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Digital health is ready for its second act. Will it deliver on its promise to empower patients and providers?

Redox

We’ll explore the recent history of health IT and then look at current forces that make today very different from 2008 when EHR adoption kicked into overdrive and set us down the path we find ourselves today. Laying the foundation for Health IT.

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HIMSS14: Patiently Waiting for Progress

Chilmark Research

So beyond all of the countless patient engagement rah rahs on the expo floor, we did see a few faint signs of progress amidst the following trends, based on our conversations with a dozen or so health IT vendors, clinician leaders, and tech entrepreneurs. EHRs Look Inward. HIEs Look Backward.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

By June more than 500 hospitals were connected to the Health Records app representing 50 health systems. This summer, Apple opened Health Records API to health IT innovators to enable them to create apps that utilize the data. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

Patient portals and personal health records (PHRs) have both received considerable praise for their role in increasing patient engagement. However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features. This problem can also occur with patient portals.