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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information. Product and Company News Google Cloud released MedLM language models for healthcare and life sciences. New York City HIE entity Healthix chose CLEAR identity verification technology for its My Health Record NY portal.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Fourteen professional healthcare, life science, and consumer organizations formed the Digital Health Collaborative to advance evidence and value in digital health technology. The news isn’t all good, as ONC noted in a blog post , as 68% of vendors are also using some form of proprietary APIs as well.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

I hope and believe that all of the above roles I engage in add to the quality of this blog. Blockchain can also ensure the accuracy of the data exchanged among entities, something a HIE (health information exchange) cannot do. I have been spending time as cardiologist, consultant, and caregiver for a seriously ill family member.