On August 18, 2014, Community Health Systems (CHS) reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they had suffered a major data breach of... More

How to Think Like a Physician When Designing Keep it simple when designing systems for physicians.  While it may not be simple to build, an... More

25.5% of hospitals had a “comprehensive” EHR in 2013, while 33.4% had a “basic” EHR, according to a great, and very detailed, report published by... More

One-on-One Meetings: One-on-one physician meetings will often be brief and may occur in the middle of a chaotic workday.  To be successful consider the following:... More

Cerner announced it will acquire Siemens Health Services, the healthcare IT unit of Siemens, for $1.3 billion.  The acquisition – which was rumored on HIStalk... More

It has been an interesting few months for mobile health and patient engagement, as both Apple and Google announced plans to get into (or in... More

If you are new to healthcare you may be perplexed about how to communicate with physicians.  Even seasoned pros sometimes struggle. Though physician personalities and... More

  A recent report from KLAS finds that only Epic, Cerner, and Meditech gained hospital market share in 2013. According to FierceEMR, Epic had the highest... More

For good reason, Impact Advisors is known in the healthcare IT consulting industry as a tough competitor. Our company has received multiple Best in KLAS®... More

According to the annual survey from the Leapfrog Group, 616 hospitals (or 43% of respondents) met the Leapfrog CPOE standard in 2013, up from 113... More

The HIMSS EHR Association, which represents nearly 40 EHR vendors, is urging CMS to issue a Final Rule on the proposed changes to meaningful use, “as... More

Our firm, Best in KLAS award winner Impact Advisors, is dedicated to maintaining and growing our internal culture so much so that we have a... More

Hospitals & Health Networks reports that analytics and population health were big themes in their 2014 “Most Wired” survey.  According to the story, more than 60%... More

Terminology When you engage in any discussion about Analytics, chances are you will hear many phrases all intended to mean the same thing – Analytics,... More

Moving forward, hospitals and eligible professionals (EPs) who fail to achieve meaningful use (MU) in any year will be subject to penalties.  Given that some... More