A standard approach for representing patient addresses across all health IT systems was needed to improve patient matching using accurate address information. Enter Project US@, the “Unified Specification for Address in Health Care.”
Read MoreAs the world of medical devices evolves to treat better and monitor patient health, cybersecurity remains a top priority. As per FDA guidance, “medical device security is a shared responsibility between stakeholders, including health care…
Read MoreThe FDA first drafted guidance on CDS software in 2017, but finalizing it has not been a priority for the agency since. That’s set to change next year. In late October 2021, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health released…
Read MoreThe digitization of medical records should lead to streamlined access for patients, efficiency upgrades for providers, and economic opportunity for developers. To date, these benefits exist in theory, but not in practice—due to…
Read MorePractice Fusion – a subsidiary of leading healthcare IT provider Allscripts – has reached a $145 million agreement with the United States Department of Justice. The settlement is due to resolve potential criminal and civil liability facing…
Read MoreA primary goal of Health IT software is to improve the overall quality, safety, and effective delivery of healthcare. However, despite widespread implementation and use of health IT
software, these safety and quality benefits have not been…
Quandary Peak was recently selected by a major EHR vendor to serve as a Software Quality Oversight Organization, charged with evaluating the company’s software and internal processes, and issuing software audit reports to improve the…
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