Interoperability is one of healthcare’s biggest dilemmas, with providers trapped between growing needs for expanded use of health data and a host of compliance, legal and regulatory constraints.

The healthcare organizations that will be best positioned are those investing in true data readiness, not just connectivity, adds Christy Bricker of Murj. Transitions require clean and validated ...

The digital transformation of healthcare is accelerating, but not fast enough. Like the financial sector in the early 2000s, healthcare is under pressure to modernize. Patients expect medical record ...

Despite technology advances in electronic health records (EHRs) and the establishment of interoperability requirements by regulatory bodies, siloed patient information remains an unsolved problem ...

The game of Telephone is great fun for children but a terrible way to communicate vital health information. Yet in today’s healthcare systems, the multiple fragmented systems can lead to a ...

In our ever-changing industry, staying quick on your feet is paramount to overcoming obstacles. But even by typical standards, this past year was particularly tumultuous. One of the most significant ...

Imagine that you are going on a journey. You’re headed somewhere you have visited a few times before, but your memory is fuzzy on the exact directions to take—so you use your navigation app. As you ...

Rethinking how data is used is essential for health systems as they face workforce shortages and an aging population.

The rule aims to free data from silos to promote interoperability between payers and providers. On July 1, a final rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) takes effect, and aims to ...

When Americans step into the voting booth (or fill out their mail-in or absentee ballots), many will be aware of how this election could impact healthcare issues like abortion rights or the Medicare ...