Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

EHR 86

EHR Interoperability FHIR Digital Health 86

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patient education is just one example of many where pharmacists could take a more active role in the healthcare system and we could all benefit from pharmacists’ expertise. Another area where we haven’t enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability.

Interoperability 107

Interoperability Healthcare IT EMR EHR 107

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. What should be trending right now in health IT? We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., The following is what they had to share with us.

Health IT 107

Health IT Interoperability Mental health FHIR 107

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. EHRs are vital to both clinical and administrative operations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. What is your prediction for the EHR market in 2023?

EHR 117

EHR Primary Care Interoperability Life Science 117

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having a career in Health IT requires a lot of skills and qualifications, even more so if you want that career to be successful – but what are those skills and qualifications? So what are these key skills and qualifications and how have they evolved with advancements in healthcare technology ?

healthcare technology 115

healthcare technology Health IT Leadership Interoperability 115

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

Healthcare IT 97

Healthcare IT Interoperability Health Data Leadership 97

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today community to get their thoughts on the IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. However, amidst the IT infrastructure responses we received a number of health IT experts talking about the importance of health data and interoperability infrastructure.

Interoperability 97

Interoperability Health Data EHR Health IT 97

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

PointClickCare , having promoted interoperability for a long time in a few areas such as senior care, has expanded to include acute care, and particularly to connect it with post-acute care. Husainy says the regulations put “new teeth” into requirements for interoperability. Tell us what you think.

Health Data 103

Health Data Interoperability EHR Healthcare IT 103

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

the leading platform for EHR workflow interoperability – today announced $2.3M “Clinicians do not have time to leave their EHRs to access […]. . “Clinicians do not have time to leave their EHRs to access […]. Insiteflow, Inc. –

Interoperability 58

Interoperability EHR EMR Healthcare IT 58

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

For the 38th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Rusty Yeager, Senior VP and CIO at Encompass Health. This time we’re taking a look into EHR strategies and their standardization on the Oracle Cerner solution. Encompass Health seems to have an aggressive growth strategy.

EHR 96

EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT EMR 96

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. There will be a separate notice of proposed rulemaking directed at healthcare providers that should be coming out in the near future.

Healthcare IT 114

Healthcare IT Medicare Telemedicine EHR 114

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.

Health IT 79

Health IT EHR Interoperability Health Information 79

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But despite the availability of FHIR and of APIs from many vendors, interoperability is often described as “difficult and “not frictionless” according to Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. Most IT organizations have the tech chops to be interoperable. They don’t want to buy another tool.

Interoperability 68

Interoperability HIE EMR Health Data 68

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

David Sides, CEO at NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) graciously agreed to sit down with Healthcare IT Today for an impromptu interview. NextGen Mobile App The team at Venice Family Clinic takes care of many unhoused patients and they depend on NextGen’s mobile app to add notes into their EHR. Tell us what you think.

EHR 110

EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity 110

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Before I dive into the specifics of these new requirements from CMS, let’s consider what this means for EHR vendors: more work and increased investment on top of what’s waiting when the next regulatory shoe drops. Both will require EHRs to redevelop different aspects of their roadmap simultaneously. And then what?

EHR 86

EHR Interoperability Medicare Health Information 86

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While we are still in this mindset, let’s talk about how we can also improve as health IT leaders. So to become a better leader in health IT, we need to figure out what skills and best practices we must do and find out if these skills for health IT leadership is different than other healthcare sectors.

Leadership 95

Leadership Health IT Healthcare IT Interoperability 95

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

At HIMSS, we sat down to talk with CommonWell Health Alliance to learn about their passion for interoperability and some of the latest happenings with the CommonWell community. Their membership and clientele have expanded in variety as well as numbers. Tell us what you think. Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday.

FHIR 104

FHIR Health Data Interoperability Health Information 104

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 3, 2020

It would be nice if the analytics packages included with EHRs did exactly what you hoped they would do. However, for many health IT leaders these analytics platforms just aren’t cutting it, if the results of a recent survey are […]. After all, you want the various capabilities you manage to play nicely with one another.

EHR 88

EHR Health IT Interoperability EMR 88

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2023

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors. They are a trusted resource and voice for our industry so that policymakers at federal, state, and local levels can be better informed about emerging digital health technology. What is CHI?

