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Interoperability

By Mike Miliard | 10:35 am | April 22, 2020
As healthcare organizations grapple with the coronavirus crisis, new flexibility includes three to six months of enforcement discretion for some – but not all – compliance dates.
By Nathan Eddy | 01:35 pm | April 21, 2020
The standard, in use at the Mayo Clinic since 2019, can help providers manage their COVID-19 response and comply with CMS and ONC data-exchange regulations, the company says.
By Mike Miliard | 11:52 am | April 21, 2020
Both agencies will be able to more easily and securely exchange health records with outside providers, while participating health systems will gain a single point of entry to request agency health data.
COVID-19
By Layla McCay | 04:32 am | April 21, 2020
The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK.
By Sophie Porter | 03:16 am | April 17, 2020
In an exclusive interview, associate director for Health and Local Public Services at techUK Ben Moody talks about the company’s role in bringing together health tech and government.
By HIMSS TV | 09:19 am | April 16, 2020
COVID-19's long-term impact on acute and post-acute care is more detailed documentation and a greater emphasis on event notification services to track care progression, says Nick Knowlton, vice president of business development at Brightree.
e-health
02:47 am | April 15, 2020
Florian Marcus, analyst at e-Estonia briefing centre, writes about eHealth services in the Baltic country and their response to COVID-19.
By Nathan Eddy | 11:46 am | April 13, 2020
Data-integrity challenges and repetition are posing big problems for electronic health records, with adverse financial and clinical costs, a new Black Book report shows.
By Cornelia Wels-Maug | 03:17 am | April 09, 2020
One of the largest university hospitals in Europe is turbo-charging its use of apps and online consultations to support patients during this crisis. Interoperability is clearly the key, as digitised processes are paying off.
coronavirus
By Teresa Bau | 10:33 am | April 08, 2020
Spanish CIOs from major hospitals explained in a HIMSS Europe webinar how they are handling the extreme situation caused by the pandemic.