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- January 10, 2019
10 Jan'19
CMS interoperability and patient access rule delayed by shutdown
The healthcare sector is anxiously awaiting the release of federal health agencies' rules on interoperability, but the government shutdown will further delay their release.
- January 07, 2019
07 Jan'19
HHS publishes guide on cybersecurity practices
The Department of Health and Human Services published a guide of cybersecurity practices with the aim of reducing the growing risk from cyberattacks. The recommendations are just that -- ...
- December 24, 2018
24 Dec'18
HHS seeks input to modify HIPAA rules, expert says proceed carefully
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking the public's input on how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules should be modified to promote better patient ...
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- December 20, 2018
20 Dec'18
Healthcare in 2019: Forrester tags virtual care as trend to watch
Virtual care, AI and widespread adoption of the FHIR standard will be major trends in healthcare next year, according to Forrester.
- December 18, 2018
18 Dec'18
Consumerization of healthcare loomed large in 2018 stories
Our top stories for 2018 are linked by one common and significant trend: The consumerization of healthcare continues to shake things up.
- December 14, 2018
14 Dec'18
2 takeaways from Pagosa Springs Medical Center HIPAA settlement
A Colorado hospital has agreed to pay the OCR $111,400 after a former employee allegedly continued to have access to a web-based scheduling calendar and patient protected health information.
- December 12, 2018
12 Dec'18
FDA selects 8 medical device developers into opioid crisis challenge
Eight applicants advance to the next stage of an FDA innovation challenge, which asked medical device developers to tackle the opioid crisis in new ways.
- November 30, 2018
30 Nov'18
Why the FHIR standard may not get us to interoperability
Too many versions of the FHIR API are floating around, and that could stall healthcare's move to interoperability. Can FHIR's supporters and detractors come together?
- November 29, 2018
29 Nov'18
At RSNA 2018, Google Cloud exec talks customer and product strategy
In this Q&A from RSNA 2018, Google Cloud's Greg Moore touts product strengths and expresses his hope that Google products can help the healthcare industry achieve 'positive digital transformation.'
- November 28, 2018
28 Nov'18
New ONC health IT draft report aims to improve EHR usability
A new draft report from the ONC acknowledges the challenges with EHRs and provides suggested solutions, including decreased regulation and more stakeholder cooperation.
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- November 21, 2018
21 Nov'18
RSNA 2018 shines light on AI, machine learning
RSNA 2018 doesn't stray far from last year's themes, so conference-goers should expect to be inundated with all the ways that artificial intelligence and machine learning will modernize the medical imaging field.
- November 14, 2018
14 Nov'18
Will AthenaHealth sale alter customer service, consultant wonders
AthenaHealth announces it is set to be purchased for $5.7 billion by two private equity firms. One consultant plans to watch the new company's customer service levels.
- November 06, 2018
06 Nov'18
A new breed of interoperable EHR apps is coming, but slowly
Pioneering work with the FHIR API is beginning to pay off in interoperable applications for EHRs. And that could mean sweeping changes in healthcare.
- November 05, 2018
05 Nov'18
Allscripts plans to make PDMP data accessible in EHRs
Allscripts partners with Appriss Health to make access to PDMP data easier and available to clinicians within their workflows.
- October 31, 2018
31 Oct'18
CHIME Most Wired survey: Interoperability slowly moves forward
CHIME released its first Most Wired survey at its Fall CIO Forum, and found that the road to interoperability remains bumpy -- but there are signs of improvement.