The BZ Blog: Healthcare Interoperability Round-up

 With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why we’ve hand-selected recent articles our team agrees are worth a quick read affecting the world of healthcare interoperability.

• Cerner says it is first vendor to adopt the normative version of FHIR
• DoD learning, resolving issues as it deploys new Cerner EHR
• HIMSS writes new definition of interoperability
• Senate hearing digs into interoperability, information blocking rules
• Health IT Rules of the Road Must Be Clear, Senate Told
• VA To Boost Contracting with Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
• Measuring Your Organization’s Telehealth Maturity
• Community Health Systems makes Apple Health Records available at 100 affiliated hospitals
• Landmark Apple Watch Heart Study Is "Not a Gold Rush," Says Cardiologist

And if you missed BZ's newest blog post, check it out here: Healthcare IT: Why continue to re-create the wing?

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