ONC awards $2M to new 2023 LEAP in Health IT winners
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT this week announced $2 million in new award funding for the most recent innovation projects under its Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health...
View ArticleEHR vendors don't have to draw a 'line in the sand' on reproductive data privacy
Legislative proposals to protect reproductive health data in Maryland could set a precedent in the United States, says Nichole Sweeney,general counsel and chief privacy officer at CRISP, the...
View ArticleHealthcare IT in the multi-cloud era: Are we better off?
After rushing into cloud adoption, healthcare IT leaders are now shifting from a “cloud first” to a “cloud smart” approach. They are stepping back from initial (and primarily public) cloud use to...
View ArticleHIMSS Davies Award winners boost quality with AI, telehealth and more
This month, HIMSS has been spotlighting the most recent recipients of the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, which recognizes health systems for their "innovative, thoughtful applications of information...
View ArticleRoundup: Non-OTC drugs prescription via telemedicine prohibited in India and...
Regulator bars e-prescription of non-OTC drugs in IndiaIndian doctors using telemedicine can only prescribe OTC Drugs, according to the National Medical Commission.Based on the medical profession...
View ArticleLeveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and...
Clínica Alemana Osorno, located in southern Chile, has introduced digital communication workflows that leverage connected care. Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient...
View ArticleBuilding tech foundations for whole-health experience
As healthcare organizations embrace digital transformation, there are many opportunities and challenges along the way to a whole-health experience. Join Amish Patel, CTO of Elevance Health, and...
View ArticleInteroperability roundup: EHI compliance guidance, LOINC updates and more
At the outset of 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's analysis of interoperability and methods of exchange among hospitals, which looked at experiences and...
View ArticleEHRA: Vendors and their healthcare clients ready for 'info sharing'
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General will begin enforcing information blocking penalties today, which include potential compliance violations for "acts and omissions"...
View ArticleAchieving operational efficiency while cutting cost
Healthcare providers are well aware of digital technology's potential to help reduce mounting costs spurred by persistent industry challenges, such as staff shortage and increasing care demand. But...
View ArticleHealthcare reforms an opportunity to boost digital maturity and benefit...
In Asia, getting health information systems to connect and understand each other has been lagging, and healthcare providers and their patients are missing out on the benefits.Now, governments are...
View ArticleHow UNC Health Care achieved its 'one patient, one chart' vision
The growth of UNC Health and its acquisition of many hospitals and clinics created IT management complexity and resulted in lost time searching for data for both clinicians and staff. While UNC...
View ArticleConquering new heights in healthcare
Healthcare IT News sat down with Todd Haebich, Executive Vice President for Asia-Pacific of Altera Digital Health, to discuss pressing industry challenges and how these can be tackled through...
View Article5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC
HIMSS23 APAC is happening in two weeks. For the second year in a row, the event is taking place in Indonesia – and if you haven't heard, there’s a little bit of a digital revolution happening in the...
View ArticleThe future of technology can make your hospital a model of care and efficiency
By Martin JonesCurrent and emerging medtech change how hospitals, clinics, and medical practices deliver care. Yet, healthcare organizations face workforce and security challenges – ones that must be...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Don Rucker's fresh takes on the progress of FHIR, TEFCA and more
Dr. Donald Rucker, former national coordinator for health IT and current chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, spoke to HIMSSCast recently to offer his perspective on some key interoperability policies...
View ArticleImproving care by simplifying secure information sharing
To elevate care quality and optimize clinical outcomes, healthcare organizations, clinicians and administrators must be able to exchange patient information securely and in a timely manner. This...
View ArticleFHIR frenzy and digital twins top HIMSS23 APAC takeaways
By Luciano Brustia, Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, InterSystems HIMSS23 APAC certainly delivered on its theme, "Health that Connects + Tech that Cares."It helped being in Indonesia, where...
View ArticleRoundup: Medusa ransomware hit Philippine state insurer and more briefs
Philippine state insurer temporarily shuts ransomware-hit IT systemThe Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has recently reported a cyberattack on its IT system. A news report noted that the attack,...
View ArticleSt John of God Health Care taking Magentus' oncology IMS Australia-wide
Not-for-profit healthcare organisation St John of God Health Care has announced the rollout of an oncology information management system by Magentus across its hospitals in Australia.The Charm...
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