Interoperability progress, but still 'much to be desired,' says KLAS-CHIME report
A KLAS-CHIME white paper released Tuesday found that the rate of provider organizations achieving “deep interoperability” has doubled since 2017, …
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HIMSS Insights Special Edition – APAC digital health trendbarometer
The recently launched HIMSS Insights Special Edition – APAC digital health trendbarometer report provides readers insights on the state of …
Cerner signs four new rural hospitals as CommunityWorks clients
Cerner announced this past week that it has inked deals with new hospital customers in Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico and …
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response
Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response The Office for Civil Rights’ 13th such …
FEHRM connects with CommonWell, boosting data exchange for DOD, VA, USCG
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program office announced this week that the joint health information exchange recently formed by the …
Countries worldwide share perspectives on pandemic-era digital innovation
The COVID-19 crisis has shown in no uncertain terms the value and criticality of having a digitised and connected healthcare …
Tech optimization: Perfecting pop health IT deployments
Healthcare provider organizations across the country have been spending more time focusing on population health management. It is of utmost …
AMA launches new playbook to help providers with digital record sharing
The American Medical Association’s new Patient Records Electronic Access Playbook aims to help physician practices more easily and efficiently share …
EHRA to CMS on IPPS rules: focus 'high-value' measures, keep 90-day reporting
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week about its …
Innovaccer's new InAPI aims to boost exchange of health data
Innovaccer has announced the launch of InAPI, which aims to improve interoperability and better aggregate healthcare data through RESTful application …
UCSF, the Doctors Company partner for AI-powered patient safety project
UC San Francisco and the Doctors Company are collaborating on a new $1 million initiative to explore how artificial intelligence …
Community Health Systems makes Apple Health Records available at 100 affiliated hospitals
Community Health Systems (CHS) announced that the Apple Health Records app for iPhones is now available to patients at approximately …
AI-powered voice note taking saves OrthoAtlanta an hour per physician per day
OrthoAtlanta, a 14-office group practice with 37 physicians, is one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic and sports medicine practices in …
ONC chief Don Rucker on the current state and 'next frontier' of interoperability
Healthcare has been striving for the Holy Grail of sweeping, seamless, semantic interoperability for a very long time. Progress has …
'Excitement and potential are one thing, evidence and implementation are another,' warns WHO Regional Director
Countries in the European region should “move beyond an understanding of the promise of digital health” and accelerate the process …
Precision medicine: huge promise, high hurdles
Dr. John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, traveled 400,000 miles in 2018 – jetting all over the …