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Modernising the MyHR?

Health Intersections

On Friday last week, an article by Wendy John was published by Wild Health , in which I’m quoted as saying, regarding the My Health Record and the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report : FHIR guru Grahame Grieve has advocated for interoperability standards in healthcare for over two decades. But will it work?

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

Eden Avraham-Katz, VP of Legal & Compliance at 1upHealth While I appreciate the efforts to simplify the prior authorization process with FHIR APIs, the underlying issues with prior authorization are fundamentally systemic. This critical information can help identify or avoid serious adverse events, including hospital readmissions.

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By 2020, 1-in-5 Healthcare organisations will adopt Blockchain says new IDC report

Lloyd Price

Blockchain's interoperability could underpin data exchange, serving as an alternative to today's health information exchanges (HIEs); essentially, it would act as a mesh network for transmitting secure, near real-time patient data for healthcare providers, pharmacies, insurance payers and clinical researchers, according to IDC.