Allscripts is partnering with the Singapore Ministry of Health's IT organization to develop new medication, mobile and analytic systems for the country's health systems and possibly providers elsewhere in Asia.
Exchanging health information may actually intensify common risks, including patient identification and data accuracy. Now is the time to address these challenges.
David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp, discusses successful single payer systems in other nations, how other countries view our healthcare system, and what it will take to bend the cost curve here in the U.S.
Twenty years have passed since the Institute of Medicine identified electronic health records (EHRs) as "an essential technology for patient care." However, despite much activity, and some progress, comprehensive electronic patient records are still not available to providers of care.
It is striking how much people around the world have in common when it comes to healthcare delivery. They share, for example, a perception that their governments should be doing more to make healthcare accessible to the most vulnerable and that their governments do not engage them enough when it comes to setting priorities for healthcare spending.
The Department of Health and Human Services will take lead in responding to an outbreak, but the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, among others, will also play a role.
The Department of Health and Human Services will take lead in responding to an outbreak, but the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, among others, will also play a role.