Get Real Health has been a champion of the Blue Button initiative as its mission mirrors ours in that it allows patients to securely access electronic health information. What gets us excited is the Blue Button initiative’s goal for patients to not only access health information online, but also to aggregate health data from multiple…
When Get Real Health board member Farzad Mostashari looks in his imaginary crystal ball, he sees three big things happening by HIMSS15. In the video below, he explains what they are. Need a hint? Think interoperability, population health and Blue Button. Follow Get Real Health on Twitter at @GetReal_Health to learn how we’re making Farzad’s dreams a…
Farzad Mostashari, MD, used to have mixed feelings about publicly advocating for patients in his role as a policymaker until he realized that his position as the ONC Director put him in the perfect position to do just that. For the past several years he has encouraged increased patient engagement at HIMSS by (literally) wearing…
Blue Button+ is software that allows patients to access and transport their medical records digitally. Once they have their healthcare information, Blue Button+ makes it possible for them to share the information with all of their providers. In August 2013, Get Real Health announced that the Blue Button+ data exchange standard was available in their award-winning InstantPHR™ patient engagement software platform. Get Real…
Get Real Health is proud to announce that the Blue Button + data exchange standard is now available in our award-winning InstantPHR™ patient engagement software platform. Blue Button has been a driving force that is promoting consumer access to their health data, thanks in large part to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
Most consumers, and even some providers, are uninformed about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) privacy and security rules. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed an array of new educational tools about HIPAA privacy and security regulations. You can find these materials on OCR’s website…
