Interoperability

Delivering real-time cost and coverage information to provider workflows enables better care decisions and patient access.

Simon Bolton, CEO at NHS Digital, describes a new program to improve the digital capability of the UK's hospital trusts. Successful technology integration, he says, depends on getting people onboard.

The risks to patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world demand new protections, they say, calling on HHS to amend the Privacy Rule to ensure that information cannot be shared with law enforcement agencies targeting individuals who seek an abortion.

The project has so far facilitated the sharing of 10,000 documents from about 8,000 consenting patients.

This HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific conference speaker believes a framework for responsible sharing of data is needed before we can reap its benefits collectively. 

Half the population has at least one chronic disease. Care for these sick patients is costly. RPM has the potential to help.

The coordinating entity for TEFCA has released new details on Exchange Purposes, Individual Access Services Provider Privacy and Security Notice and Practices.

Drew Ivan, chief strategy officer at Lyniate, speaks about the recent merger with NextGate, building interfaces and managing identities – and how data exchange requires constant maintenance and improvement.

Health IT leaders and federal officials have spent years attempting to solve the challenges Larry Ellison says his company can fix. Many experts are skeptical. But if Oracle can make it happen, it would be a major achievement for healthcare.