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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At few times in recent memory has the resolve of hospitals and health systems across the U.S. – and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far.

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Osmind EHR integrates Zoom for psychiatry telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

San Francisco-based Osmind announced today that its electronic health record system for mental health clinicians has integrated Zoom virtual visits within its technology platform as part of the company's regulatory-compliant ISV Partner Program. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

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. The No Surprises Act was signed into law in 2020 and took effect last year. The following is what they had to say.

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Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"In the first six business days of April 2020, Children’s Colorado providers completed more than 5,000 telehealth visits. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions.

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Telehealth, linked with Allscripts EHR and app, helps keep docs in business

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cary Medical Group uses the Allscripts Professional EHR and the FollowMyHealth patient portal. "For us, that familiarity helped when the public health emergency hit because many of our patients understood not only how to use it, but why it worked for connecting with their doctor." MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

in 2020, 43.9% "By making this information accessible at the point of care and integrating with our EHR, the technology also reduces the administrative burden on clinical staff and streamlines workflows," Dr. CT Lin, CMIO at UCHealth, told Healthcare IT News in May. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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2020 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application Deadline for COVID-19 has been Extended to February 1, 2021

Healthcare IT Today

To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to February 1, 2021.