Mike Miliard
Connected Health
The academic medical center and the physician-owned malpractice insurer will explore how AI can be integrated into the workflows of frontline clinicians to reduce errors, boost quality and safety and improve patient experience.
The EHR vendor revealed in an SEC filing that the company it acquired in 2018 is being probed for potential HIPAA and anti-kickback violations.
Despite one senator's hope to move deliberately with rulemakings and not repeat some errors of meaningful use, National Coordinator Donald Rucker said delays only lengthen the time that consumers are "not in control of their care."
There have been more 771 million exchanges using the DirectTrust network since it was first launched, and new use cases, beyond just referrals and care coordination, are boosting its growth.
Connected Health
More and more health systems are taking steps to "fully unleash nurse innovators at the leadership level," a new report shows, tapping their specialized expertise for technology deployment, process improvement, patient experience and more.
Connected Health
The MediLedger project, led by San Francisco blockchain startup Chronicled, is focused on leveraging DLT for more efficient healthcare contract reconciliation and chargeback processes.
The research firm says 2018 was the busiest in recent years for EHR market flux, and recent purchasing decisions show an evolution in the electronic health record landscape.
Dr. Sebastian Krolop, a physician, economist and technology consultant, will help chart worldwide plans and policies for HIMSS. He says he's focused on member experience and enabling more patient-centered healthcare.
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As health systems merge, the need to reconcile data sets from disparate EHR systems for population health and quality improvement is critical, and artificial intelligence can help, the company says.
The vendor, which focuses on small and rural healthcare providers, is interested in a suite of tools for chronic care management and aggregation of clinical and personal health data.