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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. I find it fascinating to see what resonated with people.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A. He has been practicing in this field for over 15 years.

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The Undue Burden of ONC’s HTI-1 On Providers, HIT Developers

Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 20, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By David Bucciferro, chair, EHR Association. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Additionally, the vendor released research indicating 23% of medical devices have at least one known vulnerability, along with 14% of EHRs.

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Making AI Models in Healthcare Transparent One Bite at a Time – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the third in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. Here are some key points for EHRs and health IT vendors to consider when getting their development pipeline on track for compliance.

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article kicks off the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. With compliance the immediate concern for many EHR vendors, when and where is the industry prepared to lead? There’s no time to waste.

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Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies Among people receiving medical care in the last 12 months, 86% engaged with their providers using mobile devices , according to a Gozio Health survey.

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Dynamic Integration: Reducing Costs And Enabling Virtual Health Data Interoperability

GlobalMed

MARCH 10, 2020

GlobalMed recently announced that it is delivering FHIR-enabled integration to address interoperability limits between virtual care delivery solutions and other systems such as EHRs and practice management software. The post Dynamic Integration: Reducing Costs And Enabling Virtual Health Data Interoperability appeared first on GlobalMed.

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Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2020

The following is a guest article by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. Note: While this article addresses specifically converting data to MEDITECH Expanse, most of these principles apply to any EHR data conversion.

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Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The following is a guest article by Chad Anguilm, Vice President of Growth at Medical Advantage. In today’s technology-driven world, patients now expect a seamless healthcare experience, which translates to a digital “one-stop shop” for managing their personal health information. . Removal of Barriers to Patient Data.

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Integrating RPM Data into Electronic Health Records

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 13, 2024

Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice or professional healthcare guidance. Now, let’s explore the essential components and functionalities of EHR Software, pivotal in modern healthcare management.

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Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To its credit, the healthcare industry has digitized at a remarkable rate: 96% of hospitals in the United States use electronic health records (EHR). Yet the vast majority of EHR remains unstructured and under-utilized.

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Using digital tech has improved consumers’ experiences with health care providers across a range of tasks: 53% told Philips it’s easier to schedule appointments, 47% think it’s easier to get test results, 42% receive appointment reminders, and 27% are able to monitor health indicators on their own.

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EHI is Not What it Used to be, but Don’t Panic

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mariann Yeager, CEO at The Sequoia Project. On October 6, 2022, the healthcare and health IT community woke to a new reality – one in which electronic health information (EHI) included far more than it did the day before. . What a difference a day makes. . Why was that so important?

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10 must-know perspectives on digital transformation for healthcare IT leaders

Redox

MARCH 15, 2024

The clincher: Just because the data is available to use doesn’t mean health systems are fully using that data—or capitalizing on the full capabilities of the analytics solutions they’ve deployed. Poor CDS EHR Integration Negatively Impacts Patient Care, Survey Finds.” EHR Intelligence. The Journal of mHealth.

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HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nitin Kunte, Sr. Director at NTT DATA On February 8, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-1) Final Rule in the Federal Register, which took effect on March 11, 2024.

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Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Their conversation touched on Ambient Assist in the mobile EHR, making Mirth Connect GDPR compliant, and partnering with CrowdStrike on zero trust. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Australia is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The Digital Health Evidence Review, released by the Australian Digital Health Agency, has found that Australia is one of the few countries that is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own electronic health records (EHR). article/australia-leads-world-personal-control-electronic-health-records

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

He notes that we’re really just getting started: When the Recovery Act was enacted in 2009, the EHR adoption rate nationally was about 10%, and that rate got up over 50% in 2013. Since we couldn’t expect interoperability before a critical mass of providers were using EHRs, 2014-15 was the timeframe for starting to think about it.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

He notes that we’re really just getting started: When the Recovery Act was enacted in 2009, the EHR adoption rate nationally was about 10%, and that rate got up over 50% in 2013. Since we couldn’t expect interoperability before a critical mass of providers were using EHRs, 2014-15 was the timeframe for starting to think about it.

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Bonus Features – October 22, 2023 – 57% of patients accessed portals or medical records in 2022, 21 orgs make Level 10 in the 2023 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships Inovalon and Amazon Web Services are collaborating to improve risk score accuracy for health plans. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects of data handling, and who is working in these fields.

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This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sarah Bavar, RN, BSN, Director at ReMedi Health Solutions. At ReMedi , we frequently support health systems going through transitions at various stages of the EHR life cycle. There’s a misconception about data transfer and the format in which information is migrated to the new EHR.

