Global healthcare needs to speak a common language to tackle the challenge of...
Decision SupportElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Government & PolicyInteroperabilityPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyCOVID-19 has reinforced the possibilities that open up when we collaborate,...
View ArticleAccurate patient matching is even more vital amidst the COVID-19 crisis, say...
Healthcare industry groups have been chewing on the challenge of accurate patient matching for years, with the prospect of patient misidentification presenting questions around safety and security,...
View ArticleEnabling AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support: View from the “C” Seats
Author: SiemensSponsor: SimensPrimary topic: Artificial IntelligenceTopic: Artificial IntelligenceInteroperabilityPrecision MedicineResource Central: Upcoming WebinarsExternal url:...
View ArticleWith EHR integration, TriHealth gets data flowing smoothly between acute and...
At TriHealth, a health system based in Cincinnati, Ohio, clinicians were feeling the pinch between balancing their actual jobs (in caring for patients) and administrative work, like electronic health...
View ArticleHealthcare Cybersecurity: What Data Thieves Are After
Sponsor: ZettasetPrimary topic: Privacy & SecurityTopic: InteroperabilityPrivacy & SecurityResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleFighting COVID-19: Collaboration, trust and standardisation
Recent months have witnessed the world change dramatically. We've been overwhelmed by a pandemic, the economy has been hit hard and the healthcare system is under pressure. The solution for these kinds...
View ArticleBreach. Theft. Disaster: Protecting the Digital Transformation from Itself
Sponsor: ZettasetPrimary topic: Privacy & SecurityTopic: InteroperabilityPrivacy & SecurityResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleHow health systems worldwide can build and benchmark their digital maturity
For all the progress made over the past decade when it comes healthcare IT infrastructure and digital savvy – and despite the myriad innovations happening each day in all corners of the global health...
View Article'Global standards with local implementations'
HIMSS, HL7 International and IHE international announced the formation of the Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability earlier this year during the closing keynote of today's programme at HIMSS...
View ArticleHyland acquires content services platform Alfresco
Hyland, a Westlake, Ohio-based content services and enterprise imaging technology vendor, signed a definitive agreement to acquire content services platform Alfresco this week.The move follows Hyland's...
View ArticleInfo blocking compliance date nears: Legal experts offer toolkit to help
With more and more of its healthcare clients seeking help understanding the detailed requirements for implementing the new information-blocking rules put in place under the 21st Century Cures Act, law...
View ArticleGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT awarded Stage 7 O-EMRAM
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT (GOSH) in London has been awarded Stage 7 on the O-EMRAM by HIMSS this week, making it the first hospital in England to achieve the validation.O-EMRAM,...
View ArticlePatients want to download their own health data, report shows
With the deadline quickly approaching for healthcare providers to implement the new information blocking rules put in place under the 21st Century Cures Act, a new survey suggests that patients are on...
View ArticleMA health network to pay $70,000 after failing to provide medical records
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights announced this week that five providers had agreed to pay settlements for potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule's right...
View ArticleTerminology standards bridging gaps between health systems during COVID-19
ClinicalElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Health Information Exchange (HIE)InteroperabilityPopulation HealthCommunicating lab orders and results across multiple care settings and with treating...
View ArticleUAE’s Medcare Hospitals to adopt TrakCare healthcare information system
The UAE’s Medcare Hospitals is to implement a unified healthcare information system (HIS) across its locations in Dubai and Sharjah, it has been confirmed. This follows an agreement with the...
View ArticleConcerns raised about transparency of NHS COVID-19 tracing app
UK charity, the Health Foundation has called for greater transparency around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is set to be launched across England and Wales tomorrow.It has raised concerns that...
View ArticleA new health IT discipline: Social informatics
As the pandemic shines a harsh light on healthcare disparities – with COVID-19 affecting poor, minority and underserved communities to a significantly disproportionate degree – more attention has been...
View ArticleMassive Interoperability: High-Performance Data Sharing at Scale
Author: InterSystemsSponsor: InterSystemsPrimary topic: InteroperabilityTopic: AnalyticsInteroperabilityResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
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