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Weekly Roundup – October 15, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The cloud-based EHR vendor’s v12 release is coming soon, and at this year’s user conference CEO Girish Navani announced multiple new eCW features that had the audience gasping with excitement. While attending the eCW user conference, John also reflected on how poor EHR usability can have an adverse effect on patient safety.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Healthcare isn’t getting away from paper any time soon , between fax machines and backups when the EHR system goes down. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time.

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

The Sequoia Project has released additional documentation support the implementation of TEFCA , the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement for health IT interoperability. Illinois-based Midwest Orthopaedic Center went with eClinicalWorks for its patient engagement, cloud-based EHR, and RCM products. Grants and Funding.

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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

Growth in hospital labor expenses is outpacing non-labor expenses for the first time since late 2022 , according to the latest monthly report from Strata. At its client conference, TruBridge announced a new analytics suite, an interoperability platform, and integration with Nuance Dragon. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

News CMS has opened the Hardship Exception application period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that participated in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2022. Global venture capital funding was just $21 billion in April 2023 , a 56% drop from April 2022, according to Crunchbase.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Healthcare accounted for 36% of all enterprise data breaches in 2022 , according to the latest research from ForgeRock. The report also cited a 50% increase in breaches from 2022 as compared to 2021. KMS Healthcare launched CONNECT , an interoperability platform for developers of digital health technology.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability is partnering with eHealth Exchange in anticipation of the exchange being named a Qualified Health Information Network. MEDITECH signed nine cloud-based Expanse clients in the fourth quarter of 2022. Staffing platform SnapNurse named Jeff Grant as Chief Executive Officer.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. I find it fascinating to see what resonated with people.

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Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2023

Healthcare saw a 368% increase in phishing attacks form 2021 to 2022 , according to a report from Zscaler ThreatLabz. Hospital interoperability platform Olinqua is partnering with FiveP , maker of a a role-based messaging app for Microsoft Teams called Baret. AI and virtual care are the top clinical technology investments.

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Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

News In a Microsoft press release announcing the availability of GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service, Epic’s Seth Hain, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, said the EHR vendor sees “tremendous potential” for the latest version of the multimodal large language model. from 2021 to 2022.

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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

29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill. DirectTrust and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission completed their merger , which was first announced in November 2022. The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. Partnerships.

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Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The wide-ranging chat also covered the company’s recent leader change, the impact of COVID-19, and MEDITECH’s long-term vision for interoperability. billion in financing from Capital One, revenue cycle management firm R1 RCM acquired Cloudmed and refinanced the company’s debt. Funding and M&A Activity: With $2.3

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Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The wide-ranging chat also covered the company’s recent leader change, the impact of COVID-19, and MEDITECH’s long-term vision for interoperability. billion in financing from Capital One, revenue cycle management firm R1 RCM acquired Cloudmed and refinanced the company’s debt. Funding and M&A Activity: With $2.3

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

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

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

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

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

Weekly Roundup – September 17, 2022

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