Who won ONC’s Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge?
Originally announced in May, the purpose of the contest was to tackle a major healthcare problem: aligning the patient data held by one provider with the same patient's data held by another.
Originally announced in May, the purpose of the contest was to tackle a major healthcare problem: aligning the patient data held by one provider with the same patient's data held by another.
Clinical data alone cannot transform healthcare as data from devices, sensors, social media and other sources need to be leveraged to enable behavior change and improve outcomes, says the former national coordinator of the ONC.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
The medical records request process is cumbersome for patients and health systems alike. In a recent report, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology detailed the problems with this process, as well as tips for improving it.
A roundup of some of the organizations trying to help patients access their electronic health records, such as Share for Cures, the National Association for Trusted Exchange and Humetrix.
To gather feedback on its Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework, ONC has opened a public comment period, which closes July 31.
Rucker was the chief medical officer for Siemens Healthcare USA until 2013.
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.
Omada Health added Lucia Savage as it prepares to roll out its diabetes prevention program to Medicare beneficiaries in 2018.
Outgoing national health IT coordinator Dr. Vindell Washington is optimistic that there is no going back on interoperability. "That kind of progress will be very difficult to veer from," he said.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, which, for those of us in the publishing business, means it is a slow news week. So we amuse ourselves reading things like health IT reports from the federal government.
Blockchain and Bitcoin have a bad rap for their connections to data heists and ransomware, but public and private efforts are ongoing to encourage it to be a force for good in the healthcare industry.
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.
Dr. Vindell Washington has been Dr. Karen DeSalvo's deputy since January. He previously was president of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Medical Group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as CMIO of the health system.
ONC recently released the 2016 Standards Advisory. I think this document is more important than Meaningful Use or Certification in accelerating interoperability.
Also, groups react to healthcare elements of the federal budget deal, and get ready for the seamy underworld of digital health.
While some providers fear the volume of data generated by patients outside of office visits, others are demonstrating how it can be integrated into clinical workflow through tools like Apple HealthKit and integration companies like Validic.
The disconnect between delivery model transformation strategy and federal HIT strategy is clearly coming into focus