Morning Headlines 2/29/16
Remarks by the President in Precision Medicine Panel Discussion
The White House publishes the Presidents transcript from the Precision Medicine panel discussion, in which he calls out interoperability issues directly, saying, “Part of the problem with have right now is that every patient’s data is siloed — it’s in a hospital here, a hospital there, a doctor here, a lab there.”
Meaningful-use hardship exemption deadline extended
CMS extends the hardship exemption deadline for hospitals and providers to July 1. Hospitals originally had until April 1 to file for an exemption, while EPs only had until March 15.
Cerner Names John Glaser SVP of Population Health
John Glaser will take over Cerner’s population health division on April 1.
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