AMIA, the U.S.-based association for informatics professionals, has launched a nonprofit, wholly owned subsidiary called the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) to serve as an international center for collaborative initiatives on health informatics.
Informatics is the science of how to use data, information, and knowledge to improve both human health and the delivery of healthcare services, usually supported by health IT systems.
CareSpark, a nonprofit regional health information organization (RHIO) serving Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, is proving the value of health information exchanges through several projects that rely on its provider registry.
Accenture has announced that it will work with Stanford Hospital & Clinics on a seven-year, connected health technology initiative to improve patient care and operational efficiency. The effort will continue to advance Stanford’s patient care platform, which connects the hospital and outpatient clinics to create a near-paperless electronic medical record. Under the agreement, Accenture will work with Stanford to enhance clinical processes and deploy new capabilities, including business intelligence, health analytic tools and patient-centered technology.