Kat Jercich
Although most providers say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, many say challenges remain – from workflow to reimbursement rates.
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At the American Medical Informatics Association virtual annual symposium this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci raised the possibility of registries to track which patients had received which vaccine doses.
But at the AMIA virtual symposium this week, health IT professionals said they still see the potential of app-based ecosystems.
Clinicians struggle with connectivity, integration and system failures, according to a new report from SOTI.
The data comes amidst new reports that cybercriminals are using industry-standard encryption methods to enact attacks that bypass detection.
A report on interoperability this week gave high marks for how those vendors handle outside data, progress notes workflow and other key usability metrics.
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As COVID-19 surges and supply lines become critical, health system leaders are working toward real-time visibility and predictive tools for inventory, pricing, lead times and demand trends.
Citing patient safety, the agency says it has "significant concerns" regarding the electronic health record vendor's compliance with its obligation under a 2017 Corporate Integrity Agreement.
Ed Simcox, who left HHS in February, says it's time to create an information-sharing system that leverages modern technologies – before the next crisis hits.
The filing follows Mayo Clinic's announcement that a former employee had inappropriately accessed the information of more than 1,600 patients.