Mr. Christian, the vice president of technology and chief technology officer of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health, has served as an executive with the Indiana Health Information Exchange. He’s ...

In order for the healthcare industry to move toward preventive care and population health management, clinical information needs to flow freely across networks and between hospitals and physicians.

Have you ever shown up for a prescribed medical test, but no one at the testing facility can locate your doctor’s order? Have you ever been referred to a specialist who orders the same medical tests ...

The aim is to provide a common language that makes it easier to share data from disparate sources, along with tools and techniques to make the sharing safer. Open Source The Office of the Director of ...

The healthcare industry has notoriously struggled with disconnected data systems and a lack of interoperability. When health information cannot be easily exchanged between different systems and ...

Information sharing and interoperability have come a long way since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but challenges still remain, agreed speakers and panelists on the first day of the ...

Despite substantial increases in capability and applications, U.S. and multinational robotics and autonomous systems have limited information interoperability, convoluting an already complex ...

When the Office of the Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) was established in 2004, the health information technology (IT) landscape was relatively bare. Few hospitals and providers ...

Entrepreneurs entering healthcare often spot inefficiencies and launch companies to solve them. Whether it’s optimizing transitions of care, simplifying billing, or empowering home health teams, most ...