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Many Healthcare Organizations Aren’t Prepared for Interoperability Requirements

Healthcare IT Today

The rules, which were established by ONC based on the 2016 Cures Act, call for providers to make some big steps forward […]. Even before the pandemic overwhelmed the U.S.

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Intermountain Healthcare: Optimizing the Patient Experience Through Telehealth Interoperability

American Well

As a healthcare innovator, Intermountain has worked diligently to put in place both patient-facing and back-end integrations needed for successful enterprise-wide telehealth interoperability. When we embarked on developing this initiative, it was critical to have support, guidance, and advocacy from our leadership.

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

The organizations do suggest they support HHS’ efforts to “advance health data exchange and interoperability while advancing health equity for all.” Not to mention guides to protect sensitive health records such as substance abuse disorder, adolescent, mental health, and reproductive information.

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Looking for career opportunity

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Update: Found a new Career, started November 2016 As some of you know, I am currently exploring new career opportunities. My philosophy is that Interoperability Standards are not a destination, they are a catalyst that enables something far greater to happen. Privacy is not a encumbrance, but an enabler of something far greater.

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

Quantum Health released research showing its care navigation tool for employers limited healthcare cost increase to less than 1% from 2016 to 2019, compared to nearly 25% for all other companies. In addition, LeanTaaS named Mark Fidow as Chief Technology Officer. In addition, Quantum Health formed an Oncology Clinical Advisory Board.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

"Rwanda’s eHealth Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 is the key driver to economic growth and to improving the lives of people. In order to achieve strong and sustainable digital health systems, the African Alliance advocates for in-country leadership, technical capacity and digital innovation to be fostered across the continent.

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2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service improper payment rate is lowest since 2010

CMS.gov

Leadership. billion from 2016 to 2018. percent in 2016 to 35.54 For one of the use cases under this project – called “Coverage Requirements and Documentation Rules Discovery” – the Da Vinci project proposes to develop a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Fri, 11/16/2018 - 18:46.