Patient Access

Thousands of people in Florida and Texas have made use of remote consults offered by Nemours and others.

By giving patients control over their data, the tech could enable better privacy protections and efficiency for information exchange.

Users can ask Amazon devices basic questions and listen to answers based on Mayo Clinic advice and information.

The EHR vendor says Share Everywhere is designed to empower MyChart users to allow clinicians to view medical records.

The Former VP of Engineering for Twitter opened up about her plans for her new role with the tech unicorn, which include working directly with providers, pharma, patients and payers to improve patient care.

Two Houston providers discuss the successful efforts that helped them to weather Harvey and remain open during the hurricane.

MGMA CEO Halee Fischer-Wright offers a healthy dose of skepticism about patient access to data, digital and remote health services and wearables. And then she cautions about the two things the industry must not forget to do.

Devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, and likely Hurricane Irma, highlights the pressing need for healthcare EHR interoperability, but a few providers said cloud-based tech help them deliver care when many couldn’t.

This week, BJ-HC caught up with Hal Wolf, veteran of the digital health industry and former Chief Operating Officer of Kaiser Permanente. Starting his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer of HIMSS, Wolf gave us an insight into his plans and expectations for the organisation going forward.

U.S. consumers already are spending about five hours per day on their mobile devices, according to a report from Flurry Analytics. So, how can healthcare get its share of this screen time to better connect and engage patients?