By David Harlow – Rasu Shrestha is the CIO of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and also serves as an Executive VP of UPMC Enterprises. We spoke about the meaning of innovation and about some of the innovations — past, present and future — at UPMC.
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By Jeff Turpin – As the price of analysing genetic information decreases, it’s potential to revolutionise healthcare increases but will the general public embrace this non-traditional data or will its controversies cause it to be left behind?
By Rita Bowen – As we enter 2018, HIM and compliance professionals have the opportunity to reflect on healthcare privacy and security in 2017, look at lessons learned, and make predictions as to what’s next.
By David Blumenthal MD – President Donald Trump’s first year in office was one of the most frenetic and confusing periods in U.S. health care history. Beneath the apparent chaos, however, continuity ruled. Here are four enduring aspects of health policy that held true in 2017.
By Matt Fisher – It is a thorny and complicated question since access comes in many forms. Is an individual requesting a copy of their record for personal use, or to send to another provider for continuity of care purposes, or are the records going to an attorney for potential litigation?
By Jeffrey Shuren MD, JD – Since 2012, we at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health have set as our North Star the vision of patients in the U.S. having access to high-quality, safe, and effective medical devices of public health importance first in the world.
By Richard Pazdur MD – One year ago, Jan. 19, 2017, FDA officially launched the Oncology Center of Excellence to leverage the combined skills of regulatory scientists and reviewers with expertise in drugs, biologics and devices (including diagnostics).
By Teresa Zayas Caban, Kevin Chaney, Michael Painter, & Chris Dymek – Artificial intelligence (AI) – the ability of computers to learn human-like functions or tasks – has shown great promise.
By Rebecca Hafner-Fogarty, MD – Virtual care holds enormous potential to transform the healthcare landscape. Since you are here, you most likely agree that virtual care (and telemedicine) can be of great benefit for patients, providers, and health systems.