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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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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

by Texting Patient Information – The Latest from CMS - HIE Answers Related Stories Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare Talking Healthcare Data Security on HIMSS.tv. CMS has a communications problem.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

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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]