Interoperability

Government has shown itself as on-again, off-again on some of its IT projects.

USCG ranked interoperability with DoD and VA as a priority while Cerner, meanwhile, has been testing its software on submarines.

Bart will also teach at Pitt’s school of medicine and work as intensivist at UPMC’s children’s hospital

While the EHR vendor’s clients face tough choices, and the company itself may emerge looking different than it does today, the quagmire reveals hard realities that all hospitals have to grapple with.   

While evolving technology is paving the way, high drug costs, limited interoperability and physician skepticism need to be overcome.

The industry group calls on the HHS secretary to rein in the Office of the National Coordinator from unnecessarily burdensome regulatory authority.

The embattled biotech mogul will join Sutter Health informaticist Steven Lane, MD and Norton Healthcare CIO Steve Ready on the HHS task force established by the 21st Century Cures Act.

CORHIO will launch its first use case in June, while a second use case centered around connected care management platform will launch at a later date.

An electronic medical record implementation requires accuracy and precision. And making that happen demands a variety of skillsets, professional backgrounds and expertise. Here’s what worked for Penn Medicine. 

Five Queensland Health hospitals were forced back to pencil and paper after the IT failure, and the system will likely remain sluggish for at least a week.