Patient Generated Health Data

ONC Blockchain Winners Target Health IT Interoperability

August 30, 2016 - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has named the final winners of its healthcare blockchain challenge, several with a focus on advancing health IT interoperability. “We are thrilled by the incredible amount of interest in this challenge,” National Coordinator Vindell Washington, MD, MHCM, said...

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Clinics Wary of Portals Despite Health Data Sharing Benefits

by Frank Irving

A qualitative study of provider views on patient portals finds recognition of the technology’s potential to improve patient communication and health information exchange; however, at clinics...

5 Health Data Infrastructure Hurdles for Precision Medicine

by Frank Irving

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hopes to enroll 1 million volunteers in a Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) study over the next three to four years. In order reach its goals...

Senate Committee Spotlights Patient-Generated Health Data

by Frank Irving

Patient-generated health data and the infrastructure required to support its use will be core topics this week on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...

Building Out the Infrastructure for Value-Based Care

by Frank Irving

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is the latest organization to join the Health Care Transformation Task Force, a private-sector alliance promoting the adoption of value-based care...

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