Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
This past year was a busy one, with new policy changes, cybersecurity challenges, EHR optimization advancements, innovations in patient care and, yes, a whole lot of AI.
Cybersecurity In Focus
The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.
Chike Okeke, chief information security officer of data exchange company Concord, offers his perspective on the safe and secure transfer of protected health information.
A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.
Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart, suggests these processes are in need of modernization, and explains how integrating communication platforms with EHR systems can enhance workflow and reduce compliance risks.
The agency plans to roll out federal electronic health record systems at four Michigan facilities in mid-2026. Pre-deployment activities will kick off in the coming weeks.
Advanced approaches will improve health systems' bottom lines while enabling a "more patient-centered and provider-friendly healthcare ecosystem," says one consultant who specializes in data management.
Janice Reese, program manager of FAST (FHIR at Scale Task Force), says making patient access simpler is a key benefit, along with identity consent and security.
The court battle with Particle Health highlights how national health information exchange networks rely on a chain of trust that can be broken, jeopardizing patient privacy under HIPAA.
The hospital, primarily based on virtual care, will be built by an Australian company.