Search Tag: interoperability
2024 16 May
A case report published in JAMIA Open highlights the insufficient characterization of interoperability in pathology data exchange, despite the emphasis on health information exchange (HIE). It evaluates the fidelity of laboratory data shared between two healthcare institutions through a commonly used HIE construct. The lack of access to relevant...Read more
2024 06 Mar
Black Book Market Research just unveiled their survey analysis of the state of population health data activation platforms and data management systems. The findings underscore an escalating need for robust health data integration solutions, driven by various factors including cost reduction, managing healthcare consumer data, meeting consumer demands...Read more
2024 02 Feb
Blockchain in healthcare is a fresh concept. It impacts patient data honesty and care coordination and stops fraud. This piece will lead you through how blockchain changes healthcare, its effects on data safety, and its future role in patient service. Learn about the main benefits, current uses, and potential future developments...Read more
2021 14 Jun
In this space I will explore monthly topics, from concepts to technologies, related to the necessary steps to build Digital Healthcare Systems. For this month, I have invited Mr Giorgio Cangioli to co-author a brief article on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), as hospitals and their interconnections are a critical asset and next...Read more
2021 12 Mar
Power to the Patient It’s there, it’s everywhere, in multiple shapes and forms. Ethereum, Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Cardano... Ever since bitcoin saw the light of day, we have been immersed in the bitcoin fever: the idea of a safe investment or a volatile currency with variable levels of speculation. However, blockchain...Read more
2021 01 Feb
KLAS and CHIME report on the state of EMR interoperability in 2020 outlining 10 interoperability trends that highlight areas of progress and opportunities for industry improvement. You might also like: How Far is the Future? Compared to the previous KLAS’ report on interoperability published in 2017, the data...Read more
2019 28 Dec
As the year draws to a close, we take a look at our most viewed technology stories across our 2019 news and journals. Fighting Cyber Threats With a Global Community Denise Anderson, President of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), spoke to HealthManagement.org about this growing global organisation’s aim...Read more
2019 10 Sep
Data has become an important asset in today's digital world; moreover, increasing IT use and automation results in more of this asset being created. Interestingly, other industries pale in comparison with healthcare when it comes to the amount of data generated – ie, about a trillion gigabytes of data each year coming from a variety of sources such...Read more
2019 05 Sep
Recently, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported the success of a data exchange platform being used at emergency departments in several Alaskan hospitals. The Collective Medical platform allows for easier health data exchange between hospitals and means that emergency department staff have immediate access to a patient’s medical history. The system...Read more
2019 03 Sep
Increasing need to store and secure medical data, including sensitive patient information, is among key factors behind the expanded application of blockchain technology in healthcare. By 2025, it is estimated that global blockchain technology in healthcare market will be worth more than $1.636 billion. This projection is contained in new research...Read more
2019 21 Aug
David Hancock, the healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems, was recently elected vendor co-chair of INTEROPen , a UK collaboration that promotes open standards for interoperability in the health and care sector. HealthManagement.org spoke to David about why he wants INTEROPen to be vendor-led and how this approach will help both suppliers and...Read more
2019 02 Jul
The exchange of health information between hospitals and other provider organisations could result in more efficient delivery of care. A new survey, however, finds that security and data privacy issues continue to pose a big challenge in promoting interoperability in healthcare . The survey was conducted by the Trusted Network Accreditation Program...Read more
2018 22 May
A new report has identified key barriers to increased interoperability in NHS England, including inadequate technical and clinical standards as well as unwillingness to share data. Although a substantial amount of patient data is being shared within the NHS – mostly via 61 local shared records across England – much of this sharing is limited...Read more
2017 20 Jun
A survey of health information exchange (HIE) professionals reveals that both EHR vendors and health systems are employing a variety of tactics – notably information blocking – that impede progress in EHR interoperability. “Half of respondents reported that EHR vendors routinely engage in information blocking, and 25 percent of respondents reported...Read more
