Interoperability & EHRs

Why health IT must consider physicians in the design stage.

Health information exchange, data security and healthcare all might benefit from blockchain technology.

The department is seeking public comment on its recommendations to reduce IT burden.

The tech giant’s latest healthcare project uses machine learning to fight a longstanding medical records problem.

But health systems reap these benefits only when they meet meaningful use standards.

Forty-five percent of all respondents expect that more than a third of all dollars spent on IT will originate from outside the IT department in 2019.

Do modern health systems have the know-how and tools to develop their own EHR systems?

Biometric technology will play a major role in the future of patient identification. But only with referential matching technology can health systems realize the full benefits.

Physician burnout and suicide are major issues in the healthcare industry. But how does technology play a part in these trends, and what can technology do to decrease them?

The new owners plan to merge athenahealth and Virence Health to create a “leading” health IT company.

400 physicians kill themselves every year. Here’s what the AMA is planning to do about it.

Healthcare can learn from the creation of the government’s national coordinator for health IT. Featuring Duke professor and attorney Barak Richman, Ph.D., J.D.

AI, big data and blockchain technology are just a few of the innovations that healthcare leaders must begin to leverage.

The agency claims the rule will promote innovation and limit physician paperwork burnout. Critics have managed to put off the most controversial part of the change.

Insufficient interoperability, cyberattacks and ethical concerns are just some of the challenges facing health systems.

Physicians say existing EHR products are insufficient, a new survey finds.

Get with the federally mandated program and make the release of medical records easier for patients.

Alexa for doctors, medical devices and mergers gave healthcare stakeholders plenty to discuss.

The auto industry standardized critical control location in cars to allow anyone with knowledge on any car to operate all cars safely. But our EMR systems have been developed piecemeal, to the detriment of its users.

It’s time for health systems to build on their tech foundation and strive for interoperability, analytics and engagement.

Five of the brightest minds in health tech offer five unique perspectives on the short- and long-term moves that matter most for the modern hospital exec.

New ONC data suggest 82 percent of hospitals have products developed by FHIR users.

Why we’re thinking about EMRs all wrong, and how mhealth gives us new windows into the human body.

For patients, the benefits of wearables and other forms of real-time health monitoring are clear. But if you’re in charge of sustaining the profitability of a hospital, digital healthcare might keep you up at night.

Following Hurricane Florence, many patients are finding access to their latest records and treatments is improved thanks to the resilience of digitized records and their cloud backups.

Smart healthcare leaders must step up and challenge the status quo.

FHIR could help health systems achieve interoperability.

Is this the key to fighting physician burnout?

Virtual care, innovation versus implementation, and the new Apple Watch all carry big implications for healthcare.

It’s time to break down health information silos.