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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

That is why CMS created the new role of CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) and has begun the process of filling this new role with a leading healthcare IT talent. The CHIO will drive health IT and data sharing to enhance healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes, drive down costs, and empower patients.

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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 may also imagine the implications for healthcare data security.