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  1. IBM's Acquisition Of Truven Boosts Data Bank To 300 Million Patients 3/2/2016

    Watson Health establishing large and diverse repository of Health-related data By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  2. Data Analytics Identifies Unnecessary Procedures 2/25/2016

    One in three providers is guilty of ordering unnecessary tests such as lower back MRIs, according to data from a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  3. It's Time To Make Population Health A Priority 2/22/2016

    While providers acknowledge the value of population health, few are actually engaging in the technology. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  4. Acquisition Aims To Further Genomic Profiling, Bioinformatics And Data Curation 2/9/2016

    The merger between Venaxis and Strand Life Sciences will initially focus on developing StrandAdvantage tests with further expansion expected. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  5. Patients Increasingly Willing To Share Health Data 2/5/2016

    More than half of those who participated in a Pew Research Center survey said they would be willing to share their personal health information in exchange for health products or services. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  6. KLAS Ranks Healthcare BI Vendors 1/29/2016

    Health Catalyst was ranked number on in the enterprise healthcare BI market for improving outcomes; Dimensional Insight also got top performance scores for enabling customers to achieve outcomes. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  7. FTC Takes Watchdog Stance Over Patient Data Encryption Standards 1/25/2016

    A $250,000 settlement with an IT vendor sends a strong message to vendors to protect data. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  8. Predictive Alert From IBM Watson Health And Medtronic Warns Of Hypoglycemic Attacks 1/18/2016

    Collaboration born out of 2014 HIMSS could be good news for diabetic treatment. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  9. $4.3 Billion Invested In Digital HIT In 2015 1/5/2016

    While the number of venture capital-funded deals dropped, the average amount rose. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  10. Idaho Health Data Exchange Launches Clinical Portal 1/4/2016

    Portal provides single unified view of patient data via easy-to-use web-based portal. By Christine Kern, contributing writer