Pew looks to biometrics to advance patient matching
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View ArticleGenome data for integrated care - Enter the video people
The size of a human genome dataset depends on many factors. In any case, it is huge. An estimate often given suggests 100 gigabytes for the original raw dataset. It can be even more, depending on how...
View ArticleHow the opioid crisis is pushing interoperability forward
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Cloud interoperability tech eases interface work at University of Louisville...
The University of Louisville Hospital was managed by a partner organization and, consequently, all IT services were provided through the partner organization as well.When the hospital board made the...
View ArticleWolters Kluwer offers AI-powered data mapping to help with hospital M&A
In an effort it says will help hospitals and health plans to better aggregate data from disparate electronic health records after mergers, Wolters Kluwer has developed new technology that uses machine...
View ArticleFocus on interoperability: What we learned
The table is set for interoperability but it’s still going to take a lot of work because the various players — electronic health record vendors, hospitals, policymakers — are not exactly on the same...
View ArticleKLAS: Epic, Cerner still lead EHR pack
Most health systems that signed on for a new electronic health record install in 2018 – be they large or small, government-run or private-sector – opted for Cerner or Epic, according to the new market...
View ArticleHow Brazil is tackling its health IT challenges
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View ArticleONC, CMS leaders tell Senate HELP Committee: Time is of the essence for new...
More than a month after its first hearing on the health IT and interoperability provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Senate HELP Committee Hearing reconvened on Tuesday to ask federal...
View ArticleHow to assess the security of hospital IoT
"We’ve seen infusion pumps infected with malware – while connected to patients," says Joe Lea, vice president of product at Armis Security.That sentence should give chills to hospital leaders of any...
View ArticleBrightree extends CommonWell connectivity to home health, hospice customers
Cloud-based IT company and CommonWell Health Alliance member Brightree is extending access to the interoperability network to its customer base of hospice and home health providers.WHY IT MATTERS In a...
View ArticleVC investor expects big changes in consumer digital health
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View ArticleNew Zealand’s MOH to open up national health data with FHIR
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health will provide access to two core national systems - the National Health Index (NHI) and Health Practitioner Index (HPI) – using FHIR interfaces.Group manager digital...
View ArticleNew CDS from Change Healthcare enables home-based telemonitoring
Change Healthcare on Monday unveiled the most recent version of InterQual 2019, its flagship clinical decision support technology.WHY IT MATTERS In addition to thousands of new content updates, the...
View ArticlePhysicians Foundation launches HIE fund for physician interoperability
Financial barriers preventing buy-in to a health information exchange just got lower in six states. In partnership with the Physicians Foundation, the medical associations and information networks in...
View ArticleCybersecurity is a team sport, and information sharing is key
In a world of sophisticated attacks, complex networks, high financial stakes and layers of regulation, healthcare systems can no longer afford to go it alone when it comes to cybersecurity."We can't...
View ArticleHealthcare in 21 years will be driven by 'radically interoperable data'
As we focus this month on the promise and potential of digital transformation across healthcare, it's encouraging enough to take stock of the huge advances that have already been made in the past...
View ArticleAMIA to ONC on interoperability rules: 'Share now, standardize as needed'
The American Medical Informatics Association is generally pleased with the proposed interoperability rules put forth by the National Coordinator for Health IT. But the informatics group is warning...
View ArticleNew Zealand's National Health Information Platform replaces EHR
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health is going to Cabinet this June to get approval to develop a detailed business case for a national Health Information Platform.The Ministry has moved away from the idea...
View ArticleOpinion: Delivering a UK interoperability breakthrough
At Cambridge University Hospitals, a HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 UK trust, we recognise the importance of accurate and timely access to information – for patients themselves, for our hospital clinicians and...
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