Apple Watch began shipping about two weeks ago and it’s already clear that users are interested in the device’s health features. Fitness was a major selling point for Apple Watch from the start – by giving you a “complete picture … Read More
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The Future of Health Information Exchange: Part 1
In the last few years, a lot of HealthIT energy has been devoted to achieving health information exchange (HIE), also called interoperability between electronic health records (EHRs). The energy has come from national legislation and funding, but implementation is being … Read More
The Reality of Medical Data Theft
In February, hackers gained access to 80 million patient records at Anthem, one of the nation’s largest insurance companies. The Anthem data breach was the industry’s largest to date, and it pointed to the rising trend of medical identity theft … Read More
Smartphones are the New PDR
View image | gettyimages.com The Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) appeared in its 69th edition in 2015, but research shows that most doctors just use their smartphone. With free drug reference databases like Epocrates, it’s becoming increasingly easy to ditch … Read More