07Nov

Governments are starting to take Health-Care Blockchain very seriously.

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Blockchain, DLT, EMR, Epic, Healthcare, PHR, Technology

Each year, a huge amount of healthcare companies are exposed by hackers and security breaches going in healthcare right now. See WannaCry NHS. Stolen data of patients and PHI including massive amounts of hospital data is sold usually on the dark web, normally minutes after the initial hack. It happens that quick. With complex hacking […]

25Sep

Proof blockchain travels to Distributed health in Nashville, Tennessee to talk decentralised health and medical datap

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Distributed health, brought together some of the best most exciting and forward thinking executives, investors and decision makers in our industry. Collaborations like these make it imperative when trying to make blockchain a reality in healthcare. The Nashville format was to provide population health with the newest ideas, educate its usage and create intimate networking […]

30Aug

What the difference between Interoperability and Data Liquidity

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Data Liquidity, Downstream, EHR, IT, Laboratory, Location, Meaningful Use, Structuredata

There are two buzzwords floating around in the health IT industry at the moment that, upon first glance, appear to be synonymous. But interoperability is not the same as data liquidity. Interoperability has been around since multiple systems have been in one facility, and has been a large component in the push for EHRs and meaningful […]

25Aug

What is OpenMRS

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mHealth, OpenMRS, Patient Data, PatientHealthRecord, PHR

Download a brief overview of OpenMRS suitable for printing. (PDF, 2.4 MB) Our world continues to be ravaged by pandemics of epic proportions, as over 40 million people are infected with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and malaria – most (up to 95%) of these afflictions are present in developing countries. Prevention and […]

15Aug

PACS and VNAs Improve Healthcare Imaging Strategies

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code, EMR, Language, mHealth, MRS, PACS, Technology, VNA

Continued improvements on PACS and VNA technology help providers significantly improve their healthcare imaging strategies. Source: Thinkstock By Elizabeth O’Dowd August 22, 2017 – Fujifilm announced the new partnerships for its enterprise imaging picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) Synapse 5, adding seven providers to their portfolio of clients to improve their healthcare imaging strategies. The healthcare organizations now using […]

08Aug

SNOMED CT Is ready for Pharmacy

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code, directions, Documentation, Pharma, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, physicians

SNOMED CT Is ready for Pharmacy: A Primer on Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine “Clinical Terms” Documentation (for Pharmacist and Pharmacy Services) It all started back when physicians wrote directions to pharmacists in Latin. Latin was not widely understood by patients, making the language like a code between prescribers and pharmacists. In today’s electronic world, instead […]

24Jun

How does HL7 work?

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BIS, Data, EMP, Healthcare, HIS, HIT, HL7, HMR, Interoperability, RIS, Technology, Workflow

How does HL7 work?

Whenever I travel for work, one of the most common questions I hear is “How does HL7 work?” HL7 is not always one of the sexiest subjects, but as interoperability and connectivity continue to be huge drivers in the health care space, the questions of HL7 are going to continue to be asked. So, after a little...