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Case study: The EHR vendor's Happy Together technology enables the health system to incorporate data from patient portals from other healthcare organizations into its MyChart portal.

Companies say aligning their platforms will help eliminate duplicate records, establish more accurate care histories and improve patient safety.

Despite the opportunities and the fact that many problems have already been solved, pharma and life sciences are lagging other industry in cloud adoption.

A YouGov poll from 2018 in the North East and North Cumbria region indicated that 94 percent of people surveyed would allow their medical records to be shared within the NHS.

The two organizations are working together to standardize how data is collected, processed and integrated regarding SDoH.

Graham Grieve counters the case for smart eHealth cards with the argument that smartphones would work better.

Blood is a precious commodity nationwide, and often wasted. At University of Missouri Health Care, the mean red blood cell transfusion rate is now 22.4 percent below the original baseline rate. The medical director of transfusion services explains how that was accomplished.

A new KLAS and Arch Collaborative report finds that RNs generally like their electronic health records more than physicians, perhaps offering hints at improved usability.

The EHR vendor continues its tradition of April 1 gags.

New HIMSS Media research finds that nearly 75 percent of hospitals are beyond the basic level of interoperability, that best practices for information sharing are emerging and half are gearing up for APIs and FHIR.