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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and. CMS has a communications problem. most hospitals).

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

Many of the attributes of blockchain have made it a natural topic of discussion in taking healthcare to its own version 2.0 now that it has entered the digital world (albeit tepidly) via EHRs and IT support. One of the most obvious benefits of blockchain resides in improving privacy of electronic health records.