Providers are increasingly clamoring for clinical decision support tools, but simple plug-and-play products don’t exist yet, and CDS tools developed locally often have similar problems, according to a report from KLAS. 

Paul H. Frisch, PhD, received the 2012 ACCE-HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award, which recognizes individuals who have best demonstrated leadership in promoting or implementing significant synergies between the clinical engineering and information technology professions.

Optum and Mayo Clinic have jointly launched Optum Labs, an open, collaborative research and development facility with the goal of improving patient care.

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As the ICD-10 compliance deadline edges closer and Meaningful Use lurches forward, providers have a heap of IT challenges on their plate, according to a January report from KLAS.

James Turnbull, CIO at University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City, was selected by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Health Information and Management Systems Society to receive the 2012 CIO of the Year award. 

An increasing number of factors thwart efforts to bring new technologies to patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. In the minds of physician researchers and industry leaders, regulatory barriers, less financial return on investment and government impediments interfere with innovation. However, if innovators can adapt and evolve to a more global healthcare ecosystem, a silver lining may materialize.

“IT plays an integral role in all of our strategies,” says Patrick Gandy, Jr., MBA, senior vice president and COO of Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, La., which has earned numerous accolades for delivering high-quality healthcare. “IT touches every part of the organization,” and the organization could not have achieved its success without it.