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Particle Health’s Latest White Paper Offers the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics to Date

Digital Health Global

The report also details critical information on how to successfully leverage HIN data when building digital healthcare tools and operating healthcare organizations or digital platforms. A sample of queryable data found that a plurality (about 45%) of health data available on HINs was generated within the past three years.

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HIMSS Analytics looks at top health IT priorities in Europe

Mobi Health News

Hospital IT executives in Europe share many of the same priorities and face many similar challenges as CIOs in other regions of the globe, including the United States, according to the HIMSS Analytics Annual European eHealth Survey 2018 released on Wednesday.

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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

In the 2018 mid-term elections, U.S. voters were driven to polls with health care on their minds. The key issues for health care voters were costs (for care and prescription drugs) and access (read: protecting pre-existing conditions and expanding Medicaid). Issue #2 for 2018 voters was the economy. In the U.S.,

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

All targets related to the three health-MDGs were met, with a notable success in reduction of child mortality and considerable improvements in maternal health. "Rwanda’s "Rwanda’s eHealth Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 is the key driver to economic growth and to improving the lives of people. The Future - What's Next?

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Quality Payment Program Exceeds Year 1 Participation Goal

CMS.gov

Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00. Rural health. For example, we reviewed many of the MIPS requirements and developed policies for 2018 that continue to reduce burden, add flexibility, and help clinicians spend less time on unnecessary requirements and more time with patients. Quality Payment Program Exceeds Year 1 Participation Goal.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:03. It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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Providence Health’s Bot Grace engages and guides patients to the digital front door for care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

. “With the tremendous growth of chatbots and voice assistants, we decided to develop a virtual health assistant and begin to understand how to support the patients in their search for care”, explains Maryam Gholami, Chief Product Officer at Digital Innovations, Providence Health.