Jack McCarthy

Health and Human Services policies supporting value-based purchasing rely upon interoperability and HIEs. The day-long pre-conference event will focus on coordinating these to create a learning health system.

Chairman Roger Neal said that a payer mandated its providers work with a competing exchange, which essentially drove CCO out of business. 

Adrian Aoun said the emerging company will be built on beautiful hardware and software, and compared the vision to Tesla cars. 

Our roundup of education sessions focusing on patient engagement and experience, with a look at challenges, misconceptions and big opportunities. 

The research determined that prior authorization offers providers the greatest time savings potential. Conducting it electronically reduces the time per transaction from 20 to 6 minutes and the cost from $7.50 to $1.89.

National coordinator Vindell Washington said the apps are indicative of the progress and innovation that is possible on top of a digital health architecture. 

The Personal Connected Health Alliance and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will co-host a daylong event to focus on using Blockchain for interoperability and security purposes. 

The incoming flood of technologies and tactics informatics specialists and care teams can harness are opening new opportunities for nursing professionals to take on leadership roles. 

The app enables clinicians to avoid multiple sign-ons and re-authentications within an EHR when accessing data from third-party sources. 

QuiO garners the top spot for its smart injection devices and connected health software combination.