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Health care IT management and organization

• Interoperability may be in sight as Epic and Cerner work together

  As two of the largest EHRs in the healthcare space, Epic and Cerner have often appeared to be at odds with each other. But that seems to be changing via an ONC initiative.  Continue Reading

• John Sculley: optimize transaction cycle for pharmaceuticals

  Former Apple and Pepsi CEO John Sculley urges the use of cloud technology to optimize the transaction cycle for pharmaceuticals and drive down prices for advanced specialty drugs.  Continue Reading

• Former Apple CEO offers remedy for pharmacy benefits management system

  Former Apple CEO John Sculley has plunged into health IT with a collaborative, cloud-based pharmacy benefits management system that he says will drive down healthcare costs.  Continue Reading

• HIE executive director: Why HIEs probably aren't data blocking

  Some experts have discussed how data blocking is occurring with HIEs. But an HIE executive director argues that other barriers are in the way and contractually HIEs can't data block.  Continue Reading

• PatientPing helps with coordinating care among healthcare providers

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT features PatientPing, a startup in Boston that provides technology to improve coordinating care.  Continue Reading

• Behavioral health data sharing drives push for better treatment

  With the current free sharing of behavioral health information, patients are driving the push for increased access to treatment -- and providers and payers are paying attention.  Continue Reading

• Busting the early myths about blockchain in healthcare

  There's a lot of buzz about the uses for blockchain in healthcare. While the potential of this technology is exciting, one analyst provides a reality check.  Continue Reading

• Apple Watch tracking app guides CEO of health IT firm on fitness runs

  The CEO of a secure clinical communications vendor uses his Apple Watch to track fitness runs, but is moving slowly on his company developing its own app for the watch.  Continue Reading

• The CIO of MGH discusses health information exchange challenges

  It is well known in the health IT world that health information exchange challenges abound. The CIO of MGH discusses the challenges he has witnessed in Massachusetts.  Continue Reading

• APIs in healthcare are now a certified health IT system requirement

  Government regulators are now requiring vendors of federally certified health IT to make APIs part of their electronic health record systems; some healthcare CIO groups object.  Continue Reading

• Online clinical network works to make interoperability possible

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT dives into how an online clinical network can help create interoperability, share patient information between doctors, improve workflow.  Continue Reading

• APIs in healthcare: Possible use cases

  Although APIs may not be new in other industries, in healthcare APIs are still finding their place. Experts discuss possible use cases for APIs in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Salesforce being used as behavioral health tech by Easter Seals Bay Area

  One healthcare organization is using Salesforce's Health Cloud as behavioral health tech to better schedule care givers, coordinate care and share patient information.  Continue Reading

• Technology drives precision health by linking hospitals and researchers

  A small company in Massachusetts is working to achieve precision health by using their technology to bring hospitals and researchers together.  Continue Reading

• CIO: Healthcare data blocking is purely political

  The technology is in place for interoperability in healthcare. So why is data blocking still happening? It's purely political, one CIO says.  Continue Reading