By Steven Posnack MS MHS – Passed four years ago, the 21st Century Cures Act included a definition of “information blocking.” On behalf of the HHS Secretary, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology was tasked with implementing this definition and its “exceptions.”
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By Buff Colchagoff – ’Tis the time of year when nativity scenes make their annual appearances around neighborhoods and churches. As we celebrate birth in this season, I want to reflect on the Health IT sector and the birth of modern information exchange – both the verb and the proper noun.
By Naresh Sundar Rajan, Jeya Balaji Balasubramanian, Jaime Bland & Jonas De Almeida – To battle the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals need immediate access to relevant health data in order to inform clinical decision making, conduct timely research, understand trends, and inform response efforts.
By Susan Beaton RN – The ongoing pandemic has ushered in many changes within healthcare, from the way care is delivered to how patients interact with the system. One prime example of this change is the massive surge in telehealth usage and the growing need, and appetite, for digital healthcare experiences.
By Joyoti Goswami – Spend a moment and think when was the last time you booked an airline ticket standing in a queue at the airline office or visited the bank for financial transactions?
By Joel Barthelemy – 100 years ago, a third of the world’s population became sick. One of the most disastrous pandemics in human history, the outbreak spread rapidly from nation to nation, infecting people even on remote islands. Today some experts believe it killed more people than both World Wars combined.
By Kevin Chaney, Kristen Miller & Allison Dennis – Estimating risks and weighing the benefits of health interventions is a challenge for patients and their providers. Patients may wonder if they should be thinking twice before having that second portion of desert. Doctors may consider recommending a daily aspirin.
By Inga Shugalo – AR and VR are steadily paving their way in the most conservative fields of activity – finance, manufacturing, and even healthcare have become devoted users of these technologies.
By Jeffrey Brady MD MPH – Questions are the answer—a simple concept that can apply to so many areas of our lives, but none more important than our healthcare. Through an ongoing collaboration with AHRQ, Google is piloting a new online tool to help patients plan for medical visits.