The latest spec from Health Level 7 — Fast Health Interoperability Resources, better known as FHIR — has captured the attention of the health IT community as the latest industry standard to define both interface specifications and data exchange formats for health information. As the industry demand for FHIR continues to grow, we are pleased…
Get Real Health President and Founding Partner, Robin Wiener, was honored to be a panelist at The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) National Convention on October 17th in Baltimore. AHIMA is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals worldwide. Founded in 1928 to improve health record quality, AHIMA has played a leadership…
Get Real Health’s esteemed client, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, was honored at the 10th Annual EHI Live Awards, September, 29th The winning solution, My Medical Record, was developed by Get Real Health on the InstantPHR platform. It was deemed the best solution in the “Best Use of IT to Support Clinical Treatment and…
Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo, had the opportunity to testify before Federal Advisory Committees’ Interoperability Experience Task Force on Friday, May 13th. The topic of her speech was the evolution of the patient engagement landscape and what the industry’s focus should be today and in the future. Her testimony honed in on…
Are you reading this blog on your smartphone? If so, you are not alone. A recent report estimates that nearly 55% of Americans not only text, email and communicate with their phones but they get their news there as well. These statistics indicate that smartphones are an integral part of our everyday lives as people…
Recently Get Real Health’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Christina Caraballo authored a blog post on the topic of Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD). Here are some highlights of the piece written at the behest of HIMSS: There is no denying that healthcare in the United States is undergoing a massive shift toward a value based model….
For most, hospitalization is a scary proposition. Even if admitted for a specific procedure, the reality of interrupted routines and sleep patterns plus constant poking and prodding makes even the most compliant of patients anxious for discharge. Yet, according to a recent New York Times article, patients should be very leery of a rapid discharge…
When the President of the United States echoes your sentiments about the state of healthcare technology, it is very gratifying. President Obama recently addressed the issue as he summed up the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative. The initiative, announced as part of the 2015 State of the Union Address, is a $215 million investment in…
The advent of technology in the medical field has transformed not only patient expectations regarding their care, but the manner in which patients communicate with providers as well. This sentiment was echoed recently by Matthew Patrick, CEO of Get Real Health client South London and Maudsley Foundation (SLaM). As the UK’s largest metal health provider,…
Get Real Health not only builds solutions to empower patients, we advocate for their right to access health data in a way that makes it usable and relevant. As such, we recently co-authored a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) stating the urgent need for improved laws regarding…
When Mother Nature strikes, the devastating effects can be felt long after the storm has passed. Whether a hurricane, tornado, tsunami or blizzard like the one that rocked the North East over the weekend, damage extends beyond what you see on the news. Those managing chronic conditions are often the most effected by harsh weather….
According to recent reports over 50% of Americans have no access to their personal health information online; this despite recent initiatives to make this data available to all patients. To improve these statistics and ensure that consumers are able to rightfully access their health information, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Civil Rights Department recently…
