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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

Last month, the Health Care Compliance Association published a story stating that CMS had sent emails to two different hospitals stating that text messaging (including secure messaging services) is verboten. Fear not, gentle reader. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and. CMS has a communications problem.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

Last month, the Health Care Compliance Association published a story stating that CMS had sent emails to two different hospitals stating that text messaging (including secure messaging services) is verboten. Fear not, gentle reader. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and. Comments Comments. Fear not, gentle reader.

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Embracing Interoperability in Healthcare?

Lexis Nexis

Unlocking patient data is instrumental to your success, whether you are a healthcare provider, health IT vendor, or payer. Jonathan Shannon, senior director, interoperability solutions at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, provided a solid foundation on interoperability and why it matters.