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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

Healthcare IT Today

As a result, these provider types sit outside of current interoperability and health information exchange efforts and have been slow to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) due to a lack of government incentive programs. Since the U.S. A huge role often times. They can guide the direction of investments and focus of a company.

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Power to the People: David Goldsmith of WEGO Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

The company is also working with healthcare providers, bringing patients in to patient advisory boards, serving as part of a team to help co-create new services. David offered a few examples of some WEGO Health projects involving expert patients: Help design an Alexa “skill” that would be helpful to rheumatoid arthritis patients.

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Power to the People: David Goldsmith of WEGO Health — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

The company is also working with healthcare providers, bringing patients in to patient advisory boards, serving as part of a team to help co-create new services. David offered a few examples of some WEGO Health projects involving expert patients: Help design an Alexa “skill” that would be helpful to rheumatoid arthritis patients.

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Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

Let’s consider a real-world example outside of healthcare. Healthcare providers maintain different systems than payers, as do government entities like Medicare and Medicaid. Healthcare interoperability is the ultimate goal.

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More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. 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

Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. 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

Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability.

EHR 60