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IHiS, Singapore’s national health IT agency aims to better digitally engage patients in a less transactional manner in the post pandemic era.  

OCR announced five more enforcement actions this week under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which supports patients' ability to access their medical records.

It comes following a two-month trial in the UAE capital, as well as a successful remote care programme for COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

Its Cerner EHR is now able to anticipate the most relevant information to display to the clinician to deliver a better experience, increase their productivity and reduce burnout.

Also, Liverpool John Moores University gives students insight into e-prescribing.

A German woman died after Düsseldorf University Clinic's servers were encrypted, which necessitated that she be relocated to a hospital 20 miles away.

With compliance requirements for ONC's info blocking rule just around the corner, a poll from Pew Charitable Trusts finds a big appetite for patient access, and widespread support for providers to do better information sharing between EHR systems. 

At Commonwealth Pain & Spine, patients completed more than 3,400 assessments in 90 days and an average of 34 activities per patient in the first month.

West Tennessee Healthcare CIO Scott Krodel said that the system was "really struggling early on" when it came to keeping track of patients.

The initiative aims to transform the planning and delivery of health and care services across the region.