Morning Headlines 7/8/16
NHS to scrap single database of patients’ medical details
The NHS closes down its care.data initiative, a government attempt to store patient medical information in a single database.
A Health Affairs study finds that the number of health information exchanges operating has dropped from 119 to 106 as federal funding runs out, despite demand for interoperability solutions.
An Alternative Proposal for Certification
John Halamka, MD argues for simplified health IT regulations that would focus entirely on expanding FHIR- based data exchange.
ONC announces a contest soliciting ideas for how blockchain data structures might be used in healthcare.
'Samantha Brown points out that, “Healthcare, like every other industry, gets caught up in the idolatry of the ‘innovators.’”' I…