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eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

We’ve only seen a few times where something has dramatically changed the EHR product roadmap. The first time this happened was when the HITECH act and associated $36 billion of stimulus money was included to stimulate adoption of EHR software. In order to get access to that stimulus money, you had to use a certified EHR.

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships EHR workflow automation tool Clinical Data Connector from Odesso Health is now available on the athenahealth and Appian marketplaces.

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The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Venki Subramanian , SVP Product Management at Reltio When data is missing, inaccurate, incomplete, or misdirected, it can have severe, sometimes life-altering impacts. This data segmentation hampers the holistic understanding of patient health and impedes timely and coordinated care delivery.

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Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

The following is a guest article by Josh Coleman , Managing Partner at Treacy & Company by Cherry Bekaert Healthcare has undergone massive changes over the past few years. In this article, we look closely at how AI is being used in healthcare and the innovations in store for the near future.

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Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Coalition members include EHR heavy hitters like Epic, Oracle Cerner, and MEDITECH, along with social care companies such as FindHelp, UniteUs, Wellsky, and XanthosHealth.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. Illinois-based Primary Care Joliet implemented eClinicalWorks EHR and healow.

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Weekly Roundup – August 27, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 27, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Rusty Yeager on EHR Standardization and Rehabilitation Hospitals. Read more… Federal or State Health Data Collection? Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Variances In Clinician EHR Use Can Hold Back Interoperability Efforts

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Unfortunately, however, these idiosyncrasies are one of the obstacles that stand in the way of better interoperability, according to an article by Corepoint Health. Given that clinicians have different styles, it’s hardly surprising that they document care in different ways.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. AVIA added RUSH, MUSC Health, and United Regional Health Care System to its network. Sales Nashville General Hospital selected Oracle Health CommunityWorks.

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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. That’s the value of platforms that connect to otherwise disparate EHRs and other FHIR data sources. Part of the solution is more seamless integration with EHRs and a better user experience.

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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Bringing Machine and Human Intelligence to Data Cleansing. The combination of healthcare-specific ontologies and data set gaps make fully automated healthcare data harmonization difficult.

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Security of #FHIR implementations concerns

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The point we should take from this research is that EHRs are doing a good job of securing their FHIR implementations FHIR is good and worthy There is room for improvement in some implementations There are included recommended improvements. FHIR is good, the EHRs are good, many apps and services are good. NO WAY!!???

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Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The HIMSS EHR Association urged ONC to avoid moving too quickly with the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability proposed rule.

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Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dave Cassel, Chief Customer Officer at Health Gorilla and Former Executive Director of Carequality Talking about privacy and security in health information exchange is tricky. As with many things, there are degrees – and when it comes to health data, you can never be too private or too secure.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The company LexisNexis Risk Solutions is almost synonymous with the data banks of consumer data that financial firms and other businesses consult for identity verification and outreach. But the new LexisNexis Health Equity and Inclusion Insights offering adds new data and improves its quality.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Understanding Where EHRs Are Headed in 2023. Colin Hung asked executives at seven leading EHR companies two questions: What can customers expect in 2023, and where is the market headed?

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Re-Designing Electronic Healthcare Records to Reduce Clinician Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2021

The following is a guest article by Amy Heymans, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Mad*Pow. Electronic Healthcare Records were supposed to be the wave of the future, allowing clinicians more time to spend with patients, and offering individuals access to their personal health data. But is it working the way we intended?

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Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

Adrian Gropper MD has been a medical device and medical software entrepreneur and advocates for patient control of health data. Adrian has also devised a mechanism to enable patient control of health data, which he calls The HIE of One Trustee. Health Care Law and Consulting. Comments Comments.

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Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

Adrian Gropper MD has been a medical device and medical software entrepreneur and advocates for patient control of health data. Adrian has also devised a mechanism to enable patient control of health data, which he calls The HIE of One Trustee. Comments Comments.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Trending Sources

The Undue Burden of ONC’s HTI-1 On Providers, HIT Developers

Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

Making AI Models in Healthcare Transparent One Bite at a Time – Regulatory Talk Series

Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Dynamic Integration: Reducing Costs And Enabling Virtual Health Data Interoperability

Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Integrating RPM Data into Electronic Health Records

Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

EHI is Not What it Used to be, but Don’t Panic

10 must-know perspectives on digital transformation for healthcare IT leaders

HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024

Australia is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own Electronic Health Records (EHR)

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Bonus Features – October 22, 2023 – 57% of patients accessed portals or medical records in 2022, 21 orgs make Level 10 in the 2023 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey, and more

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Weekly Roundup – August 27, 2022

Variances In Clinician EHR Use Can Hold Back Interoperability Efforts

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Security of #FHIR implementations concerns

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Re-Designing Electronic Healthcare Records to Reduce Clinician Burnout

Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

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