Tag Archives: Data

Healthcare organizations are modernizing data, moving to the cloud

Cloud migration and data modernization go hand in hand, according to new research by Deloitte. In a recently released report, “Data modernization and the cloud,” Deloitte Insights says no survey can definitively identify which is leading the migration—data modernization or cloud adoption. However, the study shows that almost all data management will involve modernization and… Read More »

Veradigm, Komodo Health work on new data set for life sciences

Veradigm, a payer and life sciences unit within Allscripts, has partnered with Komodo Health to create the largest linked electronic medical records and claims data set for life science research. The program combines Veradigm’s EHR data from Allscripts with a healthcare map from Komodo that offers almost 50 million linked and longitudinal patient records. The… Read More »

Healthgrades launches customer data platform for healthcare

Healthgrades, an online resource for information on physicians and hospitals, debuted an enterprise-level customer data platform (CDP) built for health systems. The platform is designed to help bridge the gap between siloed data sources in healthcare, connecting internal and external data hubs surrounding hospital systems to create a more comprehensive patient profile. WHY IT MATTERS The… Read More »

Why it’s time to rethink the laws that keep our health data private – The Verge

In 1996, the year Congress passed its landmark health privacy law, there was no Apple Watch, no Fitbit, no Facebook support groups or patients tweeting about their medical care. Health data was between you, your doctor, and the health care system. More than two decades later, that law — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability… Read More »