PAW’s Predictions on the Not So Easy World of Analytics
By Sarianne Gruber – Welcome to 2018! This year Predictive Analytics World (PAW) wants to know in the world of analytics and healthcare “Is there an ‘Easy Button’ for Analytics?”
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Texting Patient Information – The Latest from CMS
By David Harlow, JD MPH – CMS has a communications problem. Together with the Joint Commission, CMS issued joint guidance on the use of SMS messaging for clinical communications just over a year ago.
Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
By Genevieve Morris – The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in December 2016, calls on the ONC to work with federal partners, including the NIST, and the healthcare and health IT industries to provide interoperability for all.
Virtual Care: Telehealth’s New Value Proposition
By Lee Horner – Many providers are still wary of telehealth, as they are of any tool or technology that will require them to practice differently. However, emerging technology which does not require providers to alter their workflows are revealing a totally new value proposition.
HIEs Connect Nationwide to Support Better Patient Care
SHIEC, a collaborative representing HIEs, announced the national launch of the Patient Centered Data Home™ (PCDH) initiative, a nationwide initiative coordinated by SHIEC’s HIE members, including the Indiana Health Information Exchange.
Blockchain, AI and Virtual Care — Buckle Up, Healthcare Tech is Taking off in 2018
By Dr. Nick van Terheyden – Technology continues to move at an exponential pace, leaving virtually no industry untouched. Healthcare is no exception — the technological progress in this space is offering incredible opportunities to improve the health of our population…
The Potential that Interoperability Offers
By Teresa Rivera – When you think of health information exchange (HIE), you probably envision doctors receiving hospital admission and discharge alerts, or accessing critical medical records.
10 Ways Health Care in America Changed in 2017
By Shanoor Seervai & David Blumenthal MD – While many issues and crises competed for the public’s attention in 2017, health care captured headlines throughout the year. Here, we look at 10 critical events in health care during the past year.
Draft Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Released by HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services released the draft Trusted Exchange Framework, a significant step towards achieving interoperability, as required by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.