Scott Mace is a contributing writer for HealthLeaders.
A new Lumeon survey lists improving patient access, team coordination, and improving care quality as top wishes, but inadequate budgets, data silos, and inflexible EHRs remain as barriers.
Consumer demand and new tech supply are driving growth, says trade group.
Jason Szczuka tackles new role at Bon Secours Mercy Health.
Wearables will track patients as remote home care optimizes hospital resources.
An app guides patients from door to destination and uses location services of mobile platforms.
Datasets still contain bias and hold back the ability of machine learning to improve healthcare.
Hospitals have thousands of such devices connected to their networks, capable of accessing EHR records.
Incentives remain unaligned with the use of health IT, but 21st Century Cures Act implementation is one tool in ONC's arsenal.
The rule aims to free data from silos to promote interoperability between payers and providers.
American Telemedicine Association applauds the introduction of the Telemental Health Care Access Act.
