Interoperability & EHRs

Clinical stakeholders don’t talk to each other enough. By opening the lines of communication, healthcare can fight substance abuse.

Healthcare orgs that run afoul of HIPAA risk exposing patient data and big fines.

But a new study suggests the tool can help eliminate waste.

The World Health Organization has several recommendations for how countries can and should integrate digital tools into their health systems.

The data brief reveals how non-acute federal care hospitals are using their EHR data.

Seemingly minor problems can translate into major health consequences when it comes to electronic health records, this Pew report finds.

Why Holon says the tech could mean big progress for interoperability.

Why better patient-provider matching requires better provider data.

The agency has launched several initiatives that focus on amplifying the technology that empowers patients and improves outcomes.

Janae Sharp examines the poor state of immunization interoperability and what it means for healthcare.

The algorithm predicted patients at high-risk of diabetes with 88% sensitivity.

How 4 different types of data improve population health management.

5 people who are advancing interoperability and improving patient outcomes.

The changes made to the EHR reduced unnecessary test orders and saved the hospital as much as $168,000.

The increasing availability of EHRs allows researchers to compare results from trials to data from actual practice.

With the deadline for comments looming, CMS and ONC recognized the complexity and importance of the proposed interoperability rules.

Interoperability is a key piece in creating a more unified healthcare industry.

Janae Sharp’s nonprofit is accepting nominations for a new awards ceremony.

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The Apple Watch is popular, but a new long-term study might shed light on whether the device can also be a meaningful health tool.

Healthcare is neck-deep in narratives about physician burnout. But what will improve physician well-being?

Ad: How Manifest MedEx delivers real-time information to help tackle one of healthcare’s greatest problems.

Janae Sharp examines how proposed CMS and ONC rules could affect healthcare.

Fresh out of Health Datapalooza, Janae Sharp explores how the conference circuit shows what’s wrong with healthcare — and how we might fix it.

Data Book tells the story of Herbert Freudenberger, Ph.D., who came up with the term “burnout.” KOLs then discuss how health tech can fight physician burnout.

Artificial intelligence, clinical decision support and mobile apps are changing healthcare.

The guidance offers suggestions for safer opioid prescribing through electronic health records (EHRs).

Perspecta will provide technical, managerial and administrative services for the VistA systems.

Janae Sharp explores why this parody isn’t just funny. It’s a call for real change.

HIMSS will release an official comment letter on the proposed interoperability rules on May 3.