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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Caregiver service provider Avanlee Care was named to Inc.

Primary Care

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Alert: Amazon Care To Close At 2022 Year-End

Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A surprise to many stakeholders, Amazon Health announced its plan to close Amazon Care at year’s end. According to a statement made on August 25, 2022, the Amazon telehealth service. The news was announced to Amazon Care employees just one month after Amazon’s $3.9B What Happened to Amazon Care?

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Nursing Medicare

Weekly Roundup – July 23, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Direct Primary Care Moves North of the Border. One Hospital’s Approach to Better Revenue Cycle Efficiency.

Primary Care

Primary Care RCM EMR Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – December 3, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Who Will Push Healthcare’s Digital Transformation? Read more… Direct Primary Care Well Represented at #HLTH2022.

Primary Care

Primary Care eHealth Leadership Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – August 27, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 27, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Exploring the Future of Primary Care. Rusty Yeager on EHR Standardization and Rehabilitation Hospitals.

HIE

HIE Primary Care EHR Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – September 24, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. NYU Langone Health is building an AI tool to rank the level of care that a patients in the hospital needs.

HIE

HIE Healthcare IT Telehealth Primary Care

Weekly Roundup – July 9, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… In Direct Primary Care, It’s All About Engagement. which provides patient data management services.

Healthcare IT

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Weekly Roundup – December 24, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Tytocare’s Mission to Make Home Medical Care Easier and More Accurate. Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!

RCM

RCM HIPAA Healthcare IT Primary Care

Weekly Roundup – October 29, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. The idea behind the alerts to help doctors get the information they need quickly to improve patient care.

RCM

RCM EHR Healthcare IT EMR

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Caregiver service provider Avanlee Care was named to Inc.

Primary Care

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 17, 2022 – News from Amazon, Fitbit, Google, and Verizon, plus innovation awards from UCSF and Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. This edition is our second special dispatch from HLTH 2022. BrainCheck announced a $1.5M

Primary Care

Primary Care Healthcare IT Digital Health Leadership

Weekly Roundup – September 3, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Unpacking Healthcare’s IT Infrastructure Needs. Care coordination software provider CareHarmony closed a $15 million Series A funding round.

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Weekly Roundup – August 13, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… What’s the Future of the Cloud for Healthcare? The latest Healthcare IT Today Podcast was all about the cloud.

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Department of Justice challenge of the deal.

HIE

HIE RCM Primary Care EHR

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. WI (outside Milwaukee) or remote, posted to Healthcare IT Central. CIO Insights from CHIME’s Fall Forum.

HIE

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Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. This comes with a challenge, though: Keep care focused on what matters to patients and their families. Read more… Health IT: Buy or Sell?

RCM

RCM Life Science Healthcare IT Primary Care

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Merge by Merative, maker of the toolkit, has since issued a security patch.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care Interoperability

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Virtual primary care company 98point6 announced a $20 million investment to scale its new technology offering for ambulatory care.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Health Data Medical Billing

Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 1 cause of healthcare data breaches , according to the latest report from Fortified Health Security.

HIPAA

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Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Primary care platform Equality Health is now available for Medicaid beneficiaries in Virginia.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care EHR

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Primary care in particular seems to be suffering, as visit volumes have yet to return to their 2019 levels.

Telehealth

Telehealth Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing

Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo.

Telehealth

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Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Virtual primary care company 98point6 announced a $20 million investment to scale its new technology offering for ambulatory care.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Health Data Medical Billing

Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo.

eCare

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Chronic disease management platform Engooden is partnering with Tribe Health , a care management organization.

HIE

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Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Primary care EHR Elation Health has integrated with Ribbon Health , a provider data management platform.

eCare

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Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

The following is a guest article by Alexandra V. Aglieco, APRN, FNP-BC What compels established, well-respected healthcare professionals to post insensitive, ridiculing content on social media with no regard for the patient or family? Social media has successfully infiltrated nearly every industry, and healthcare is no exception.

Nursing

Nursing HIPAA Primary Care Healthcare IT

To bridge the digital divide, national nonprofit offers free devices and internet

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A recent study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research found telehealth is nearly as effective as in-person primary care visits when it comes to addressing patient needs. Census Bureau 2022 ACS data. To quote the article, "Kids would walk in hungry. However, the digital divide prevents millions of U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill. Partnerships.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Leadership

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

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Home care EMR software maker Smartcare Software rebranded as Aaniie.

HIE

HIE Leadership Nursing Life Science

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Plano, Texas-based Care Choice Family Clinic chose eClinicalWorks.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

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Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. from 2019 to 2022 – or more than double the rate of increase for Medicare IPPS reimbursement (7.5%).

Medicare

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Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. You can also visit our HIMSS23 page to see all our coverage of health IT’s biggest event.

FHIR

FHIR Primary Care Healthcare IT Interoperability

Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. eConsult and referral management vendor AristaMD launched a unified care transition platform for primary care.

EHR

EHR RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care

The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go. million U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care Digital Health Telemedicine Mental health

How Will IoT and AI Transform the Patient-Doctor Relationship?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Thomas Serval, CEO and Founder of Baracoda. Healthcare has never been an easy topic to discuss. Coupled with primary care physicians spending a little more than 15 minutes with their patients, there isn’t enough time to discuss concerns or take a deep look at any test results.

Health Data

Health Data Primary Care Telemedicine Telehealth

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022. Emily Goetz, Vice President of Commercial at Bright.md.

Health IT

Health IT Nursing HC Patient Experience

RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

To better understand ways that RCM can be optimized and how to best prepare for any needed adjustments, we reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights. Just 23% of consumers completely trust the healthcare industry, according to Salesforce. Below is what they had to share on this topic!

RCM

RCM Primary Care Leadership Healthcare IT

Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. Because care is often decentralized across provider networks, specialists and hardware technology like Apple Watches and FitBits, essential pieces of data are lost when systems aren’t talking to each other. billion in 2014.

Primary Care

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. With the market downturns we’ve seen in 2022, that trend will shift. As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Alert: Amazon Care To Close At 2022 Year-End

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 17, 2022 – News from Amazon, Fitbit, Google, and Verizon, plus innovation awards from UCSF and Fierce Healthcare

Weekly Roundup – September 3, 2022

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Bonus Features – August 7, 2022 – Patients like digital health but have security concerns, healthcare leaders optimistic “seamless” care is coming, and more

Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Bonus Features – November 20, 2022 – 90% of healthcare buyers prioritize virtual care but want a clear roadmap, wearable data helped predict COVID-19 infections 12 days before the CDC, and more

Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

To bridge the digital divide, national nonprofit offers free devices and internet

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

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

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home Services

How Will IoT and AI Transform the Patient-Doctor Relationship?

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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