Blockchain is a peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed ledger technology that enables transparent transactions. Satoshi Nakamoto’s pioneering work in using Proof-of-Work (POW) for solving…
The Potential for Blockchain to Transform Electronic Health Records
A vexing problem facing health care systems throughout the world is how to share more medical data with more stakeholders…
HHS Publishes Health IT Playbook
The federal government is trying to disentangle complicated IT terms for health care providers. The Health and Human Services Department…
Top Three Trends Impacting EHR Market Through 2020
Technavio’s latest report on the global electronic health records (EHR) market provides an analysis on the most important trends expected…
Training & Customization: The Keys to Improving EHR Usability
At the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in March 2016, Andy Slavitt, acting CMS administrator, revealed…
Making Health IT Interoperability More Concrete, Actionable
Widespread interoperability isn’t a reality just yet for the healthcare industry, but the steps necessary for achieving it are indeed…
Physicians Report Increased Electronic Sharing of Health Information
The proportion of physicians electronically sharing health information with patients grew by double-digits between 2013 and 2014, but only four…