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Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link, says that addressing the fragmentation of data in healthcare is needed to make the most of blockchain technology.

Amazon's 2018 news also included new hires, machine learning tools for healthcare organizations and more. 

Patient engagement, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, virtual reality, and more trends dominated the provider headlines.

From multi-organization collaborations to single-hospital pilots, this year has seen its fair share of experimental blockchain initiatives. 

Sensors connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone app can provide users frequent reports on their foot's temperature. 

Health 2.0's Matt Holt talks results of Health 2.0's EMR API survey. 

Blockchain can protect data integrity and streamline patient consent, but it should be used in conjunction with other technologies and procedures.

Zhigang Liang, CIO, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, discusses what is needed before an organization embarks on a journey toward Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM).

Comprised of a Samsung touch screen device and an app-based platfrom, the InterStim smart programmer helps patients and physicians more easily monitor incontinence implants. 

At WISH in Doha Qatar last month, Glazkova was a featured young entrepreneur for her Sense2beat technology.