Despite advances in health care information exchange, the flow of data between large hospitals and small care facilities is anything but smooth and seamless. Health care providers consistently face breakdowns in communication and care coordination due to gaps in information sharing, according to a recent survey of health care CIOs.
Learn MoreWhen we look back at 2025, I hope we’ll point to the gains technology helped make for equity this year. Health IT leaders are beginning to recognize the impact that lack of tech equity has had on health equity, from access to care to care coordination and outcomes. More than half of healthcare IT leaders […]
It’s 2025, yet 46% of healthcare facilities still rely on paper fax machines, rather than digital fax solutions, to send information to other providers in the absence of an EHR or other advanced technologies, a recent survey of healthcare CIOs found. It’s one of the main reasons data exchange between facilities can take one to […]
AI took center stage at HLTH 2024, where an estimated 12,000 healthcare stakeholders came to Las Vegas to explore what’s new, what’s next and what’s needed in the industry. But unlike discussions at past HLTH events, there was a noticeable shift away from what AI could do for healthcare, in theory, toward use cases for […]
