In a digital world, people are increasingly concerned about data privacy. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception. The growing importance of data privacy requires companies to prioritize effective patient consent and preference management. Personalized medicine, electronic health records, and an...
Recruiting Clinical Trial Participants: How to Balance Data and Trust
Patient recruitment remains a critical challenge in clinical trials, with up to 80% of studies failing to meet enrollment timelines, causing costly delays. With the data revolution transforming the healthcare industry, it seemed that clinical trials would see a new...
Cancer Care Is Getting Personal. Local Doctors Can’t Keep Up.
Cancer patients are increasingly choosing larger specialty centers for treatment, often traveling to access cutting-edge therapies and expert oncologists. As cancer care evolves and becomes more specialized, the healthcare industry must adapt to enhance patient outcomes. Recognizing that timely care...
s.360 Life Underwriting and Greenlight: Transforming Medical Data for Smarter Decisions
Our partner, s.360 Life Underwriting, powered by Samplemed, has successfully integrated our Greenlight APIs into their Medical Labs module, streamlining access to medical data for faster, more secure underwriting decisions. Their AI-driven technology automates the interpretation of medical records, enhancing...
Information Blocking Rule Turns Two: Successes, Struggles, and What’s Next?
By: Cristina Spears, Marketing Manager October 6th, 2024, Marks the two-year anniversary of the information blocking rule (IBR). Patients have never had this degree of access and control over their medical records! In the history of U.S. healthcare, a patient’s...
Skeptical judge sides with smaller analytics firm against giant PointClickCare over data blocking tactics
A federal judge sided with Real Time Medical Systems, which claimed that PointClickCare had implemented improper data blocking tactics with its use of unsolvable CAPTCHAs. Judge Paula Xinis ruled that this tactic violated the 21st Century Cures Act and PointClickCare’s...
HHS releases HTI-2 proposed rule for interoperability
HHS has introduced the HTI-2 proposed rule to enhance health data interoperability. The proposed rule includes updated certification criteria focusing on standards-based APIs to improve health data interoperability. Key elements align public health IT with the CDC and payer-oriented IT...
AI governance through the patient’s lens
As artificial intelligence (AI) widens its influence across a variety of industries around the world, healthcare is no exception. While feelings are mixed, many patients are expressing their concerns surrounding the use of AI in their continuum of care. Older...
AHA, MGMA say provider penalties in info blocking final rule are ‘excessive’
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have spoken out against the final rule on information-blocking disincentives from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The AHA and MGMA believe that the new disincentives...
How To Stop Abuses In Patient Health Data Exchange
The misuse of patient health data is a concern in the marketplace, becoming more lucrative and widespread every year. While there are a number of regulations and data privacy rules in place by HIPAA to protect patients and their health...
HHS Finalizes Rule Establishing Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule on June 24, establishing penalties for hospitals, health systems, and clinicians that block patient information exchange. Key penalties include loss of status as a meaningful EHR user, MIPS-eligible...
The Government of Canada introduces the Connected Care for Canadians Act
In an effort to provide Canadians with increased access to their medical records, the Minister of Health introduced Bill C-72 the Connected Care for Canadians Act. This bill aims to help Canada’s national health system move in a more connected...