Mike Miliard
With new CMS rules, researchers say electronic health records should be more easily configurable with ONC's SAFER Guide recommendations – which in turn should be reviewed and updated by the agency each year.
The EHR integration can help practices, hospitals and academic medical centers access genomic information more easily in the EHR for more streamlined clinical decision support.
The deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, will help expand both companies' precision medicine offerings, bringing genomic insights to EHR workflows at the point of care.
HIMSS21
Dr. Robert Bart sat down with Healthcare IT News to discuss UPMC's 1.25 million telemedicine visits in 2020, the value of robotic process automation, SDOH integration, the future of precision medicine and other leading-edge topics.
The longtime health IT leader, who has served in top roles at Google Health and Geisinger, will take the reins October 1. William Zollars has been appointed chairman of Cerner's board of directors.
The multi-stakeholder initiative will target healthcare access, affordability, quality and equity by engaging with health information exchanges and health improvement collaboratives.
HIMSS21 Digital
"No innovation or solution should be delivered to a table without a nurse's voice and involvement," said one nursing leader during HIMSS21 Digital.
HIMSS21
At HIMSS21, Lt. Gen. Ronald Place of the Defense Health Agency said trust in data has been essential to the DoD's decision-making processes as it works to keep service members healthy and maintain operational readiness.
HIMSS21
In a HIMSS21 session with updates on the HHS inspector general's oversight and compliance efforts, officials said they plan to ensure virtual care is provided with integrity, and will take aim at telehealth fraud schemes.
HIMSS21
While it may make sense for healthcare organizations to accede to cybercriminals' demands in the interest of patient safety and business continuity, one expert at HIMSS21 said it's time to "disrupt the economic balance here."