HealthEx has launched a new patient-directed health data exchange service under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA. Announced on Tuesday, the new service offers patients ...

Fragmented patient records and duplicate or overlaid medical records remain a persistent safety and cost risk across U.S. health systems. Duplicate medical record creation happens when a single ...

Should patients be able to decide that some of their providers shouldn't have access to certain parts of their medical record? That's the issue behind one part of a proposed rule from the Office of ...

Timely and accurate completion of medical records is essential to ensuring great quality of care, as even the smallest inconsistency or miscommunication of patient information could mean negative ...

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Imperfect identity data can impair care quality and patient safety, hinder healthcare AI initiatives, and impact the bottom ...