2017 12 Mar
The Trump administration will continue to push interoperability in order to promote the growth of health information technology and electronic health records, according to HHS Secretary Dr. Tom Price. An article in Modern Healthcare says Price sent a letter to Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to elaborate on policy positions he'd given during his congressional...Read more
2016 21 Nov
First to Power Continuous Data Access at Point-of-Care Breakthrough Hot-Swappable Battery Design Eliminates Delays in Patient Care and Addresses COW Challenges in Healthcare DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, today announced the DT590 series of All-in-One Medical-Cart Computers,...Read more
2016 04 Oct
Technology used in connection with Bitcoin currency could be the solution for healthcare’s wide-ranging IT systems. Blockchain garnered global attention as Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer transactions system for verifying and recording transactions in a ledger. The healthcare sector innovators are starting to take notice of blockchain’s capacity...Read more
2016 12 Sep
A new interoperability benchmark and measurement model for assessment of performance and progress is set to launch at the start of 2017. The model was established at last month’s KLAS Cornerstone Summit in Utah and is a collaborative initiative devised by industry representatives based on the 2016 Interoperability KLAS study design. ...Read more
2016 23 Aug
The Rio Olympics were something of a landmark for EHR implementation with sponsor GE Healthcare providing a fully interoperable system amongst all of the participating teams. Using cloud technology, athletes and their support staff had their health records managed on a common EHR. The largest team at the games this year was the U.S. Olympic...Read more
2016 27 Jun
Six European Union (EU) countries have asked the eHealth Network for a road map on telemedicine interoperability across borders. In a letter to the eHealth Network, healthcare leaders from Denmark, Norway, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Catalonia have said they support the furtherment of telemedicine and in employing it on a large scale but want “cross...Read more
2016 25 Oct
The eHealth Forum is 1 event in 2 venues spanning the city of Athens: Venue 1: The Forum at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center where stakeholders with knowledge and expertise will come together; Venue 2: The Festival at Technopolis City of Athens is the 1st health technology event open to the public with...Read more
2016 06 Jun
According to data from a new survey released at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) 2016 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., nearly all of the nation’s hospitals have adopted certified electronic health records (EHRs). This represents a nine-fold increase since 2008, according to survey data from the American...Read more
2016 21 Mar
Interoperability has its advantages with information sharing across networks helping improve efficiency in patient care. But it also comes as no surprise that there are also costs to being connected as has been shown by a study on emails connected to Electronics health Records (EHRs) Researchers in Texas undertook a study on email overload and found...Read more
2016 11 Jan
Cloud plays an important role in any hospital's digital transformation. The technology can help improve workflows and provide access to new information for better patient care, while maintaining security and required governance, according to an article in HealthcareBusinessTech.com . "While most think of the public cloud when they hear the term,...Read more
2016 04 Jan
Big data analytics is increasingly becoming more integral to the way health providers interact with patients. This trend is likely to continue, especially with expanding use of mHealth tools such as smartphone apps and wearable devices. 2015 may have been a big year for healthcare big data analytics, but the next 12 months are likely to bring even...Read more
2015 27 Nov
An exciting event about the future of interoperability in the European Healthcare sector takes place in Lisbon next week with a focus on assets’ collection and usability plus actions needed to support, prepare and enable Member States to reap the benefits of safe and secure cross-border care. Called the EXPAND Thematic Network, the...Read more
2015 02 Nov
Use of electronics health records (EHRs) is important in achieving coordinated care that leads to a better patient experience. While U.S. government initiatives have helped widen EHR adoption — the percentage of U.S. hospitals using EHRs shot up from 9.4 to 75.5 percent between 2008 and 2014 — the lack of system integration has hampered care coordination...Read more
2015 22 Sep
While people often take for granted the convenience of being able to withdraw money from an ATM hundreds of miles from home or call someone in another cellphone network, that same sort of universal operability has yet to be achieved for the electronic exchange of patient information, according to an article in JAMA 's Medical News & Perspectives section....Read more