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Medicare ACOs Improving Care Coordination With Health IT, But Still Have Work To Do

Healthcare IT Today

A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. Folks, I know that reading OIG reports can be about as exciting […].

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

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By selecting a network that understands their unique needs, these entities can continue to serve their members and stakeholders – while gaining the broader access and connectivity that a large health information exchange (HIE) offers. . The Case for Federal Agencies. The Case for State and Regional Exchanges.

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Is It Time For The Federal Government To Create A National HIE?

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Earlier this year, ONC and CMS issued new draft guidelines requiring that all insurers and providers serving the Medicare population make their data available electronically by 2020.

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Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

Healthcare IT Today

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. As the industry standard, Direct Secure Messaging continues to expand nationally.

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

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HealthPolicyValentines pic.twitter.com/nZx2DcTCGI — MA Health Policy Commission (@Mass_HPC) February 13, 2024 Medicare could never negotiate your cost because you are priceless. Be sure to check out our coverage of previous #HealthPolicyValentines as well as some that we found interesting this year below. What does that mean for patients?

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Bonus Features, HIMSS2024 Edition – March 13, 2024 – AI news from AWS, Google, Innovaccer, Microsoft, and Oracle Health, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

About 7 in 10 (69%) of Medicare beneficiaries would be comfortable doing annual wellness visits via telehealth , according to a KeyCare survey. HIE entity Velatura and DocuSign announced a pilot to streamline patient consent. Orion Health launched the State Health Data Center of Excellence to help elevate HIE operations.

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Sales Maryland HIE entity CRISP chose Zane Networks as the technology partner for its Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Human Services Interoperability Innovations (HSII) cooperative agreement. New York City HIE entity Healthix chose CLEAR identity verification technology for its My Health Record NY portal.

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