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CMS, USDS innovators on the future of Blue Button 2.0

By Tom Sullivan 01:23 pm August 14, 2018

With more than 700 developers now in the Blue Button sandbox, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Digital Service say we are just scratching the surface of what the API-first approach can accomplish.

exterior of Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas

Republic County Hospital in Belleville, Kansas. Credit: Google Maps

Cloud-based PACS system cuts imaging costs by half for rural hospital

By Bill Siwicki 12:27 pm August 14, 2018

Republic County Hospital in Kansas freed itself from buying new equipment every few years and improved the software’s ease of use for clinicians.

AHRQ Director Gopal Khanna speaking at Blue Button 2.0 Conference at the White House on Tuesday

AHRQ Director Gopal Khanna speaking at Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference at the White House on Tuesday.

AHRQ, Social Security Administration aim to attract FHIR developers

By Tom Sullivan 10:58 am August 14, 2018

With a GitHub site coming and new developer challenges, the agencies are the latest to engage the developer community.

Venture capitalist John Doerr speaking at a panel discussion at the Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference at the White House.

5 traits of extraordinary entrepreneurs

By Tom Sullivan 04:09 pm August 13, 2018

Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals what makes the best innovators succeed.

CMS Administrator Seema Verma speaking at the White House Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference on Monday. Credit: Twitter

CMS Administrator Seema Verma calls on payers to release claims data in API format

By Tom Sullivan 03:58 pm August 13, 2018

Speaking at the White House, she said the potential of what unleashed health data could do for the country is "really unimaginable."

Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce representatives speaking at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce pledge to remove interoperability barriers

By Tom Sullivan 02:08 pm August 13, 2018

At the White House, technology heavy-hitters promise to work together improving data exchange by embracing FHIR, the Argonaut Project and more.

exterior of Sobeys pharmacy in Windsor Nova Scotia

Sobeys pharmacy in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Credit: Google Maps

Canadian pharmacist fined for routinely accessing health records of acquaintances

By Lynne Minion 11:27 am August 13, 2018

She snooped in the EHRs of nearly four dozen people over two years.

Intersystems booth at HIMSS18.

Major Australian EHR rollout approaches halfway mark

By Lynne Minion 11:10 am August 13, 2018

The digitization initiative in the remote and rural Northern Territory is implementing InterSystems technology to improve quality and access for the area's underserved population.

Challenging the status quo: one health system’s digital transformation journey

09:43 am August 13, 2018

Hear this PODCAST on how Kentucky’s largest non-for-profit health system is reshaping its technology, people and processes to become a digital leader in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

blockchain digital ledger technology of patient records

How blockchain can help with healthcare's patient matching problem

By Bill Siwicki 07:16 am August 13, 2018

The technology alone won’t fix patient ID issues but it can bring some of the data accessibility, interoperability, integrity and security hospitals need.