Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Let’s take a walk with “Quincy” through each of the four worlds to see how their health care experience might play out across the key driving forces. In 2030, every Boomer will have been eligible for Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

News and Research The Connected Health Initiative released recommendations for state-level policymakers to strike a balance between protecting personal health information and supporting the use of digital health tools.

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 30, 2024

The statewide nonprofit health information organization will send and receive Admit, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) notifications at no cost for most CalHHS Data Exchange Framework (DxF) participants through new exchange EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2023

Over the past ten years, we’ve worked hard to integrate a care management philosophy and capabilities directly into our EHR,” said Dr. Steven Buslovich , Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Patient Pattern. health plan across the U.S,

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g., At its best, it would allow patients using multiple insurance plans (e.g.,

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The SMART Health standard thankfully makes the patient’s job simple. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download. Once you have a card, uploading a URL or QR code to a web site should take no more effort than typing in your Medicare number. Medicare uses Blue Button 2.0

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. The data breach impacted about 11 million patients and included demographic and contact information, though the provider said no clinical, financial, or otherwise sensitive information was breached.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

Truveta released a mother-child EHR dataset to drive research from pre-pregnancy through childbirth and pediatric care. NextGen passed Health Resources & Services Administration synthetic data testing requirements for UDS+ reporting for FQHCs and community health centers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

We’re watching three trends that, if taken seriously, will surely help health plans capture their share of that $1 trillion healthcare improvement opportunity. Introduced to Congress on April 3 the “Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act,” is intended to help Medicare payments keep pace with economic challenges like inflation.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

GI care platform Ayble Health is integrating with Commure Engage to make Ayble referrals available through EHRs. Arizona-based VBCare Network selected Spatially Health for identifying barriers to health equity in Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

A Humana study found that Medicare Advantage members covered under value-based care arrangements completed preventive screenings at a 14.6% Wearable vendor Circular released Circular Ring Slim, a health and biometric monitor that weighs 2 grams and is 2.2 Health information network Availity welcomed Sean Keneally as COO.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. GDP, in 2018.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. Department of Justice should step up enforcement of the False Claims Act against medical providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid payments but fail to implement a reasonable level of cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In January, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) became a reality, and in October applications opened for organizations seeking designation as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. The Case for Federal Agencies.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 4, 2013

Growing EHR Adoption and Meaningful Use. In January, we passed the 210,000 mark for the total number of providers, including nearly 200,000 eligible professionals, who received a Medicaid or Medicare incentive payment for successfully adopting, implementing, or upgrading or meeting meaningful use of EHR technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State. Tableau, ggplot).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

This prediction hinges on whether EHR vendors will step up and support United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)/FHIR data standards for the creation, storage, and transport of more robust social determinant data. Medicare saved $1.6 Mike has an extensive background in finance, business, and entrepreneurship.

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Another is the often time-consuming process of meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for quality and clinical reporting. A third and probably biggest reason for this burnout is stress from utilizing health information technology (HIT), specifically electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Payers stay informed with information security trends to protect their patients’ data. Often when sensitive data is entered into the EHR, it can automatically appear in the patient portal, be printed in a care summary report or get transmitted to other providers or payers.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 9, 2020

Health Informatics (HI) is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field. HI (also called Health Information Systems) uses information technology to organize and analyze health records to improve healthcare outcomes. Tools include medical terminology, information and communication systems, and computer technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

government introduced the meaningful use program as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, LTPAC organizations – notably nursing homes – and the vulnerable patients they serve have been left behind. Since the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2022

The latest Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT funding opportunity will award grants to applicants working in two areas. The first is addressing health equity and SDOH using a combination of open-source technology and EHR systems. Applications are due Monday, Aug.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Technical literacy, such as knowing how to use devices and interact with electronic health record (EHR) portals and video interfaces. These three components are known as digital health readiness – and when it comes to underserved patients, much of their readiness is limited by social determinants of health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canvas provides a full-stack ambulatory EMR and digital health developer platform, enabling both established and startup healthcare providers to launch new patient experiences and business models faster. Founded in 2015, Canvas is reimagining the EMR for the future of healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

This new offering will enhance the Netsmart CareFabric ® platform to expand data solutions and services for post-acute care organizations in the areas of quality measures reporting, benchmarking, assessment data and scrubbing, while increasing the quantity and quality of required data for health plans, Medicare and Medicaid.

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GlobalMed

JULY 15, 2019

Consider what the Annals of Internal Medicine found: Physicians spent 27 percent of their office day on direct face time with patients and 49 percent on EHR and desk work. percent of the visit on direct face time and 37 percent on EHR and desk work. But virtual health offers more subtle benefits as well.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The app shows heart rate, calories burned, cholesterol and other important vital information, as well as results of lab tests, diagnoses and medical examinations. American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The app shows heart rate, calories burned, cholesterol and other important vital information, as well as results of lab tests, diagnoses and medical examinations. American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 4, 2013

eHealth aligns several CMS programs: Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Each program is part of an overarching eHealth infrastructure that will transform our health care system by capturing and tracking health information electronically. What is eHealth? eHealth Website.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By coordinating care for patients with multiple chronic conditions, providers can help improve patient outcomes and reduce health disparities. Fortunately, it has become easier in recent years, with Medicare now offering reimbursements for CCM services. CCM includes: Structured documentation of patient health information.

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Over recent years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have created and amended codes allowing for remote patient monitoring (RPM) reimbursement. The CPT codes apply to both standard Medicare Part B and Medicare Advantage programs. EHR integration with your RPM Program. Optional EHR integration.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This data segmentation hampers the holistic understanding of patient health and impedes timely and coordinated care delivery. The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

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. The following is a guest article by Nitin Kunte, Sr.

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GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

From misplaced faxes and handwritten notes to EHR systems requiring more than a dozen documentation steps, patients often fall through the cracks – or wait so many months for a specialist appointment that they forget about it. Schedule them for telemedicine visits while you reserve your exam rooms for commercial and Medicare patients.

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