Nitin Desai, MD

President and chief medical officer

Nitin Desai is the president and chief medical officer of Health Wizz, a secure mobile platform that provides consumers with the necessary tools for aggregating, organizing and sharing medical health records over the blockchain.

Blockchain

Why blockchain will pay dividends in clinical research

The emerging technology can enable patients’ scattered medical information to be accessible to organizations that are investigating new treatments.

By Nitin Desai, MD

March 28

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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