Interoperability & EHRs

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.

As Hurricane Florence strikes, HIEs are working to connect displaced patients to their medical records.

The startup is the first project backed by Health2047, the American Medical Association’s innovation arm.

On the flip side, current incentives are driving many of healthcare's worst behaviors.

EHR customization and poor training can result in problems, causing experts to call for change.

Data complexity is a serious problem that requires a serious solution.

Despite it's long-term benefits, new tech inherently disrupts physicians' workflows. How can health execs overcome this cultural resistance?

How embedded pharma education can help drive improved medication adherence.

What’s impeding interoperability and hurting small healthcare orgs? And how can they overcome these challenges?

Disrupters like Google and Microsoft are a symptom of healthcare's inherent problems. But in this case, the symptom might be the cure.

But the healthcare organizations applaud cutting documentation requirements.

Health systems are leaving a lot of value on the table when it comes to engaging their patients. What tools will improve the patient experience, and keep patients invested in improving their health?

Healthcare stands on the precipice of a digital revolution. Who will help usher in the new era it so sorely needs?

What a patient-driven, spherical view of data means for the future of healthcare, and how to make it a reality.

This week on Data Book, we discuss how IBM disrupted computing and speak with a Health2047 leader.

How the identity platform could help healthcare.

They won’t get it from me.

Is data integration broken?

Thanks to FHIR, no data passes through Apple servers.

The problems illustrate why the bipartisan push toward interoperability is important.

Administrator Seema, Verma, M.P.H., rallied the crowd at the ONC Interoperability Forum in Washington, D.C.

The week’s health-tech news that you can’t miss.

The agency says it’s all about empowering patients, providers and data sharing.