study in the June 15 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

Accountable care should have, at a minimum, a focus on patients and consumers, timely and widely available data, collaborative teams and a reformed payment scheme, and should promote population health and monitor for racial, ethnic and language-related health and healthcare disparities, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Evidence suggests that when carefully implemented, health IT has a positive impact on behavior, as well as operational, process and clinical outcomes, stated researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in a case report published online June 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

U.S. physicians continue to sell their private practices and seek employment with healthcare systems, according to a new survey from consulting company Accenture.

BOSTONDavid Cochran, MD, CEO and president of Vermont IT Leaders (VITL) outlined the organizations use of public funding to connect providers, while noting the real possibly that funding could be stripped in 2015. Cochran made his comments during a panel discussion titled Health Information Exchange: How to Play, What to Gain at the CMIO Summit Clinical IT Leadership Forum on June 10.