Mike Miliard

An authoritative new report from Orange Business Services subsidiary, Enovacom, highlights the importance of interoperability of systems in reliable healthcare data exchange and showcases some of the most powerful case studies from around the globe.

“Patient-driven care also benefits clinicians – they will be able to use their time more efficiently since contextually relevant information will be presented to them,” said Dr Vinod Seetharam, Chief Medical Officer, Asia, DXC Technology.

During National Health IT Week, three experts put the focus on how digital technologies and smart care approaches are already transforming population health and helping address social determinants.

New options are emerging to help healthcare organisations move away from the typical methods employed to ensure their staff feel confident to use EHR systems, which often result in sub-optimal results.

InterSystems underlines its ongoing commitment to drive collaboration and provide interoperable systems for joined up health and care.

The Omnibus Burden Reduction and Discharge Planning rules both aim to reduce red tape and enable transparency, says Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma.

Providers nationwide need to make an organizational commitment to addressing social needs and health disparities, says the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – and policymakers need to sort out IT infrastructure and reimbursement.

At Health 2.0, HHS Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui spotlighted recent efforts, including some cloud-based dynamic data and mapping tools, to link far-flung data for better public health.

An alphabet soup of healthcare stakeholders, including AHIMA, CHIME, MGMA and others, want the Senate HELP Committee to ensure the proposed regs serve the "needs of patients and those who deliver their care."

For its 13th annual National Health IT Week, which kicks off today and runs through Sept.