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Innovation
IT Innovation Lessons From Virginia Mason CIO: Strategy, Watchful Waiting Deliver Long-Term Value
A disciplined approach to innovation results in better outcomes to improve the patient and caregiver experience.
Clinical Care
How To Get A Cheaper Prescription Before Leaving The Doctor's Office
A growing number of health systems and insurers providing real-time drug pricing information to physicians so they can help patients...
Innovation
IBM to Pay $14.8M to Settle False Claims Allegations
Big Blue and subsidiary Cúram Software allegedly made promises about their IT platform capabilities that they couldn't back up.
Chinese Nationals Indicted in Massive Anthem Hack
The 2015 data breach exposed the personal information of 78.8 million people. Anthem says no fraud was ever linked to...
Some Senators Urge Caution, Some Carp at Pace of Healthcare EHR Adoption
ONC was asked to consider slowing down the two-year implementation window, but one committee member blasted a 'dysfunctional' healthcare system...
Innovation
HHS Extends Comment Period for Interoperability Proposed Rules to June 3
New documents also released for comment along with clarification of liability issue.
Innovation
ATA Takes Aim at Big Target: 'Telehealth Interoperability'
Telehealth organization provides leadership for the cause, putting health systems and payers in the 'driver's seat' to help remove barriers...
Innovation
St. Jude CIO Shares 4 Elements to Consider When Creating a Data-Sharing Cloud
Online data-sharing and collaboration platform has been accessed by 800 users since its launch last year, expediting pediatric genomic research...
Health IT Rules of the Road Must Be Clear, Senate Told
A Senate committee examines two proposed rules issued by CMS to make healthcare records more interoperable, including banning information blocking...
Clinical Care
New Rules Will Ease Patients' Access To Electronic Medical Records, Senate Panel Says
The rules proposed by HHS take aim at data blocking, in which tech companies or health systems limit the sharing...
Clinical Care
FDA Chief Calls For Stricter Scrutiny Of Electronic Health Records
Secretary Scott Gottlieb said Congress would need to enact legislation to define when an electronic health record would require government...
Innovation
HIMSS Weighs in on HHS Interoperability Proposals: 8 Takeaways
Costs could stifle innovation, new requirements could add to provider burden, and the President's budget blueprint might not provide the...