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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) further bolstered this transition to a modern healthcare system. These organizations have committed to meeting a 12-month goal of achieving interoperability by joining the nationwide healthcare data exchange network created through TEFCA.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

A good definition of blockchain is: “A blockchain , [1] [2] [3] originally block chain , [4] [5] is a continuously growing list of records , called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography. [1] 1] [6] Each block typically contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, [6] a timestamp and transaction data. [7]

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Preston Duren, Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations at Fortified Health Security The need for adequate cybersecurity has never been higher for the nation’s hospitals and health systems. That’s good news, right? What Should Be Included in a SOC?

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

We are awash in data. But we can’t access data when and where we need it. Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. Data flow is unidirectional (provider to patient only). It was the worst of times. We are awash in dollars. But untold billions are lost to waste, fraud and abuse.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

We are awash in data. But we can’t access data when and where we need it. Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. Data flow is unidirectional (provider to patient only). It was the worst of times. We are awash in dollars. But untold billions are lost to waste, fraud and abuse.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

CMS is committed to leveraging innovation to truly empower patients with their own data, decisions, and care. Through MyHealthEData, CMS envisions a future in which all patients have access to their own health data and use it to make the right decisions for themselves and to get the best value.