By Laura Young – It is one of the most common complaints in healthcare circles. If I can wire money across the globe with my phone or book a flight from my couch, why can’t my doctor instantly see my records from across town? Banking and travel feel light years ahead in convenience. But healthcare is not behind in the same way.
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By Matt Fisher – Access to data and the enablement of data flow are significant issues and concerns within healthcare. In particular, individuals often have a hard time getting to their own data. Those difficulties exist even with different regulations in place designed to promote and require access to data.
Thanks to years of American Medical Association advocacy, physician practices will soon benefit from long-overdue federal reforms that make sharing patient data faster, easier, and more complete—without extra logins, endless clicking, or expensive add-ons.
Join us December 12th for Sharing Health Data: Challenges to Solve – Lessons to be Learned, virtual event. This session @3:30-4pm ET hear radio host Matt Fisher and Lance Reid, CEO of Telcion for this Fireside Chat on security of patient data.
By Chris Emper – In December 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, in part to mandate that different EHR systems, hospitals, and physician groups share patient data in compliance with new information blocking rules.
By Jeff Robbins – The healthcare industry has experienced an explosion of data and analytics. Whether it comes from an Apple Watch or a hospital room, patient data is collected nonstop. But we can still unlock the value especially as AI becomes an increasing part of the equation.
By Russ Smith – The need to protect sensitive patient and member data has become paramount in the wake of escalating cyber threats throughout healthcare systems. Here are strategies organizations can adopt to mitigate risks and safeguard their private data.
By Kevin Erdal – Healthcare providers are navigating a significant evolution in digital health capabilities as providers continue to fast-track digital adoption. Post-pandemic advancements in IT are becoming embedded across the healthcare enterprise and signal progress within clinical and operational outcomes.
By Pamela J. Gallagher – Compared to a grocery store, the healthcare industry holds vastly greater amounts of sensitive personal information. Questions of how to balance convenience and privacy is essential for the health of our industry.