EHR

At HIMSS22, Dr. Terry Adirim, program executive director at the VA; Bill Tinston, director of FEHRM; and Holly Joers, program executive officer at the DOD, examine federal health IT moves resulting from the EHR modernization initiative and the pandemic.

The mobile app enables remote and offline access to patient information.

Dr. Maulik Purohit, clinical innovation lead for transformation at University Hospitals, examines tech strategies and the unique challenges of clinical genetics and pop health genomics.

President of 4medica Gregg Church warns of the perils of duplication of patient records. He explains how AI and other technologies can clean up data.

In a preview of their HIMSS22 session, Serena Bumpus of Ascension and Stephanie Hoelscher of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center explain their Texas pilot study on crisis documentation during COVID-19 surges and how it could lessen the burden on nurses.

This week's top stories include a GAO report that found the VA did not establish performance measures and goals for migrated data quality, and the introduction of the  KardiaMobile Card, which is able to take a single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.

In a preview of his HIMSS22 session, Craig S. Kovacevich, associate vice president of community and population health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, explains how a population health analytics engine helps the system find missing screenings, vaccinations and other services.

This week's top stories include a class action complaint accusing QRS of failing to secure, monitor and maintain patient data after a breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and Headspace Health's aim to improve its ability to personalize users' experiences with its Sayana acquisition.

Powerful tools can help surface crucial clinical data, says Dr. Bill Hayes, chief medical officer of CPSI.

Damo Consulting CEO Paddy Padmanabhan talks about the significance of the $28.3 billion acquisition and what it means for healthcare and Big Tech.