Interoperability

Tribal communities' health is impeded by dual problems: insufficient government funds and a lack of interoperability, which cause a deficiency of healthcare IT solutions, says Tyler LaPlaunt, assistant director at Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions.

Infor Senior Director for Healthcare Interoperability Strategy Joerg Schwarz discusses misconceptions about the ONC rule and its requirements, and offers other insights for provider organizations who are bound by it.

Competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare are creating the alliance to advance healthcare uses for blockchain, explains Michael Kim, CIO at MultiPlan.

Surfacing important patient data per condition can help clinicians improve care, according to Jay Anders, MD, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems.

Alexander Geissler, a professor at the University of St. Gallen, says major barriers include interoperability and that some hospitals don't have the desire or the ability to share data.

"Cognitive logic" could help providers get the patient information they need immediately, according to Bill Hayes, MD, chief medical officer at CPSI.

Smile, a FHIR-based enterprise data platform, helps manage data from a variety of sources for payers, providers and researchers, according to Duncan Weatherston, CEO of Smile CDR.

The latest Philips Future Health Index report offers new insights, including how the shortage in staff changes patient care, according to Elad Benjamin, general manager at Clinical Data Services at Philips.

Also: EHR Canvas Medical raises $24 million, and virtual cardiac rehab Moving Analytics scores $20 million.

NHS Digital CEO Simon Bolton says you need to take the people with you in making technology a part of a new program, such as one NHS is working on to extend the digital capability of hospital trusts.