Interoperability
Electronic Health Records
While the vendor will be the same as the DoD's system, VA's platform will be designed to meet particulars that are vastly different, David Shulkin, MD, told the Senate VA committee on Wednesday.
IT Infrastructure
About 15 percent of healthcare organizations are running on outdated systems or browsers, while 160 million computers, IoT devices and servers still have open ports, studies found.
IT Infrastructure
Device cybersecurity, cyber-hygiene and risk management can ensure attackers are repelled by your systems.
Connected Health
Organizations say broader access will support remote-based monitoring and home-based primary care for those with chronic conditions.
Electronic Health Records
Seattle Children's has launched nationwide network with more 60 other hospitals and health systems to improve ordering, retrieval, interpretation and reimbursement for genetic tests.
IT Infrastructure
Inpatient settings require fully functional computing devices to access clinical information, especially ones with security at the fore as cybercriminals target healthcare.
Interoperability
The National Quality Forum is set to finalize a framework that can measure health data interoperability and identify gaps in progress.
Electronic Health Records
The opportunities for data exchange improvements are big, both across VA-DoD and among private-sector providers.
Electronic Health Records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT needs more funding than the $38 million Trump allocated to advance interoperability, EHR usability and patient safety, a Pew official said.
Electronic Health Records
A three-year study on a large mid-Atlantic hospital found that the laboratory department was hit the hardest during downtime, with patient identification as the largest challenge.