Apple's partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is an effort by the technology giant to push forward on its personal health record initiative with the largest integrated healthcare system in the country.
Patients across the entire University of California Health network are now being given the ability to download their medical data onto their Apple smartphones.
The health care sector is constantly operating, so patient miscommunication can occur at any time. Find out the top-rated companies that provide medical interpretation services.
As Protenus found the number of breached records is on the rise, a JAMA Internal Medicine study claimed the risk of breaches is higher at large facilities and teaching hospitals.
Now, it's just a matter of health IT vendors being ready to provide patients with their data and of patients knowing to ask for access.
Fast Company said that Gliimpse makes "a personal health data platform that enables any American to collect, personalize and share a picture of their health data." Haven't we seen this movie before?
From the Department of Wishful Thinking and/or the Department of Things You Should Never Put Money On comes this stunning forecast.
Finding the best analytics tools for health care revenue management can revolutionize operational processes. Compare the leading software options to discover helpful team resources.
Unlike so many failed PHR providers, PicnicHealth offers data-aggregation services, not just an electronic folder that leaves patients essentially on their own to collect their own health records and test results.
Now that there is a system of EHRs in place, smartphones are widespread and consumer demand for access to their health records is growing, it may be easier to achieve the data liquidity that eluded previous PHR purveyors.
Baltimore startup ICMed is getting ready to release the first update to its mobile app since 2011, and it's radically different from the existing version, reflecting the growth in social media and team-based care in the last four years.
Millions of people probably don't know how to request and manage their health information. Monday, the Wall Street Journal offered a how-to story on doing just that.
Health care professionals can refer patients to the best options for diagnostic imaging covered by Medicare to give more people the medical assistance they need without extra financial stress.
Advocates of greater patient access to health data are using Mother’s Day as an opportunity to encourage consumer to demand copies of their own health data by launching an awareness drive and online petition. “Mom is the health CEO in many families,” explained Lygeia Ricciardi, former director of the Office of Consumer eHealth in the […]
We’re having a great week at Cerner Health Conference, and I wish you could all be here. I delivered my keynote speech this morning. Thanks for your kind attention and patience with my stream-of-consciousness style. It’s typical that I leave many sentences unfinished. This year, however, due to a personal trigger in the speech, I […]
Larry Page's personal problem with vocal cord paralysis might be enough motivation to draw Google into a formal role in HIT and improving EMR data access.