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How MACRA Will Shift Providers’ IT Efforts
For the MACRA program to be effective patient data from numerous points of care must be collected, yet ineffective interoperability presents a substantial barrier to producing the necessary reports.
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IoMT devices require robust security protocols embedded in the devices to protect their connected networks from infiltration by hackers.
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Sensors provide the foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT) technology movement.
Continue readingEHR Vendors Raise Provider Expectations for Other IT Vendors
The rapid deployment of EMR systems into provider organizations created problems for ERP vendors.
Continue readingPrecision Requires FHIR
Unfortunately like paper records, the failure to foster true interoperability as part of the Meaningful Use criteria used to guide EMR implementation left the industry with valuable data locked up in proprietary formats and incompatible data definitions.
Continue readingNew Standard Can FHIR Up Precision Medicine
Most medical treatments are designed to treat the average patient. This broad approach fails to account for the differences in genetics, physiology, environments, and lifestyles that greatly impact the effectiveness of therapies.
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As the nation monitors the back and forth between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone, health IT professionals face their own major security and privacy challenges.
Continue readingGet FHIRed Up
FHIR’s ability to isolate and describe data elements frees the data from the monolithic clinical database.
Continue readingRein in National Drug Spending
Drug costs now account for about 20% of all healthcare expenditures.
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