Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Reps Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 , which would standardize the way demographic information is entered into certified health IT products and ensure more precise patient matches.

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) have been woefully underfunded and have fallen short of their vision. There remain many opportunities for technologies to assist in achieving true interoperability. Opportunities thus exist for life sciences and technology companies to develop products for this new therapeutic approach.

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The Digital Health Corner

MARCH 26, 2018

Blockchain can also ensure the accuracy of the data exchanged among entities, something a HIE (health information exchange) cannot do. Blockchain technology’s potential impact on the life sciences industry (drug development, distribution and prescribing) is significant.

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