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- March 12, 2019
12 Mar'19
VitalWare hospital chargemaster maintenance software brings analysis to coding, billing process
A hospital chargemaster maintenance tool is helping two health systems identify and address billing and coding inaccuracies.
- March 06, 2019
06 Mar'19
CMS taps Mark Roche as agency's first chief healthcare informatics officer
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appointed a new leader to drive change and interoperability in healthcare from the federal level. Mark Roche, a physician informaticist, will take on ...
- February 15, 2019
15 Feb'19
ONC, CMS strive for a competitive healthcare market with open APIs
Newly proposed rules from CMS and ONC aren't just about fostering interoperability and patient data access, they're also about creating a competitive healthcare market.
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- February 12, 2019
12 Feb'19
The lead-up to HIMSS 2019: CIOs look for innovation
CIOs attending the CHIME-HIMSS 2019 CIO Forum said they're focused on AI developments, security trends and a better way to build healthcare technology that patients want to use.
- February 11, 2019
11 Feb'19
ONC, CMS drop information blocking, interoperability rules ahead of HIMSS
On the eve of HIMSS, ONC and CMS take center stage by announcing proposals for interoperability and information blocking rules.
- February 01, 2019
01 Feb'19
Intermountain Healthcare executive talks FHIR standard
Stan Huff has spent years helping create what he believes is now one of the best standards for moving healthcare closer to interoperability. The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) ...
- February 01, 2019
01 Feb'19
Value-based care models, social determinants of health on HIMSS19 docket
The growing shift from traditional healthcare delivery models to value-based care models that focus on more holistic views of a patient will take center stage at HIMSS 2019.
- January 25, 2019
25 Jan'19
HL7 releases new FHIR standard, but don't expect true interoperability
Achieving interoperability is a major undertaking, something the FHIR standard alone won't be able to accomplish, according to one HL7 organizational member.
- January 23, 2019
23 Jan'19
Population health management program growth tied to value-based care
As healthcare organizations lean toward value-based care, population health management programs will continue to grow as they give providers valuable data analytics.
- January 15, 2019
15 Jan'19
ONC updates, adds to Interoperability Standards Advisory
Rules and regulations proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology hang in limbo, thanks to the government shutdown. But that isn't stopping the federal ...
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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 ...
- 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.