Morning Headlines 11/15/16
HIMSS announces former Speaker of the House John Boehner will keynote HIMSS17.
Cerner and American Well to Embed Telehealth Capabilities into Cerner EHR
Cerner will integrate telehealth services from American Well into its software, allowing providers working within the Millennium EHR to connect with patients over Cerner’s patient portal.
Obama administration disperses last of grants to fund health information exchanges
ONC issues a total of $2.4 million in grants to four state HIEs: Delaware Health Information network, Oregon Health Authority, Rhode Island Quality Institute, and the Utah Health Information Network.
MLB to standardize medical information in wake of A.J. Preller suspension
In the wake of Padres GM A.J. Preller being suspended for hiding medical information during trade talks, the MLB has agreed to a new standardized approach to medical data sharing.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.