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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). Patient records must be kept confidential. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). Patient records must be kept confidential. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Americans enjoy the benefits of the best healthcare providers and innovators in the world. CMS is committed to leveraging innovation to truly empower patients with their own data, decisions, and care. CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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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]