Mike Miliard
LAS VEGAS – In a co-presentation with National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD, at HIMSS16 Tuesday evening, Acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt said physicians "want better technology.
The massive rollout will require a coordinated effort by clinical, business and information technology stakeholders, says Defense Health Agency's William Roberts.
Technology alone won't make successful implementations, a culture change has to follow suit, according to University of South Carolina's Elizabeth Regan.
Single points of failure could open the door for hackers to take out significant portions of a hospital's medical network, expert at HIMSS16 says.
The new software combines analytics, patient outreach, telehealth and administrative tools to help providers adjust to new reimbursement reality with a 'lifecycle' approach to value-based care.
CHIME touts OpenNotes partnership, early success of National Patient ID Challenge; opening keynoter talks challenges and opportunities of patient-generated data.
A new agreement with FHA will allow DirectTrust's federal partners to operate their Direct implementations within its Security and Trust Framework.
The industry veteran also said that visionary CIOs will start to think about limiting EHR exposure to other tasks.
Cybersecurity concerns have become much more than a hypothetical for vulnerable hospitals, most of whom are finally realizing just how vulnerable they are.
The Ottawa-based Rich said he’s most interested in learning about the challenges of getting patients engaged via new technologies and the quest to integrate digital health into their lives.