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2019 Mid-Year Report 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

2019 Mid-Year Report

See the full 2019 mid-year report here.

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10 Finalists for Tricorder XPrize 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

10 Finalists for Tricorder XPrize

3 Ways Data Analytics Can Transform Healthcare 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

3 Ways Data Analytics Can Transform Healthcare

Analytics can and will change healthcare as we know it–but several obstacles remain, according to David Lee Scher, M.D., director at DLS Healthcare Consulting LLC. Currently, data collected by healthcare…

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Forward March: Cal INDEX’s CEO David Watson Sees Opportunities Ahead 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Forward March: Cal INDEX’s CEO David Watson Sees Opportunities Ahead

Despite past challenges to HIE sustainability in California, Cal INDEX’s CEO David Watson sees real opportunity—and sustainability—ahead The development of statewide health information exchange (HIE) has proven to be a…

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Why health attorneys must not dismiss the revised Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Why health attorneys must not dismiss the revised Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act

Health lawyers should pay attention to a revised version of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act currently in the works, according to Indiana University law professor Nicolas Terry. While…

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Why a learning health system is important for patient care 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Why a learning health system is important for patient care

A report published this past December by JASON–an independent group of scientists that advises the U.S. government on science and technology–states that the ultimate goal in healthcare is to achieve…

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Lack of Resources the Biggest Hurdle for Healthcare Organizations in Defending Cyberattacks 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Lack of Resources the Biggest Hurdle for Healthcare Organizations in Defending Cyberattacks

Security professionals in the United States say they feel ill-prepared to defend against cybersecurity attacks, according to new research conducted by The Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Read…

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Legislators Aim to Send 21st Century Cures Bill to Obama by Year’s End 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Legislators Aim to Send 21st Century Cures Bill to Obama by Year’s End

With a goal to send a bill to President Barack Obama’s desk by the end of the year, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has released a discussion document on…

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Study: Electronic messaging should be part of physicians’ job description 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Study: Electronic messaging should be part of physicians’ job description

As participation in patient portals grows, so, too, does the number of electronic messages sent between patients and physicians, showing a need for reimbursement and clinical structures that allow physicians…

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