Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 174: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare with Jonathan Samples, Partner at 121G
Health + Tech - Future of Precision Medicine With Dr. Amrie Grammer
Podcast: Discussing Information Blocking with Eddie Williams
Podcast - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and How to Comply with HIPAA & State Privacy Laws
Health + Tech - How Digital Health Tools Help Create Greater Consumer Focus in Healthcare
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 118: Matthew Roberts and Darra Coleman, Health Care Attorneys, Nexsen Pruet
Expanded Information Block Rules Go into Effect
5 Key Takeaways | Current Perspectives Around the Convergence of Life Sciences and IT
Podcast: Interoperability: Health Care's Next Disruptor Is openEHR - Diagnosing Health Care
Podcast: Interoperability: A New Vision Through openEHR - Diagnosing Health Care
Podcast: Interoperability - the Role of Health Information Exchanges - Diagnosing Health Care
AGG Talks: Technology - In the Balance: Interoperability and Security
Health+Tech - Episode 4: Exploring Recent Changes in Interoperability and Information Blocking
Health+Tech - Episode 2: Edge of Digital Health Transformation
What can Technology do for Your Practice?
Compliance Perspectives: The Ethics of Data
Information Blocking: How Will the New Rule Impact the Health Care Industry?
From NC State to Changing the State of Health Information Networks, with Medicom Technologies’ Malcolm Benitz
Exploring Digitization of Health and Medical Data and Records Part One
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There have been several recent governmental actions which highlight the balance between securing electronic patient information and the need for interoperability and appropriate exchange of such information. This article will...more