Government & Policy
The collaboration between Estonia and Finland was showcased in the newest issue of the HIMSS Insights eBook.
Gould, currently the director general for digital and media policy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, will join the unit this summer.
Interoperability
The National Coordinator talks 21st Century Cures, information blocking, Apple, consumerism, FHIR, open APIs and new business models he sees emerging amid the "overarching theme of human choice and freedom and dignity."
Interoperability
New HIMSS Media research finds that nearly 75 percent of hospitals are beyond the basic level of interoperability, that best practices for information sharing are emerging and half are gearing up for APIs and FHIR.
The Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) officially launched on April 1, 2019, in Hong Kong.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently announced the appointment of a Public Sector Data Security Review Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of data security practices across the entire public service.
The “Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge” is the third in a series designed to encourage innovators to focus on healthcare.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock unveiled plans for the creation of a new unit called NHSX earlier this year.
The CMS Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge stems from the Trump administration's recent call to boost AI innovation in the U.S.
The insurance group says it's supportive of more data sharing, but says CMS' timeline for API-enabled access is too aggressive.