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More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

The company supports provider organizations participating in the BPCI program , having gone live in Fall 2013. Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Eric Sullivan – SVP, Innovation & Data Strategies, Inovalon.

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More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

The company supports provider organizations participating in the BPCI program , having gone live in Fall 2013. Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Eric Sullivan – SVP, Innovation & Data Strategies, Inovalon.

EHR 60
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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

When a PHR is connected to the patient’s legal medical record it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.” However, the company failed to spark consumer interest, and eventually shut down the product on January 1, 2013. These are called tethered PHRs or connected PHRs.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Between 2013 and 2017 Microsoft filed 73 patents related to healthcare, most of which focused on developing AI and patient monitoring capabilities. If we look at patents to give us an inside picture, from 2013 to 2017, Alphabet filed 186 related to healthcare, mostly around AI and “smart” operating rooms.