By Gopal Khanna MBA – AHRQ convened a summit on learning health systems. The event was remarkable not simply because it clearly showcased AHRQ’s key roles in quality and safety improvement. It also affirmed the passion of AHRQ stakeholders.
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By Matt Fisher – A patient walks into a physician’s exam room with an ever present smartphone or another digital device. The patient is especially concerned for the information that could be discussed during this visit and wants to be sure that they can remember everything.
By Chris Seib – Last several industry experts contributed their health IT predictions for the upcoming year. Bill Marvin of InstaMed, discussed the trend of consumerism due to rising payment responsibility and the need for action in 2017 to address the new role of consumers as key stakeholders in the industry.
By Dave Lareau – The towering waves of data have finally hit the healthcare shore. Thanks to new technologies, health reform laws and federal stimulus programs, providers are now flooded with more clinical data than ever before.
By Dr. David Hay – FHIR® or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources is an IT healthcare standard that will help to improve the day to day running of community medical practices and hospitals. FHIR can contribute to improving care of patients by providing timely access to their electronic healthcare record.
By Erin Weber – When it comes to adopting the latest technological advancements, the U.S. healthcare system is something of a paradox. Information technology is widespread in clinical care—most hospitals and physician practices now use electronic medical records…
By Art Gross – Cyberattacks only happen to large corporations because they hold the most personal and sensitive data, right? Wrong. While the media often leads us to believe cyberattacks are only occurring on high-profile organizations holding a lot of data, the statistics show us otherwise.
By Dr. Sean Spina – As I was going through the metal detector at the airport, I tossed my pager in the bin. The security official looked at me and said, “You work in healthcare, don’t you?” I asked, “Why do you say that?”
By Kristen Hopewell – Software as a medical device (SaMD) is defined by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum as “software intended to be used for one or more medical purposes that perform these purposes without being part of a hardware medical device.”