By Alex Meshkin – Just over a year ago, in his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative. During the 2016 State of the Union Address, Obama announced the “Cancer Moonshot” to cure cancer, with Vice President Biden at the helm.
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By William Hersh MD – I wrote recently that one of my concerns for data science is the Big Data over-emphasis on one of its four Vs, namely volume. Since then, I was emailing with Dr. Shaun Grannis and other colleagues from the Indiana Health Information Exchange.
By John Halamka MD – On January 20, Senators Alexander and Murray released the Bipartisan Senate Health Committee Staff Draft of Bill to Help Improve Health Information Technology for Doctors & Their Patients. This is a really important bill. Why? It includes legislative changes that will help reshape/evolve Meaningful Use.
Organizations from across the industry weigh in on their experiences with ICD-10 in the weeks following the October 1st implementation date. Hear their ICD-10 transition stories.
By George E. Cole, Jr. – Interest in FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is growing as the standard for exchanging healthcare information takes shape. What is it and what will it mean for healthcare providers? Here are some frequently asked questions and answers.
By Shefali Luthra – A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has been considered “health care for billionaires” to middle-income, Medicaid and Medicare populations.
By John Halamka – After 10 years of work, I passed the baton of leadership for US standards harmonization efforts to Arien Malec and Lisa Gallagher. Here’s a brief synopsis of the journey.
By William Hersh MD – The HIT world was shaken to its core by Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of CMS, who announced that the CMS Meaningful Use program was over. More precisely, he stated, “The Meaningful Use program as it has existed, will now be effectively over and replaced with something better.”
By Karen B. DeSalvo & Lucia Savage – In order to effectively manage their health, individuals need to be able to access and use their health information when, where, and how they want, including sending it to the people and tools helping them become or stay healthy.