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AI: Patients Included

Health Populi

In an interview with Healthcare IT News , Dr. Anderson asserted that, “We have this great promise of AI: that it’s going to enable people that traditionally don’t have easy access to healthcare to be able to have access to patient navigator tools.

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The health industry generates an overwhelming amount of data, much of which is unstructured and inaccessible.

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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.1

Digital Health Global

Overall, we can positively say that a new mindset has been established: healthtech is no longer seen as a nice-to-have “add-on” to healthcare. It is a key ally in the effort to make healthcare more accessible, agile and effective. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the obvious solution to the issue.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines SDoH in five categories : social context (a very broad category that includes, for instance discrimination and neighborhood safety), economic context, education, physical infrastructure, and healthcare context (such as access).

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Is Patient Portal a Thing of the Past?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Liza Dzhezhora, Healthcare IT Analyst at Itransition. healthcare providers’ initiative or, should we say, their need to comply with Meaningful Use. This federal regulatory document called for sharing EHR data with. patients to improve their engagement and independent health management.

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Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange

Healthcare IT Today

As with many things, there are degrees – and when it comes to health data, you can never be too private or too secure. By creating an on-ramp for the superhighway of nationwide health data exchange, TEFCA makes sure patient records follow the patient wherever they go. million in 2019 to 28.5

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Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News and Studies.

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