Pulse+IT's weekly round-up of international health IT news for the week ending April 28: Real-time data on iPads for ambos, FHIR 4 ready for use, bipartisan call for VA's $16b EHR, Robert Wachter on privacy, Hancock under fire, insurer telehealth service, FTC sues Surescripts, medical device security, patient-oriented discharge summaries, TEFCA draft
London ambulance staff to be given real-time access to patient data
Digital Health News ~ Andrea Downey ~ 23/04/2019
Developed by NHS Digital, it will use Camden Ambulance Station as its initial base, with around 60 medics having access to patients summary care records (SCRs) on secure iPads.
How FHIR 4 will drive interoperability progress in healthcare
Healthcare IT News ~ Bill Siwicki ~ 25/04/2019
Experts from across health IT, including members of the HL7 board and advisory council, say the new standard can do big things for data exchange, but it's not a cure-all.
