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International health IT week in review: August 1

1 August 2021
By Kate McDonald

Germany to adopt open source instant messaging tool, IBM’s blockchain-based vaccine passport, European comparison on vax passes, NHS allows patients to see who is accessing their data, WHO warns of AI risks, DVA slows Cerner EHR down, stolen PHI buys SUVs, Fujitsu launches Epic in the Cloud

Germany's healthcare system is using this open source standard for encrypted instant messaging
ZDNet ~ Daphne Leprince-Ringuet ~ 23/07/2021

The entire healthcare system in Germany, from hospitals through clinics and insurance companies, will switch to this homegrown communication and collaboration network, which was hailed as a milestone in the country's digital transformation.


More than 450 airlines can now use IBM’s blockchain-based vaccine passport
Quartz ~ Anne Quito ~ 23/07/2021

As international travel ramps up in parts of the world, Amadeus, a reservation system used by 474 airlines, has adopted IBM’s digital health passport solution called IBM Digital Health Pass.


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