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Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and On Demand
A new federal regulation makes it easy to get test results and see what your doctor is recording about your health. One downside: You might not understand what you read.
California鈥檚 Vaccine Appointment Website Has Glitches. No Surprise?
Experts give poor usability ratings to My Turn, the new statewide sign-up app for covid vaccination. But with so many problems plaguing the vaccination effort, it seems unreasonable to have expected this one to work perfectly.
Verily鈥檚 COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland
Health officials in San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Verily鈥檚 state-funded COVID testing sites amid concerns about data collection and privacy.
COVID Data Failures Create Pressure for Public Health System Overhaul
Poor information-sharing between hospitals and public health agencies has hurt the response to the pandemic. Some health care systems and IT companies are making inroads, but an overhaul would cost billions.
Listen: Pandemic Shifts Health Care And It May Be Hard To Get Genie Back In Bottle
KHN’s Julie Rovner visits 鈥淗ere & Now鈥 to discuss the outlook for fundamental changes in the health care industry triggered by the coronavirus outbreak.
Rapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the nation鈥檚 doctors and hospitals to reevaluate how they work. At least three major changes may have a lasting impact.
El coronavirus pone a prueba el valor de la inteligencia artificial en la atenci贸n m茅dica
Algunos sistemas de salud est谩n utilizando programas de inteligencia artificial para ayudar a los m茅dicos a decidir sobre el curso de tratamiento en pacientes con COVID-19.
Coronavirus Tests The Value Of Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
The pandemic offers an opportunity to use artificial intelligence programs to help doctors in COVID-19 diagnosis. But some leading hospital systems have shelved their AI technology because it wasn鈥檛 ready to roll.
As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data In Electronic Health Records Hard To Harvest
The U.S. government spent $36 billion computerizing health records, yet they鈥檙e of limited help in the COVID-19 crisis.
Abbott鈥檚 Fast COVID Test Poses Safety Issues, Lab Workers Say
HHS said this test would 鈥渟ave personal protective equipment.鈥 But Abbott鈥檚 very design 鈥 devised for mobile testing 鈥 means those working with specimens need even more protection, experts warn.
Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
Under the national emergency, the government has waived a law that required patients to have an in-person visit with a physician before they could be prescribed drugs that help quell withdrawal symptoms, such as Suboxone. Now they can get those prescriptions via a phone call or videoconference with a doctor. That may give video addiction therapy a kick-start.
Coronavirus Fuels Explosive Growth In Telehealth 鈥 And Concern About Fraud
鈥淯nscrupulous providers鈥 could take advantage of the boom in treatment delivered via voice or video calls.
As Ventilators Become Crucial In Saving Lives, Repair Roadblocks Remain
With hospitals struggling to get more ventilators, they must ensure every ventilator they have is ready for service. But manufacturers limit who can repair them.
Big Brother Wants To Track Your Location And Health Data. And That鈥檚 Not All Bad.
Big data plays a critical role in the success of current public health efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Privacy advocates, though, are watching closely.
Near Trump鈥檚 Florida Home, Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Gets Off To Rocky Start
Just 5 miles from Mar-a-Lago, the POTUS鈥 outpost, Florida residents find that the president鈥檚 pledge to make testing accessible hasn鈥檛 materialized.
Cerca de la casa de Trump, las pruebas de COVID-19 al paso tuvieron un comienzo dif铆cil
A pesar de las reiteradas afirmaciones de la Casa Blanca de que las pruebas estar谩n disponibles para todos, para los residentes de West Palm Beach, la realidad fue muy diferente.
KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Coronavirus Goes Viral
The rapidly spreading coronavirus has led to the cancellation of sporting events, conferences and travel, with Congress and President Donald Trump scrambling to catch up to the spiraling public health crisis. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has issued long-awaited rules aimed at making it easier for patients to carry copies of their medical records. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
New Federal Rules Will Let Patients Put Medical Records On Smartphones
Patients would have far more control over their health care with complete medical histories stored on their phones, proponents say.
How Fast Can A New Internet Standard For Sharing Patient Data Catch Fire?
The web-based standard FHIR 鈥 pronounced 鈥渇ire鈥 鈥 could hasten the day when we can view our full medical histories on a smartphone screen. Tech giants are hungry for a piece of the pie, but obstacles remain.
A Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?
As happens when the tech industry gets involved, hype surrounds the claims that artificial intelligence will help patients and even replace some doctors.
