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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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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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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

They are focused on creating strategic partnerships to develop a cross-company strategy for health care and life sciences innovation. Verily Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, was founded in 2015. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team.