Access to Care

Google Cloud Launches Healthcare API During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Samantha McGrail

Google Cloud recently announced it created a Cloud Healthcare API to improve data interoperability and give providers real-time access to health data during the COVID-19 pandemic. The API will allow...

Video API Powers Telemedicine Companies During COVID-19

by Samantha McGrail

Cloud communication company Vonage is reporting higher demand for its video application program interface (API) as telemedicine companies leverage the technology to facilitate virtual visits during the...

Interoperability Platform Ensures Access to COVID-19 Patient Data

by Samantha McGrail

A leading internet and information services company recently announced that it will offer healthcare providers free access to on-demand patient record query through its healthcare interoperability...

Basic Scientific Research is Vital for Biomedical Innovation

by Samantha McGrail

Basic scientific research is critical for biomedical innovation, but the American public must provide researchers and scientists with the appropriate resources for innovation or the next generation...

Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Healthcare

by Samantha McGrail

Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is gradually becoming more prominent in health systems, but 75 percent of healthcare insiders are concerned that AI could threaten the security and privacy of...

Digital Health Tools Boost Care Quality, Reduce Provider Burden

by Samantha McGrail

More physicians than ever before are recognizing digital health tools as an advantage for driving efficiency and safety in healthcare while also reducing provider burden, according to a recent study...

VMware Acquires Cloud Native Platform Pivotal for $2.7B

by Samantha McGrail

Enterprise software company VMware recently announced that it has acquired the cloud native platform provider Pivotal Software after sealing a $2.7 billion deal last August. VMware has been...

Health Insurance Industry Struggles to Update Legacy IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

Health insurance legacy IT infrastructure was designed for transactions centered around claims, not for a consumer-engaged environment, observed Beth O’Rorke, chief information officer and...

Digital Health Innovators Need to Deliver Results This Year

by Fred Donovan

Digital health innovators will need to start delivering tangible results, not just hype, for consumers this year, judged the HIMSS 2019 Healthcare Trends Report. The report predicted that digital...

Cynerio Gets $7M for Healthcare Internet of Things Security Product

by Fred Donovan

Cynerio, a startup providing cybersecurity for healthcare Internet of Things devices, has received an infusion of $7 million in its latest funding round. Investors in the most recent round are...

Big Data Analytics to Have Major Impact on Pharma Next Year

by Fred Donovan

Big data analytics is expected to have the biggest technology impact on the pharmaceutical industry in 2019, according to a survey of pharm professionals by GlobalData. Thirty-eight percent of...

Healthcare Blockchain Could Solve Industry’s Biggest Problems

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare blockchain could solve some of the biggest problems in healthcare, such as compliance, interoperability, and data security issues, according to a recent study by CB Insights. The...

Healthcare Blockchain Is Poised to Transform Patient Care

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare blockchain technology has the potential to transform patient care, observed Bill Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former Senate majority leader, and chairman of the executive...

Artificial Intelligence Requires Broader HIT Infrastructure Talent

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

The HIT infrastructure landscape is rapidly changing, and organizations should keep their eyes on artificial intelligence (AI), cultural advancement, and processes becoming products as the result if...

NIH Encourages Broadband Improvements for Rural Healthcare

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Using innovative HIT infrastructure tools to give patients better access to care options, including broadband improvements for telehealth, can help improve the quality of care for cancer patients in...

Advanced Health IT Infrastructure Tools Reduce Cost

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Health IT infrastructure is increasingly vital as more aspects of patient care depend on the support of IT infrastructure tools. The pressure of value-based care adds to the importance of investing in...

Health IT Infrastructure Supports Successful Telemedicine Programs

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Health IT infrastructure is significantly impacted by the growing popularity of telemedicine, with clinicians and patients able to take advantage of innovative tools. Organizations are deploying...