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The U.S. Coast Guard has taken the next step to integrate its health information systems and records after tapping an interoperability platform to make it happen.
Even as the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology puts interoperability front and center this week, a new survey shows healthcare professionals are skeptical it can even be achieved in 10 years.
Alphabet, the new parent company for Google's many boundary-pushing projects, will be home to much of the search giant's work in the healthcare realm, such as glucose-sensing contact lenses.
Already in place at one of its facilities, the hospital said it will implement Newport Health Solutions platform at other locations as well.
Today is the last day to submit a speaking proposal for the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum in Boston, Nov. 4-6. Presentations should be practical, actionable and solutions-based.
The use of big data and analytics tools faces many challenges, including EHRs, interoperability, data de-identification and more.
Their patience wearing thin, a group of leading hospital organizations is imploring Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to publish pending meaningful use modifications sooner rather than later.
Even the staunchest opponents would be astonished if Congress somehow managed to pass legislation delaying or killing the code set. But that doesn't mean it can't happen.
Several big-bucks deals and partnerships struck us recently -- not just because of their price tags, but also because they could prove to be game changers for health IT, now and far into the future. Here are nine worth watching for their effect on the industry.
Even if they weren't originally looking for protected health information, we learned from the Sony attack that cybercriminals still might steal medical records while they're inside the network.