What FHIR Means for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals interested in digital health innovations have likely heard of FHIR (pronounced FIRE), but few know much beyond the name. Is FHIR the turnkey…
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It’s Time for Healthcare and Tech to Play Nice
Like many others, I found myself captivated by the political drama that swirled around the lead up to and eventual passage of Obamacare, along with…
The Digital Health Opportunity: EMS Data Collection
As a paramedic, the cardiac arrest was my favorite call based on challenge alone. Cardiac arrests required a variety of hands-on skills, including EKG interpretation,…
The Digital Health Opportunity: Medicare Readmissions Penalties
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a leading 1,200 bed academic medical center in St. Louis, provided approximately $200 million in Medicare services in 2012. That year, the Center…