What’s Going On with Blockchain in Healthcare?
Keeping up with technologies that are changing how healthcare is delivered. Can a continuously growing chain of blocks using cryptography have applications in healthcare?
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Third-Party Vendor Causes Breach Impacting 45,000 Patients
By Art Gross – Rush University Medical Center is feeling the impact of a breach they themselves did not cause. A third-party vendor is responsible for compromised personal information of 45,000 patients of Rush Medical.
FDA is Working to Bridge Gaps and Meet Needs for Rare Disease Product Development
By Janet Maynard, MD & Andrea Furia-Helms – There are approximately 7,000 rare diseases affecting an estimated 30 million people in the United States. Many of these diseases are serious or life-threatening and it is estimated that half affect children.
Have We Passed the High-Water Mark of Seamless Technology?
By William Hersh MD – Have we passed the high point of technology being seamless and easy to use? I recently had to give a presentation to faculty that included showing a few slides, and I assumed I could just bring my MacBook Pro, with its HDMI port…
Five Takeaways from the 28th National HIPAA Summit
By Rita Bowen – The month of March holds important projections for the healthcare industry—especially for those involved in privacy, security and patient access to health information. It is when the annual National HIPAA Summit is held every year in Washington, D.C., and this year was no exception.
CMS is Now Accepting Proposals for New Measures for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
CMS Annual Call for Measures for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program is now open. Submit a measure proposal by June 28, 2019.
Improving Patient Safety with Collaboration and Vigilance
By Geoff Caplea MD, MBA – Like most clinicians, the reason I entered healthcare was to help people. While not unique to me, this simple passion led me to medical school, to become a family physician, and to work in health information technology.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – February 2019
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of February that we think deserve sharing again.
Activating Patients: The Keystone to Healthcare’s Transition to Value
By Abhinav Shashank – What do the best care teams in healthcare have in common? They don’t just take care of the sick- they help them get better. They engage and empower their patients to play a central role in their care and become healthy.