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QHINs, Health Data Exchange, FHIR, AI and More with CommonWell Health Alliance

Healthcare IT Today

Originally aimed at health care providers, they have championed the right of patients to get access to data, and now are working also with payers, public health agencies, pharmacies, and labs. Their membership and clientele have expanded in variety as well as numbers. and their journey to TEFCA.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

Many other health IT firms have joined CommonWell since then. In the video interview below, Wilder and Liz Buckle, Director of Product, discuss CommonWell’s vision, achievements, and plans for the future. FHIR, the API for automated data sharing, is mature and being adopted.

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Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

Healthcare IT Today

To simplify the question, is Epic going to give Oracle Cerner access to all their health records? I think we all know the answer to that and FHIR and all these other standards won’t get us there either. The second group to benefit from this National EHR Database was public health.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Vendor emocha, which offers a technology-enabled healthcare-adherence service, leverages human engagement and video check-ins for patients with chronic and infectious diseases. The platform is being leveraged around the globe by public health departments, academic researchers, health systems and managed care organizations.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

Many clinical data records can be exchanged between providers and regional public health agencies through health information exchanges. Moving beyond health system-wide or regional interoperability has been a challenge due to several financial and operational hurdles.

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Weekender 4/5/19

HIStalk Weekender

This reminds me that serious thinkers wonder whether diverting the last trillion or so marginal dollars from health care to education might actually improve public health outcomes more effectively. Readers Write: Systems Integration with SMART on FHIR ? You mention lifestyle and similar social determinant factors.

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The Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018

Lloyd Price

This includes the design, research, ethics and analysis of interactive computing products (computers, mobile phones, websites, wireless technologies, mobile applications, video games, etc.) Telehealth encompasses a broad variety of technologies and tactics to deliver virtual medical, health, and education services.