By Dave Muoio | June 21, 2018 The retail giant is looking to protect a method for obtaining EHR data via the distributed ledger technology. Walmart’s ongoing investigation of blockchain technologies seems to have intersected with its growing interest in joining the healthcare space, according to a patent application released [...]
By Jennifer Bresnick | May 4, 2018 Integrated electronic health record (EHR), population health management, and revenue cycle management (RCM) platforms are receiving top marks in user satisfaction from a growing number of organizations investing in all-in-one health IT tools, says Black Book in a new survey. Eighty-six percent of [...]
By Susan Morse | Healthcare Finance, April 24, 2018 Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use [...]
By Mike Miliard | Healthcare IT News, April 18, 2018 Dignity Health's chief digital officer explains why he thinks Apple can succeed for population health and precision medicine efforts where other PHR launches have not. As a longtime collaborator with Apple – since before it even beta-tested its Health Records [...]
By MobiHealthNews | April 13, 2018 Last quarter, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs have both continued to seek public and private partnerships and investigate new technology. Despite controversy over the firing of former VA Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin, and external criticism [...]
By Meg Bryant | February 22, 2018 Cloud computing can speed EHR implementation and enhance data use while reducing costs. As hospitals continue their digital transformation, many are looking to the cloud to modernize their IT infrastructures, EHRs and data analytics capabilities to support value-based care. Having a cloud-based EHR allows [...]
