Interoperability

The national rollout from The Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative enables hospitals and patients to more easily share health data.

VA Secretary Shulkin said that a recent meeting between the VA and Cerner was far from good, but the VA’s team is consulting with other IT leaders to ensure the best outcome for veterans.

Several years ago, leaders at a large healthcare system put together a strategic plan that included among its goals to make clinical workflows more mobile and create “smarter” rooms using wireless medical devices.

Akiri is developing a networking platform it says will help healthcare organizations more easily share data using blockchain.

In preparation for the new year and HIMSS18, we're hosting the #EmpowerHIT Twitter Chat to take a closer look at interoperability and identify priority areas and strategies to move forward.

During the past year, private sector innovations, rather than government policy, dominated the interoperability discussion.

As the VA embarks on its EHR replacement, IHS puts out a request for information as it explores updating its RPMS system.

We look back at 2017 and the stories that struck a chord with readers – the new tech, policy changes and the sagas. Take a moment to reflect on a busy year. 

The biggest electronic health record company made plenty of big news this past year, beginning with the scoop that it would develop new technology aimed at smaller hospitals.

DeSalvo, who also served as Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS, will be a professor in Dell Med's Department of Internal Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Population Health.