Each year, healthcare leaders gather at events like HLTHUSA to discuss the future of care. The stages shine with optimism. The extraordinary booths overflow with AI demos and digital health platforms. The speakers are all top-notch and have discussions that are always “transformative.” But when the lights fade, and everyone returns home to their families, the…
Nearly three in four healthcare organizations report care disruptions due to cyberattacks. That means in most hospitals, it’s not a question of if an attack will happen — it’s when. A recent article in Healthcare Innovation Group revealed that 72% of providers have had care interrupted by ransomware or malware. Even more concerning, 96% have…
Care coordination has always been a buzzword in healthcare, but for patients and providers alike, it often feels like a promise that never delivers. Hospital discharges, specialist referrals, telehealth visits—each step creates new data, new notes, and invariably missing pieces of the patient story. Patients bounce between health settings with incomplete fragments of their health…
Every physician has lived this moment: they open the chart, only to find half the story. Labs are missing. Medications are outdated. A hospital discharge note is either buried in another system you can’t access, or missing. Meanwhile, the patient is sitting in front of you, expecting answers. This isn’t rare. It’s the norm. Our…
On July 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new initiative requiring major EHR vendors to connect directly to national data-sharing networks. The American Medical Association (AMA) called the move “long overdue,” noting that for the first time, physicians will get real-time, full patient records—not just a handful of data fields.…
Imagine this: You see multiple healthcare providers, may even specialty providers for various personal reasons. There’s a ton of healthcare data about you—doctor visits, prescriptions, lab results. Now imagine if the federal government and big tech said, “We’ll gather that for you… for better health.” Sounds convenient, right? Until you realize: at what cost? That…
Imagine this: You go in for a check-up, and behind the scenes, your medical records are quietly syncing with your employment history, tax returns, and government benefit files—all without your knowledge or consent. Sound dystopian? It’s closer than you think. Last week, the White House announced a sweeping new initiative designed to connect health data across…
It’s a chilling question — but for millions of Americans, it’s not hypothetical. It’s a stark reality, and many don’t even realize it until it’s too late. Imagine you’re on vacation and show up in an ER. You’re scared, in pain, and unable to speak clearly. The staff asks: “What medications are you on? Any…
On July 14, Becker’s reported that dozens of Cleveland-area patients discovered inaccurate diagnoses and treatments in their Epic MyChart accounts, according to News 5 Cleveland. Patients at University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic posted on social media about receiving records in their patient portal that did not belong to them. Inaccurate diagnoses and treatments they never…
Interoperability is a word we’ve heard in countless keynotes, seen in policy memos, funded through billions of taxpayer dollars, and promised by every vendor pitch deck. And yet, here we are — decades later — still asking: Why is this so hard? Let’s take a step back and unpack what we really mean when we…