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Earlier this week, Apple announced a new health sharing feature that gives patients the reins in sharing consumer-generated health data with their doctors, family and friends.
Apple has been working on giving patients more access to their data for years. In 2018, the company rolled out Health Records on iOS, which aggregates existing user-generated data in their Health app with data from their EHR – if the user is a patient at a participating hospital.
This new feature turns the tables – instead of patients accessing medical data generated by the health system, the patient is in the driver s seat, sharing their own information. This information includes everything from mobility trends to heart data. Additionally, users are able to share lab results with those of their choosing.
Now that WWDC 2021 is well underway, here's a look back at what Apple announced during its keynote presentation Monday and what our staff is most looking forward to.
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The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently that the U.S. might be finally turning a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic. It s been a relentless 16 months, and healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders can no doubt use a breather.
During the course of the past year-plus, these executives have learned many lessons spurred by the manic pacing of the pandemic. Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans.
March 4, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
The Headwaters Healthcare Foundation’s 50/50 draw wrapped up on March 1 and generated over $17,000.
The winner of the lottery was Lori S. of Mono, and when she got the call on Monday morning, it was exactly 12 years to the day since she received breast cancer surgery at Headwaters Hospital.
“When I called her in the morning, we both had a goosebumps moment that it all kind of came full circle for her,” said Kendra Goss of HHCF, who helped organize the fundraiser.
“She’s just really, really thrilled about being our first ever 50/50 winner.”
The lottery is going to be held three more times this year and is a way of generating revenue for the HHFC, since they can’t hold their usual in-person fundraisers.
Runnymede Healthcare Centre in Ontario, Canada
Not too long ago, Runnymede Healthcare Centre in Ontario, Canada, used to be a completely paper-based health system, which made it difficult for patients and physicians to seamlessly navigate the organization.
THE PROBLEM
One of the organization s biggest problems was a lack of access to actionable, real-time patient data, which made it challenging for staff to make prompt, informed decisions and easily communicate across the care continuum.
In addition, a lack of medication automation and distribution made processes arduous and had the potential to lead to medication errors.
PROPOSAL
Runnymede decided to partner with Humber River Hospital (HRH) to implement Meditech Expanse.