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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.February 13
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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.February 13
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The government is sounding the alarm over patient safety in the bankruptcy of Americore Holdings, highlighting concerns about the human toll of financial distress at American hospitals.February 12
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Accountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’ social needs and the capabilities of community partners.February 6
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The largest provider in the Maryland-Washington area is the first healthcare system to join a network leveraging Cerner’s electronic health record and HealtheIntent platforms to support clinical research.February 4
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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.February 4Senior director for federal civilian marketsLexisNexis Risk Solutions
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If clinicians are to gain a more holistic view of their patients and improve the quality of care, they must leverage data beyond merely tapping information in electronic health records.February 2
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It’s been about a year since the Department of Health and Human Services first proposed rules to make patient medical records more accessible, which have yet to be finalized—much to the dismay of some stakeholders.January 30
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The Trump administration continues to circle the wagons in its defense of the federal government’s efforts to enable patient access to their electronic health information.January 30
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is pushing forward with a proposed rule meant to ensure patient access to their electronic healthcare information.January 28