--- title: "The BZ Blog: Healthcare Interoperability Roundup" description: At BookZurman, our team has hand-selected these recent care coordination and interoperability articles highlighting key developments within VA and the health IT industry that are worth a quick read. image: https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Handsome%20soldier%20reunited%20with%20family%20on%20a%20sunny%20day-1-1.jpeg --- ![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg) [![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg "Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions")](https://www.bookzurman.com/) - Healthcare Solutions - By Sector - [Private](https://www.bookzurman.com/private-sector-healthcare-it-systems) - [Federal](https://www.bookzurman.com/public-health-it-systems) - By Solution - [Informatics Architecture](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-data-solutions) - [Clinical Decision Support](https://www.bookzurman.com/clinical-decision-support-tools) - [Standards and Interoperability](https://www.bookzurman.com/interoperability-in-healthcare) - [Care Coordination](https://www.bookzurman.com/care-management-solutions) - [Consulting](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-it-consulting-services) - [Blog](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog) - About Us - [About BZ](https://www.bookzurman.com/about) - [Partners](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-standards-community-partners) - [Contact Us](https://www.bookzurman.com/contact-us) [GET INDEPENDENT ADVICE](https://www.bookzurman.com/get-independent-advice) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # The BZ Blog: Healthcare Interoperability Roundup [BookZurman](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog/author/bookzurman) 2019-12-16 ![](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Handsome%20soldier%20reunited%20with%20family%20on%20a%20sunny%20day-1-1.jpeg?width=1600&height=1600&name=Handsome%20soldier%20reunited%20with%20family%20on%20a%20sunny%20day-1-1.jpeg) ![Handsome soldier reunited with family on a sunny day-1](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Handsome%20soldier%20reunited%20with%20family%20on%20a%20sunny%20day-1-1.jpeg?width=870&name=Handsome%20soldier%20reunited%20with%20family%20on%20a%20sunny%20day-1-1.jpeg) 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. - [VA Patient Portal Enrollment Hits 5M Patient Milestone](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/va-patient-portal-enrollment-hits-5m-patient-milestone) - [VA, Walmart open telehealth locations to serve Veterans in rural areas](https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/69273/va-walmart-open-telehealth-locations-serve-veterans-rural-areas/) - [AMA: ONC proposed rule leaves patients’ data, privacy vulnerable](https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/ama-onc-proposed-rule-leaves-patients-data-privacy-vulnerable) - [Humana launching new care coordination programs for members with kidney disease](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/humana-launching-new-care-coordination-programs-for-members-kidney-disease) - [Anthem Will Use Blockchain To Secure Medical Data For Its 40 Million Members In Three Years](https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2019/12/12/anthem-says-its-40-million-members-will-be-using-blockchain-to-secure-patient-data-in-three-years/amp/) - [Care Coordination Lagging in US Primary Care, Community Health](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/care-coordination-lagging-in-us-primary-care-community-health) - [How Interoperability Makes Private Pay Billing & Collections More Effective](https://www.homecaremag.com/december-2019/hme-interoperability-billing-collections) - [Florida health system implements real-time EHR care coordination platform](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/florida-health-system-implements-real-time-ehr-care-coordination-platform.html) **Connect the Dots with BookZurman** BookZurman’s team of multidisciplinary, highly specialized experts continue to drive progress and innovation in the healthcare IT community. 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