While the luminaries of healthcare gathered in Orlando for HIMSS19, the CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, released two proposed rules aimed at preventing data-blocking and improving interoperability. The timing of this announcement could not have been more perfect as many of the sessions at HIMSS19 aligned with solving…
Get Real Health was front and center at The HL7 FHIR Application Roundtable in Washington, DC September 27 th-28th and FHIR Connectathon in Baltimore, MD September 29th-30th. These two events started with the roundtable and two days dedicated to educating the healthcare industry about the power and maturity of HL7 FHIR. The format consisted of…
Like a modern day version of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Get Real Health President and CEO Robin Wiener joined our Senior Clinical Strategist, Jennifer Bowers, on a world wind international visit. Spanning 10 days and including stops in England, the Netherlands and Sweden, the trip was anchored by the signing of a new project in…
The 2018 ePatient Summit hosted by the Northern California Chapter of HIMSS kicked off May 3rd on the campus of UCSF Mission Hills. The goal of this year’s event was to address the current shortcomings in interoperability in the health IT arena. Despite all the progress made regarding electronic data storage and delivery, serious deficiencies…
Delivering patient data and results electronically without adding medical context is a troubling byproduct of health technology, according to a recent Washington Post article. The piece, written in conjunction with Kaiser Health, chronicles the hazards in simply making lab and testing results available to patients online without a clinical interpretation of that data. A recent…
For once, what happened in Vegas should not stay in Vegas! We want all that energy, brainstorming, networking and education to travel right back home with us until next year’s event. HIMSS18 is a wrap but we are still abuzz about the experience. Whether our team was presenting on value-based care to a packed room, dazzling…
Get Real Health is starting 2018 strong with the awarding of the prestigious Maryland International Leadership Award. The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) chose Get Real Health and six other firms for the award from among 150,000 Maryland companies. CEO, Robin Wiener, attended the ceremony March 8th at the Jim Rouse Visionary Museum in Baltimore with…
HIMSS18 is right around the corner and all we can say is, “Look out!” Get Real Health is taking the event by storm and we are getting pretty psyched about the myriad symposiums, seminars and networking opportunities. HIMSS always starts out with a bang offering pre-conference meetings and sessions. We will be sitting in on…
The ONC 2017 Annual Meeting was held November 30-December 1, 2017 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. This year’s event, Tackling Barriers to Interoperability and Usability, featured engaging keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions. And no one is more passionate about improving the usability and interoperability of health IT than our own Director of Healthcare Transformation, Christina Caraballo; which is…
With another Get Real Health User Group in the books, we never cease to be amazed at the synergy these sessions generate. A true testament to our clients and partners! The event kicked off Thursday, September 14th at Palomar Hotel, in Washington DC where clients from all over the globe convened to get product updates,…
Get Real Health has never wavered from its commitment to increasing individuals’ access to their health data. That dedication was recognized recently when the company was among a select group of vendors that participated in a two-day Consumer-Centered Data Exchange (CCDE) Connectathon, September 9–10, 2017. The Connectathon was the precursor to the larger HL7 31st…
For medical facilities positioning themselves to receive incentives through Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) and other MACRA initiatives, the patient engagement landscape can be daunting. The majority of patient engagement solutions were not designed to achieve these goals, even when bundled with an EMR. However, Get Real Health’s products intuitively meets these objectives and can…
