We regret to inform you that we will no longer be publishing Health Data Management. It has been an honor to provide you with the insights and connections to move your career forward. We wish you continued success on your professional journey and welcome you to explore our other titles at www.arizent.com/brands.

Barbara Rivera

Senior director for federal civilian markets

Barbara Rivera is senior director for federal civilian markets at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, providing federal government agencies with access to the most data, analytics and linking technology for improved social and healthcare services to citizens.

Patient data

How to improve patient outcomes with accurate identity matching

Developing a national patient identifier, a unique identification number that could be used across healthcare systems nationwide, is a fairly simple concept, but very complex in practice, with deep implications for both privacy and well-being.

By Barbara Rivera

February 4

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What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next decade

As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and reflect, and to look hopefully toward the future for the industry.

By Fred Bazzoli

February 13
Data privacy

VA apps pose privacy risk to veterans’ healthcare data

The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable.

By Greg Slabodkin

February 13
EHR implementations

House panel to hold hearing on VA delay of first EHR go-live

The chair of the House subcommittee charged with legislative oversight of the VA’s Cerner electronic health record implementation is concerned about the agency’s decision to delay the EHR’s initial go-live.

By Greg Slabodkin

February 13