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More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation. Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability.

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More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation. Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability.

EHR 60
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Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce issue joint statement for healthcare interoperability

Lloyd Price

Interoperability is an overlapping set of technical and policy challenges, from data access to common data models to information exchange to workflow integration – and these challenges often pose a barrier to healthcare innovation. Today, as health IT community leaders get together at the CMS Blue Button 2.0

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. The company's work in healthcare has spanned cloud computing, cybersecurity and precision medicine. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team.

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Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

He says everybody is (or should be) in favor of paying $500 today instead of having a significant healthcare event or expense in the future. EHRs used to be so far behind the firewall at healthcare organizations that they weren’t really vulnerable. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

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Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

He says everybody is (or should be) in favor of paying $500 today instead of having a significant healthcare event or expense in the future. EHRs used to be so far behind the firewall at healthcare organizations that they weren’t really vulnerable. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

EHR 60
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Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

He says everybody is (or should be) in favor of paying $500 today instead of having a significant healthcare event or expense in the future. EHRs used to be so far behind the firewall at healthcare organizations that they weren’t really vulnerable. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

EHR 60