Interoperability
The go-forward prospects could be "very interesting overseas," and voice is a "huge frontier," says IDC Research Director Mutaz Shegewi. But ensuring the complex merger comes off cleanly is essential.
Nordic, Galen Healthcare and Chartis Group also dominated the research and insights firm's awards list this year.
The NHSX brand will ‘retire very soon’ under new interim arrangements.
The company plans to highlight more FHIR-enabled interoperability, organ donor and recipient matching tools, and new approaches to simplifying public health data reporting in Orlando next month.
HIMSS21
Ricky Sahu, CEO at 1upHealth, talks discusses how interoperability and price transparency can help patients take charge of their own care by getting the data they need.
Innovation predictions concern growing demand for virtual mental health, femtech and more AI scrutiny.
Austria is the first country in Europe to announce a national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults, while the issue is still under discussion in Germany and Switzerland.
As Medicaid programs determine what's next for health IT investments, state and regional HIEs, increasingly serving as "health data utilities," are natural partners to build on current programs with Medicaid Enterprise System funding.
The equity information exchange provides access to more than 150 million patient records, with a goal of connecting clinical and social service data.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office drew particular attention to the "incomplete and inconsistent" public health data federal agencies have relied on during COVID-19.