Interoperability

The fact that Congress has maintained the controversial rider in its FY22 budget will hamper recent encouraging progress on a national strategy on patient identification and matching, the group says.

The goal was adding smart technology to enhance communication and overall safety. The hospital also equipped all patient rooms with an "i-bed," bedside tablet and electronic whiteboard.

The shared environment, called Garden Plot, is intended to streamline access to Epic's tools for providers, with minimal overhead.

Two Philips experts discuss how automation and data exchange are shaping the future of imaging, and how they can help streamline the workflows – and ease the workloads – of busy radiologists.

This week's top stories include Fitbit's recall of Ionic after at least 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., and ONC's report that 299 info blocking claims were submitted since it banned the practice on April 5, 2021.

Constellation Software's N. Harris Computer Corporation could pay up to $700 million for the business segment, which includes the Sunrise, Paragon, TouchWorks, Opal and dbMotion tools.

Stuart Hanson, CEO of Avaneer Health, discusses healthcare's hesitancy to adopt blockchain, highlights some of its best potential use cases and predicts what might be next for distributed ledger technology in 2022 and beyond.

The organization's Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup convened multiple times over the course of several months to analyze gaps in current strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Integrated telemedicine solutions can address current pain points.

Since April 5, 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT says hundreds of patients, providers and others have submitted claims of information blocking through its online portal.