McKnight's July 9, 2020
Eric Dusseux

Following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its necessitation of electronic health records (EHR) and electronic medical records (EMR), EHR and EMR continue to transform how we record and store patient medical data.

Today there is a lack of integration between EHR and EMR records and the new Internet of Things (IoT) devices being introduced to healthcare, creating a gap between the creation of these records and the networks that store them at nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and other facilities with skilled nurses. Mending this gap would lead to better outcomes, improve access to therapies and lower the cost of care for patients.

Even “technologically advanced” facilities that have deployed medical devices...

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