Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The response to my article asking the question “Are we at the end of the healthcare interoperability tunnel?” I think some people thought that I was hammering on all the work that’s being done on healthcare interoperability. ” was quite interesting.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2020

DirectTrust recently hosted their second annual Summit (recordings still available), an event focused on connecting DirectTrust members and non-members with some of the nation’s greatest healthcare and interoperability experts. One outstanding session was A Case Study in Automated Data Exchange Between EMS […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2024

It was an awful experience for me as a patient and no doubt for them to have to review 3 different sets of forms. While not every office is this disorganized, the patient experience when it comes to clipboards and patient forms has a lot to be desired at many healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2024

Here are four considerations to keep in mind: Target Key Areas of Impact Choose modernization targets that will make the most difference and impact in transforming hospital operations, return on investment, and delivering patient care. ER, OR, and ICU). And perhaps, we all can get better sleep.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While it may be true that the EHR is the main tool for a clinician, the same is not true for patients. Patient data is stored in a wide variety of systems including a CRM, health system website, secure messaging systems, call center systems, survey systems, mobile apps, iPads in the doctor’s office, kiosks, and much more.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

Dr. Halamka is President of CHAI, and Dr. Brian Anderson was appointed the CEO this month following many years of leadership in responsible AI work. Enter Microsoft Copilot collaborating with Epic, the largest EHR supplier, and provider organizations that have adopted Epic. for every $1 invested.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click here to read the first feature, on AI and machine learning, and click here to read the second feature, on interoperability. "The level of complexity in virtual health was high and prevented a consistent approach and consistent support; it has been a complex experience for patients. " Dr. J.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Colin Hung spoke to Eric Dick and Darren Moser at IEHP about advancing their work with GIS and getting the leadership team to buy in. At the CHIME Fall Forum, John sat down with Hannah Ellerbee at Divurgent about what leadership should look out for, whether it’s inadequate staff training or poorly performing technology tools.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

We’re excited to extend our services expertise with NextGen Healthcare’s product and services leadership to further solidify NextGen Healthcare as among the most trusted names in ambulatory healthcare.”. president and chief executive officer at TSI Healthcare. About NextGen Healthcare, Inc. NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2023

But centralizing data from core systems (including EHRs, CMSs, patient portals, and billing systems) is a difficult, time-consuming task. By 2025, less than 30% of healthcare organizations plan to invest in the infrastructure (specifically data activation platforms and data lakes) necessary to achieve full interoperability.

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Xealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In addition to walking through Oracle’s vision for healthcare data interoperability, we were let in on how the Cerner acquisition is likely to fit into their broader strategy for the Oracle Cloud. Their strategic implementation of technology is designed to alleviate the clinical workload while striving for an unparalleled patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Digital virtual assistants can then construct true dialogs that “learn” from the patient to zero in on intent and context so relevant, accurate information is provided. Vijay Verma, VP of Product Strategy at TeleVox A common shortcoming in healthcare communication systems is interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In addition, with Thoma Bravo as a partner, the Company will benefit from increased capital, expertise, and strategic flexibility to accelerate the Company’s leadership in providing healthcare technology solutions,” said David Sides, President and Chief Executive Officer at NextGen Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., Left behind are staffing shortages and workload problems that drive up billions in costs and degrade the patient experience. Ultimately, this will help improve payer-provider relations. FHIR, HL7). So many health IT trends to think about here!

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network. People RPM solution provider Clear Arch Health made two additions to its business development leadership team.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 19, 2024

Improved Patient Experience: Telemedicine offers convenience and flexibility for patients, leading to increased patient satisfaction and improved treatment adherence. Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors – Market Insights, Analysis & Predictions. Email lloyd@nelsonadvisors.co.uk

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One example of leveraging AI as a tool to integrate new information sources could be by integrating natural language processing to both recognize audio, visual, and written communications and provide additional context or patient information from their EHR in real-time.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We recently had a chance to sit down with Jessica Beegle, Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer at  Lifepoint Health , who shared with us that her past experience has given her a unique view in crafting the patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If your organization is interested in adopting enterprise content management through a DMI system, it is critical to determine the costs, evaluate the impact, and build an effective business case to share with leadership. Beyond COVID-19: Thriving in the Evolving Healthcare Technology Landscape. . Healthcare technology continues to evolve.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

With some 95 percent of healthcare providers having deployed EHRs, the healthcare system is officially digital. Interoperability: Health IT's hardest problem is (finally) at an inflection point. Doctors rarely aware of online feedback from patients. Digital transformation: Healthcare making progress but much work remains.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While there was a lot of gratitude for being back together, it was also great to see the transition of leadership that happened on stage. Cool to see the transition of leadership at @PointClickCare #connectatsummit. Now learning about their acquisition of Collective Medical and Audacious Inquiry. pic.twitter.com/BuyrjSvGty.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rahul Sharma, CEO of HSBlox, says that EHRs have few fields dedicated to SDoH, and that these are usually peripheral issues such as tobacco use. Community-based organizations that provide social services also have valuable SDoH data about their clients, but don’t get reimbursed for sharing it and therefore lack the incentive to do so.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Additionally, automating processes such as this help to relieve employee burnout and simultaneously improve the patient experience. Traditionally, patient experience has been defined by a paper survey at the end of a visit and employee experience as an annual engagement survey with a myriad of questions.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A patient survey from Global Healthcare Exchange found that half of Americans are avoiding hospital care due to staffing shortages , while one-third fear that they won’t get to see the right doctors or spend enough time being cared for. The health plan will also offer virtual behavioral health services from Brave as part of the program.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Interoperability Year: More Technologies in the Marketplace Drive the Critical Need for Interoperability: In the rapidly evolving landscape of clinical trials and the myriad of technologies going to market, the imperative for interoperability will become increasingly evident.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart The surge in healthcare consumerism is empowering patients to choose how and from whom they receive care, prompting healthcare leaders to adapt to patient preferences for retention and acquiring new patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2023

This can be achieved using a data engineering framework that is flexible enough to handle structured, unstructured and semi-structured data-sets to create a Patient LHR (Longitudinal Healthcare Record) to get a 360-degree view of the patient’s health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023. With healthcare professionals working longer hours and dealing with increased workloads, patient experience has fallen to the wayside. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

As competition in the medical industry continues to increase for attracting patients and members, the medical industry must transition to deliver a more retail-like experience yet without jeopardizing security. These changes require budgetary allocation and a willingness from leadership to invest in new technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

PEP Health showed that patient experience scores are on the rise for hospitals in Texas , with Stars Ratings steadily increasing since 2019. Smart Meter reported that 51% of patients with Type 2 diabetes have trouble using Bluetooth-connected glucose monitoring devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the spirit of prevention of burn out, where technology can automate administrative burden, make chart reviews more efficient, use ambient listening capabilities to reduce time spent in the EHR will have a positive impact on the clinical burnout epidemic.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Interoperability and artificial intelligence will play a large role in the innovation of healthcare technology in 2024 and will be necessary to control the rising needs in healthcare data management and analytics. Unfortunately, all the recent government regulations focused on interoperability exclusively focus on liberating patient data.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As patients move from acute-care facilities to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the sharing of critical patient information and associated data is extremely important for coordinating care. Despite best intentions, most acute-care providers are still not sharing all patient data and […].

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc. Our healthcare system is approaching a critical time in which an aging population will bring baby boomers into hospitals and post-acute care facilities in record numbers.

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