VA, DoD expand record-sharing with community health providers
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense rolled out a joint health information exchange that would make it easier to share records with community providers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense rolled out a joint health information exchange that would make it easier to share records with community providers.
HHS dropped two final rules on interoperability on Monday, requiring healthcare providers and payers to make it easier for patients to access their health information. The rules were changed to give providers more time to come into compliance, but still raise questions about patient privacy.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing back the go-live date for its new electronic health record system to July. The agency has also requested a $2.6 billion budget for the project in 2021, a substantial increase from this year.
With data-blocking rules expected to go into effect soon, patients should finally be able to access and freely share their health data. But should those rules also include privacy protections for those that opt to share their data with health apps?
The proposed rule would make it easier for patients to obtain and share their health records. EHR giant Epic Systems raised concerns over the proposed rule, while competitor Cerner said it was fully in support.
Uber and Cerner jointly announced on Monday that Uber's app will now directly integrate into Cerner's electronic health record so that care teams will be able to schedule patients for pick-up and drop-off for their non-emergency medical appointments.
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Marvel Chairman Isaac Perlmutter, lawyer Marc Sherman and physician Bruce Moscovitz - who have associated with President Trump through their membership in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort club - have formed an unofficial troika with authority over VA department affairs, the emails say.
The collaboration will boost the business of both companies against the backdrop of tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft vying for healthcare market share in the industry's shift to cloud-based infrastructure.
The submission deadline for the 2019 code App Challenge, which encourages participants to build apps on Cerner's platforms, is August 16, 2019.
The idea behind Anuva is to offer employee additional healthcare services that are accessible from multiple locations. Alongside urgent care and primary care services, Anuva clinics will offer lab work, behavioral health, health coaching health coordination and an integrated pharmacy.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Burke joined the Mountain View, California-based chronic disease management company late last year after spending more than two decades at EHR giant Cerner.
Illig, one of the health IT vendor's co-founders and vice chairman of its board, has retired from Cerner to "focus on outside interests," according to a news release from the company.
The collaboration focuses on integrating patient-specific data into the EMR so providers can review prescription pricing information with patients.
Mountain View, California-based Livongo Health, founded in 2014 by former Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman, has raised around $240 million in venture funding.
UnitedHealth Group CEO Dave Wichmann laid out the company's plan to launch "fully integrated and fully portable individual health record" on an earnings call last week.