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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

Orders are to be entered into a medical record by hand or via CPOE (CPOE, unlike texting, is permitted because it is set up to auto-download into the EHR, with date, time and authentication taken care of). Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. CMS has a communications problem.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

Orders are to be entered into a medical record by hand or via CPOE (CPOE, unlike texting, is permitted because it is set up to auto-download into the EHR, with date, time and authentication taken care of). Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Comments Comments. This is clear.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

The blockchain rubber meeting Wall Street’s road is already here. 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.