Patient engagement is a hot topic among healthcare provider organization executives. Especially as people have begun approaching providers more as consumers than patients, it is critical that providers be able to engage with their patients as effectively as possible. Florian Otto is CEO and cofounder of Cedar, vendor of a financial engagement platform. He has
In Part 1, Dr. Don Rucker, the former National Coordinator for Health IT from 2017-2021, framed the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement’s reliance on brokered protocols and page view document architecture as a costly impediment to modernizing healthcare computing. He also discussed the power of FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) and leveraging JavaScript Object Notation.
Dr. Don Rucker, the former National Coordinator for Health IT from 2017-2021, said he sees the current proposed structure of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement and its reliance on brokered protocols and a 1990s-style page view document architecture as a costly impediment to modern healthcare computing. Under the proposed interoperability rule affecting electronic
A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. This is the second time the bill has been reintroduced. WHY IT MATTERS Last introduced in 2021, CONNECT 2023 would expand
Healthcare data expert Mohamed Humaidi, senior vice president of data and analytics at the New York and Florida-based health coordinator CareAbout, broke down how clinical practices and health systems can enhance and streamline the complicated processes of identifying and reaching vulnerable patients and how the company is using a new tool to help them do
Founded in November 2020, Off-Piste Provisions has produced some of New Zealand’s first plant-based jerkies and toppers, specialising in flavoured plant-based snacks, with other products including biltong and crackling.Speaking to FoodNavigator-Asia, its founder Jade Gray highlighted that the main draw of its products is the texture – having ‘a lot more lifelike meat fibre analogue
The new express system is being overseen by the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA).“This new service will work to swiftly inspect and release imported goods including foods and beverages through Thai checkpoints with the need of nothing more than a single ID card from the person-in-charge,” Thai FDA Secretary-General Dr Paisarn Dankum said during
The CDC has announced it will begin tracking infections caused by cronobacter, which was behind an outbreak in 2021-22 among babies and caused an infant formula shortage that plagued the nation for months. The council is the body that recommends what diseases are “reportable.” That list already includes illnesses from other foodborne pathogens, including E.
Consumer Reports (CR) is out with a new study of heavy metals in baby food. CR’s latest tests included 14 products, representing a mix of fruits and vegetables; meals and entrees; and snacks, such as bars, puffs, and teething wafers. At least three samples of each product were tested and the 14 products likely to
By News Desk on June 28, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to