CIO’s are focused on meeting the upcoming deadline for the EU’s new stringent data privacy laws. The compliance requirements are onerous. They not only cover in-house processing and storage, but extend the same requirements to cloud vendors and third-party partners. What is GDPR? Global Data Protection Regulation...

Population Health Population Health applications offered by EMR vendors are continuing to mature and gain a larger install base.  Many organizations will initiate projects over the next 12 months. There are currently a relatively small number of vendor implementation staff and consultants certified in these applications which...

Hawaii Pacific Health hospitals and outpatient centers are changing the way military service members communicate about their healthcare. The DoD is adding interoperability functionality, at a record pace, throughout the system. “Given the value these services have for our active duty military members and their families,...

Forward thinking and being proactive!! Interoperability is taking a great leap forward as Sentara Healthcare is able to share records with the Dept of Defense and the VA. "How it works: When military families and retirees receive care at a Sentara facility, doctors, nurses and other...

Partnering with Duke University’s Evidenced Based Practice Implementation Center (Duke EPIC), the N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs will focus on increasing access to mental health services for vets and military families. Duke EPIC works closely with the Durham VA Medical Center to create “a single point...