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Few patients downloading EHRs to their smartphones at early-adopter health systems, study finds

FierceHealthIT

Federal healthcare policymakers are pushing to give patients easier access to their electronic health data via smartphone apps. But are patients using these apps to get their health records? Uptake has been modest, according to researchers.

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Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that 49% of payers have experienced a data breach in the last five years , with an average of 12,000 member records compromised and an average mitigation cost of about $5.4 Behavioral health EHR and practice management vendor Valant released a patient portal called MYIO (My Improved Outcomes).

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CMS’ Proposed PI Rule Changes Is A Good Start, But Does It Address Enough?

Electronic Health Reporter

Federal healthcare organizations, such as CMS, have spent billions of dollars over the years trying to bridge the gap between medical data and quality patient care with interoperability requirements and data integration, the mesh used to try and bridge the gap. By Thanh Tran, CEO, Zoeticx.

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XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care Announce Merger, Creating the Largest XR Therapeutics Platform in the World

Healthcare IT Today

Both companies cover the needs of patients and healthcare systems with a technological, clinical and efficient approach which represents also an outstanding opportunity for the respective shareholders,” says Josep Ll. Hundreds of papers and high volumes of clinical outcomes data have shown how powerful XR is for patients.