article thumbnail

Who will regulate mHealth? Patient Engagement at Crossroads; New Alliance Takes On Interoperability

Chilmark Research

mHealth, known for rapid innovation and iteration, has a tendency to buck at the snail’s pace of FDA regulation. This could herald a new age of credibility for mHealth. They will need to tread carefully to maintain their objectivity in both certifying apps while at the same time providing a marketplace for mHealth apps.

mHealth 60
article thumbnail

The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Increasing healthcare consolidation of hospitals has exacerbated the problem of lack of interoperability. There remain many opportunities for technologies to assist in achieving true interoperability. From a provider standpoint. We need EHRs which are clinically oriented with good user interfaces. Clinical trials.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

HIMSS or Bust

Chilmark Research

So if analytics is the engine, what is the steering wheel, what are the tires, is HIE the gas tank, or the fueling station? Looking to HIE, as we mentioned in late 2013 , we see a need to redefine this sector. Where is the next opportunity for value realization for a provider once their HIE is live?

HIE 60
article thumbnail

What is MHD beyond XDS-on-FHIR?

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Security and Privacy As with any Interoperability API dealing with Healthcare information, Security and Privacy are important. IHE doesn’t mandate a specific Security or Privacy model, as that would be Policy. But IHE does encourage the use of ATNA, and IUA.This also described on the FHIR Site on the Security page.

FHIR 40
article thumbnail

Progress Amidst the Stumbles: Patient Engagement at #HIMSS15

Chilmark Research

Intersystems is the latest HIE outfit to leverage their back end capabilities into a singular point of patient access, following the likes of Orion, NoMoreClipboard, RelayHealth/McKesson, Jardogs/Allscripts, and others. The concept of “portal sprawl” driving market appetite for a “portal of portals” was ubiquitous.

HIE 60