Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care
Powell, K. & Alexander, G. (Summer, 2019). Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
How to Move the Needle on Vaccines for Children
Standards and resources are some of the biggest challenges hindering the transfer of information on vaccines for children. A pediatrician and health IT advocate outlines both the struggles and the solutions needed to tackle this public health challenge.
Weighing Options: Perceptions of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth in Primary Care
This study in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics aimed to learn how and why patients select telehealth and about perceptions of adult patients in an urban setting when telehealth encounters were available.
TEFCA and Blockchain: Enabling Trusted Data Flow Between Health Networks
TEFCA aims to create an ecosystem that allows for free data flow of health information between separate health networks. Our Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force shares how blockchain can help make this possible.
The Importance for the Healthcare Industry to Establish Universal Patient Identifier Webinar
This on-demand webinar discusses universal patient identifiers and current legislative updates, impacts across the industry and how to will improve the healthcare experience for patients and providers
Caregiver Support and the Potential of Technology
As millennials become caregivers, they’ll have an opportunity to leverage their deep understanding of technology, especially as they start to look for caregiver support tools, but they’ll also need to find a balance.
Blockchain in Healthcare’s Transformative Power to Support Trusted Exchange
Our Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force outlines how blockchain can support healthcare data exchange and should be explored as an innovative option for addressing regulatory exchange requirements for interoperability.
The Changing Landscape of Quality Measures in Healthcare
It’s an issue around the globe—how can we implement quality measures in healthcare to reimburse providers based on improving care and outcomes? The U.S. is trying with its new value pathways.
Communication and Collaboration: Key to Advancing Innovation Policy
How we approach innovation policy is key to the future of health globally.
The Impact on Underserved Communities in Times of Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the globe and the United States and exposed the fragile state of our healthcare system, specifically in underserved communities.
Immediate State and Local Strategies for a Public Health Emergency
There are many short- and long-term policy and funding mechanisms that state and local jurisdictions in the U.S. can leverage to scale-up their efforts using health IT to combat a public health emergency like COVID-19.
Six Ways to Unleash the Potential of Telehealth
Explore six ways to expand the potential of telehealth, with insights on barriers, benefits and best practices.