Andrea Fox

Market forces shape health tech innovation, but the most transformative startups have a keen understanding of adoption patterns and change management at the organizational level, says Sally Ann Frank in advance of her HIMSS24 presentation.

Three draft publications address pharmacy-related patient safety issues and continued challenges with appointment scheduling in the Oracle Health electronic health record, says David Case, OIG deputy inspector general.

The agency's national survey of digital health companies shows that 73% use standards-based application programming interfaces when they are integrating with electronic health records, with a majority using the FHIR standard.

But the hospital says the call center established after the attack cut access to patient records and billing systems is still the best way for patient families to reach providers.

To promote exchanging public health data, the electronic information sharing network will waive annual fees for three years to the first five health information exchanges that agree to share data on the platform or via TEFCA.

The artificial intelligence-powered app gives families real-time updates on wait times, labs and imaging results, and tracks progress toward discharge during pediatric emergency visits.

Their designation as Qualified Health Information Networks brings several new EHR vendors and other healthcare organizations into the nationwide interoperability framework.

Texting of patient orders among members by healthcare teams is now permissible at hospitals and critical access hospitals when done through a HIPAA-compliant secure platform in compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation rules, the agency says.

Also: Akamai releases a new tool that monitors website visitor behavior and helps detect malicious scraper bots looking to steal data. 

Researchers recognized Epic, athenahealth, Impact Advisors, Evergreen, Chartis and others for notable performances based on customer experience feedback from this past year.