Patient Engagement
The Office of Civil Rights continues to make good on its promise to "vigorously enforce" the right of patients to get timely access to their medical records.
Lower courts had blocked FDA in-person requirements for abortion medication last summer, finding them to be a "substantial obstacle" during the pandemic.
New features include enhanced security with Microsoft Azure Key Vault and Istio Service Mesh and scalable storage for EHR documents, images and DNA sequence files.
The country will act as ‘global model state’ for rapid vaccination programme.
This week's top stories include Optum and Change creating a healthcare powerhouse; Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase's joint venture calling it quits; and patient engagement tech's role in streamlining the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
A new KLAS report finds that customer satisfaction with Amwell has steadily declined over the last few years, while Teladoc Health faced early COVID-19 hiccups.
Based on their experience with Vocera Ease, which helps connect care teams and patients' loved ones during surgeries, 95% of users said they would recommend the hospital to others.
An API Resource Guide, specifics on new 2015 Edition Certification Criteria requirements and reminders about key compliance dates are among the resources for software developers to help ensure 21st Century Cures compliance.
In what's billed as the first large-scale study of inequitable access to telemedicine, a JAMA report calls on providers to ensure "all patients are equipped to effectively participate."
The companies pointed to the potential to reduce administrative waste, inform patient care decisions and improve payment systems across the industry.