By Scott Stuewe – Part 2 of 6 – As the COVID-19 pandemic advanced, our society grappled with the long-standing tension between the privacy and security of health data on the one hand, and the importance of having access to these data for the management of the health of the population on the other.
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By Scott Stuewe – Part 1 of 6 – DirectTrust manages trust in identity for millions of providers and healthcare facilities in the US so they can safely exchange sensitive data on their patients and coordinate care across organizations.
By Scott Stuewe – The business of identity, particularly in healthcare, is evolving rapidly, especially in light of the “app economy”. The COVID-19 outbreak has also raised the tenor of the discussion.
By Megan Pruente – While the current state of patient matching is best described as tumultuous, progress toward a solution is being made thanks to efforts of stakeholders from across the spectrum.
The American Health Information Management Association and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a companion guide to accompany ONC’s Project US@ (‘Project USA’) Technical Specification Final Version 1.0.
By Andy Aroditis – Last month, the ONC released its first Project US@ Technical Specification draft for public comment. The initiative aims to improve patient matching, while supporting interoperability, privacy and safety, by issuing a unified address standard throughout healthcare.
By Marie E. Lamont – Hospitals are still overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. Patients have postponed diagnostic tests and screenings. Researchers are still focusing their attention on combatting the virus. It’s no surprise that clinical trials have plunged.
By Dr. Tandy Tipps – Patients and doctors missed or cancelled an estimated 22 million cancer screenings in the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in an estimated 80,000 missed diagnoses, according to research published last year. Another study found that diagnoses for six major cancer types dropped by almost half.
By Andy Aroditis – A vaccine mix-up sent a 91-year-old Ohio man to the emergency room last week after he received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on the same day. Four hours after receiving a shot at a mass vaccination site near Cincinnati, Victor Smith was given a second dose at his nursing home.