Connected Health 114

Connected Health Health IT Digital Health Healthcare IT 114

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. Collection. by September 30, 2019.

Healthcare IT 82

Healthcare IT EHR Meaningful Use Interoperability 82

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

As healthcare organizations ramp up efforts to treat COVID-19 patients, their health IT vendors are looking to provide them with tools to manage cases, analyze data and assess patients remotely. What follows are some of the tools and capabilities that EHR vendors have added to providers’ arsenals in dealing with the pandemic.

EHR 191

EHR Interoperability Telehealth Healthcare IT 191

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2020

As part of our Healthcare IT 100 in 100, we asked a wide variety of healthcare interoperability experts to chime in on the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare interoperability. Plus, then we asked them how it will impact health data sharing going forward.

Interoperability 98

Interoperability Health Data Healthcare IT Patient Experience 98

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And in an era where over six billion people have smartphones, incorporating the tool in healthcare makes sense. The following article shows four practical use cases for QR codes within the healthcare IT landscape. Managing Medical Equipment Healthcare facilities use a diverse range of equipment to deliver effective care to patients.

Healthcare IT 66

Healthcare IT EHR Interoperability Nursing 66

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The topic of TEFCA and QHINs has been an extremely important one in the world of healthcare IT and particularly when it comes to healthcare interoperability. In many ways, it’s setting the national infrastructure for healthcare interoperability going forward. So, we should be paying attention.

Interoperability 141

Interoperability EHR Healthcare IT Health Data 141

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When someone wants to create a healthcare app, they often think that getting the data they need to make their app work will be easy. They assume that there must be some easy EHR API they can tap into that will provide them with the data access they need. Schiess noted how most systems only support read access and not write access.

FHIR 127

FHIR EHR Interoperability Health Data 127

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Much like the rest of the healthcare industry, at the start of the pandemic, the patient load was overwhelming. "Virtual care required a recast in strategy to address interoperability, patient experience, provider experience and cost," said Gerard Frunzi, director of virtual care at Centura Health. MARKETPLACE.

EHR 111

EHR Telehealth Telemedicine Interoperability 111

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

For more than a decade, healthcare has struggled with sharing data. We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. Data in healthcare is siloed. Inspiration From Outside of Healthcare.

Interoperability 107

Interoperability Health Data Public Health EHR 107

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention.

Interoperability 122

Interoperability FHIR Healthcare IT Health Data 122

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… The Benefits of an Open, Interoperable Communication Platform. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 10, 2024.

Interoperability 105

Interoperability RCM EHR Healthcare IT 105

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For the 123rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are discussing the recent Epic UGM and Civitas Conferences! Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks so much for listening!

Healthcare IT 99

Healthcare IT Health Data Interoperability EMR 99

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s not a huge surprise that the week of the ONC Meeting, they would make a number of big announcements for those of us in health IT. I expect we’ll see many more health IT companies become QHINs. We’ll see how effective it is at solving the healthcare interoperability problem.

Interoperability 110

Interoperability eHealth Health IT Health Information 110

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

Health IT 102

Health IT RCM Healthcare IT Interoperability 102

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2019

For the 26th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re taking a look back at the last decade of Health IT. Another decade is almost in the books and so we take a look […] We're coming to the end of a decade and a lot has happened with Health IT. Healthcare Consolidation. Big Tech Entering Healthcare.

Healthcare IT 53

Healthcare IT Meaningful Use Health IT Interoperability 53

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2024

It’s reasonable for a company like MRO to have a chief interoperability officer. According to their chief interoperability officer, Anthony Murray, the company has spent 22 years building tools to “exchange data seamlessly” in healthcare.

Interoperability 98

Interoperability FHIR Healthcare IT EMR 98

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The announcement follows the release of the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule in July, which requires all health plans doing business with the […].

Interoperability 145

Interoperability Health Data FHIR Medicare 145

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep staff operational, meet remotely with patients and maintain the functionality of the organization, COPE turned to Health Information Management Systems (HiMS, no relation to HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News ) for a rapid-response solution that included both hardware and software implementation. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

EHR 121

EHR Interoperability RCM Telehealth 121

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yale New Haven Health and is in Connecticut. Python/Java/Go/C#). SPECIAL SKILLS.

Health IT 83

Health IT FHIR Interoperability Healthcare IT 83