Wellstar Health adds secure check-in through Epic
Atlanta-based Wellstar Health announced this week that it is deploying technology from Clear, the biometric security company best known for enabling faster access at airports and entertainment venues...
View ArticleNew Zealand coming up with national HIE standards
New Zealand's Health Information Standards Organisation is now developing new standards for interoperable health information exchange in the country.In an update on the progress of the Hira programme,...
View ArticleSecure data exchange requires top-notch network management
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View ArticleHIE Roundup: New additions – and new breaches
Protected patient information that's needed for better care coordination will flow better in Texas through a new partnership with C3HIE, but maybe not as well in Oklahoma, where legislators decided to...
View ArticlePatient stories highlight the value of interoperability at HIMSS24 Europe
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View ArticleA smart pump is only as smart as its ability to evolve
Infusion pump systems are some of the most widely utilized devices in hospitals. Robert Canfield, Director of Marketing for infusion systems at Fresenius Kabi, said that the capabilities of these...
View ArticleStreamline document management with practical AI solutions
Billions of dollars are being spent globally on piloting and adopting clinical healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. But there are other AI technologies that can drive efficiencies with a...
View ArticleWhat's next on advancing interoperability in 2024?
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View ArticlePowering the smart hospital of tomorrow
From TVs to home air conditioning systems, consumers clamor for “smart” technologies that integrate seamlessly with their daily lives. The ones that make life easier and better get their attention.A...
View ArticleA fast-paced, fictional exploration of cybersecurity and nationwide...
A new healthcare IT-focused thriller, written by a longtime health system leader, involves a hack into a national electronic health record system. The novel, Coded to Kill (Post Hill Press), is focused...
View ArticleReal-time messaging brings patients’ distant loved ones closer
Bethany Children’s Health Center offers inpatient and outpatient services for children aged 0-21 and is the only inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma. Many of its patients have...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Advancing FHIR exchange to improve prescribing at the VA
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration set to track COVID-19 vaccine deployment, it needed timely and robust information. Wanting the ability to scale, the FDA turned to next-generation exchange in...
View ArticleDirectTrust partners with DTA on new accreditation program
DirectTrust and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance announced this week that they'll work together on an accreditation program designed to test the efficacy and security of digital-therapeutic apps and...
View ArticleVendor Notebook: New partnerships around AI, VBC, virtual care and more
Several new announcements show providers, including Brightside Health and Tampa General Hospital, seek to improve patient outcomes and experiences with artificial intelligence and innovative care...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Develop nurses' unique skills to help solve healthcare problems
The NursePitch initiative, led by HIMSS and the American Nurses Association Enterprise, is designed to increase nurses’ voice, opportunity and visibility in the digital health ecosystem by recognizing...
View ArticleRural hospitals: The forgotten frontier needs advocates for a better model
Access to healthcare services is critical to good health, yet rural residents often encounter barriers to healthcare that limit their ability to obtain the care they need.Similarly, providers serving...
View ArticleVA stays the course with Oracle EHR contract renewal
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the second option period for its electronic health record modernization contract with Oracle Health. It's an 11-month extension, "with an emphasis on...
View ArticleDeploying RFID medication management system for efficiency, accuracy and...
Between January 1 and March 31, 2024, Jennifer Santillan, Specialist Pharmacy Technician at the Operating Room Pharmacy at University of Illinois (UI) Health, and colleagues, tagged nearly 30,000...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: A single source of truth for provider data nationwide
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View ArticleLinux Foundation seeks collaborators for new interoperability open standard
A consortium including Microsoft, Rockwell Automation, Siemens and others under the Joint Development Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, is inviting peers to join the Margo initiative and...
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