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AHIMA Convention 2018 highlights EHR innovations
Health information professionals shared visions of more effective EHR systems at the 2018 AHIMA Convention, including how to better identify LGBTQ patients in EHRs. Read Now
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Future of connected healthcare includes chatbots, Medicare changes
Remote patient monitoring and chatbots will be mainstream in healthcare -- eventually. Partners HealthCare's Joseph Kvedar, M.D., offers his view on why it takes so long. Read Now
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FDA strengthens medical device cybersecurity program
The FDA recently took additional steps to encourage better medical device cybersecurity, including releasing a cybersecurity playbook for healthcare organizations. Read Now
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IoT may bring the promise of connected healthcare to life
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Editor's note
Healthcare has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, often lagging behind other industries such as retail and finance, despite the benefits they may bring to providers and patients. However, it isn't because they are trying to slow or stop progress -- healthcare organizations are risk-averse when it comes to change because of the effects it might have on patient safety and their ability to provide quality care. With lives at stake should something go wrong, rigorous testing and planning is critical before a healthcare organization can transition to a modern health IT infrastructure.
EHRs are the cornerstone of most organizations' health IT infrastructure, though they continue to suffer from a lack of interoperability. Fortunately, government interventions and efforts from EHR vendors could change the tide toward finally getting disparate systems to speak to each other. Additionally, work is being done that will allow other systems -- such as prescription drug monitoring programs -- to integrate with EHRs.
The cloud, AI and IoT are just a few technologies that the healthcare industry can update to upgrade their existing health IT infrastructure. This can allow for improved remote patient monitoring and patient engagement.
Finally, cybersecurity is becoming increasingly crucial for healthcare organizations as cyberattacks become more sophisticated and threaten to disrupt hospital operations and jeopardize patient safety.
1The latest in EHRs
Although the adoption of EHRs has plateaued in recent years, problems such as the lack of interoperability among different EHR systems still exist. Here are some potential solutions to improve EHRs and better serve providers and patients.
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A new breed of interoperable EHR apps is coming, but slowly
Pioneering work with the FHIR API is beginning to pay off in interoperable applications for EHRs. And that could mean sweeping changes in healthcare. Read Now
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New ONC health IT draft report aims to improve EHR usability
A new draft report from the ONC acknowledges the challenges with EHRs and provides suggested solutions, including decreased regulation and more stakeholder cooperation. Read Now
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AHIMA Convention 2018 highlights EHR innovations
Health information professionals shared visions of more effective EHR systems at the 2018 AHIMA Convention, including how to better identify LGBTQ patients in EHRs. Read Now
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Allscripts plans to make PDMP data accessible in EHRs
Allscripts partners with Appriss Health to make access to PDMP data easier and available to clinicians within their workflows. Read Now
2How the cloud, AI are changing healthcare
To get patients out of the hospital with good outcomes, healthcare systems are starting to pay more attention to real-time patient monitoring and remote patient management, where cloud-based technologies play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare.
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IoT may bring the promise of connected healthcare to life
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Connected health devices feed patient-monitoring system
AlacrityCare is using two connected health devices developed by VivaLnk to build a system that monitors oncology patients opting to recover at home. Read Now
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Future of connected healthcare includes chatbots, Medicare changes
Remote patient monitoring and chatbots will be mainstream in healthcare -- eventually. Partners HealthCare's Joseph Kvedar, M.D., offers his view on why it takes so long. Read Now
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Remote patient monitoring technology major focus of new AMA guide
The American Medical Association created the Digital Health Implementation Playbook, which provides a step-by-step guide to technology implementation, with a focus on remote patient monitoring. Read Now
3How healthcare can fend against cyberattacks
Since the introduction of the internet, cybersecurity attacks are increasing in many industries, and healthcare is no exception. While staying alert to new cyberthreats, healthcare organizations need to come up with solutions to ensure the security of patient data and organizational information.
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FDA strengthens medical device cybersecurity program
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Mobile device security in healthcare must become a priority
As mobile devices become more common in healthcare, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the increased attack surface. Health IT must be diligent in protecting these endpoints. Read Now
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Deception technology applied to pharma cybersecurity
Thanks to automation and virtualization, deception technology may make inroads into healthcare. Here is one pharmaceutical company's approach to using the technology. Read Now
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Cryptojacking emerging as a new threat to healthcare
Although cryptojacking attacks may appear relatively harmless compared to other cyberthreats, healthcare organizations should remain on alert for this new type of attack. Read Now