POCP Blog


Untapped Potential: Pharma’s Role in Easing EHR Documentation Burdens

It’s no secret that many physicians have come to view the electronic health record (EHR) as a necessary evil – a tool marketed in the initial, heady days of Meaningful Use as a...

Back in Action: HIMSS22 Takes on Health IT’s Biggest Challenges

The health IT industry’s dance card was chock-full in March, leaving providers, payers, and vendors alike with aching feet from their treks through the conference halls of ViVE in...

Palm Trees, Ocean Breezes, & Interoperability: Reflections on ViVE2022

The inaugural ViVE conference kicked off March 6 in Miami Beach, boasting an impressive lineup of educational, exhibit hall, and networking opportunities that enabled attendees to...

What’s Next in Digital Health Infrastructure?

The digital transformation is revolutionizing patient care in new and exciting ways. What’s needed are improved tools to help make that happen. 2022 is a new opportunity for the...

Stakeholders Leveraging New Data Platforms to Better Use Newly Available Data

While health data is certainly not yet achieved commodity status, our ability to unlock clinical data across a patient’s care continuum are becoming a reality. Healthcare...

7 Ways the Industry is Striving to Meet Consumers Where They Are

Healthcare delivery has been shifting over the past few years away from traditional sites of care, such as hospitals and clinics, to alternative sites of care, such as urgent care...

Key 2022 Health Care Regulatory and Policy Priorities to Navigate

Through its policy and regulatory mechanisms, the federal government is in the driver’s seat to drive and effect changes in health care and health information technology. The most...

Perspective: What’s Up With TEFCA?

It sounds straight-forward. Physicians and other healthcare stakeholders want to exchange health information electronically with various stakeholders around the country. Can it be...