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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The evolution of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals has been remarkable. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry. When I started my career in health information, I worked in the medical records department.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. The upshot?

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Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

News and Studies The 2023 Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards have been announced, and the winners are GoodRx, Hinge Health, ISeeYouCare, PointClickCare, and Ventric Health. Only 40% of healthcare organizations said their EHRs are good at managing clinical burnout , according to a recent report from MGMA and Laserfiche.

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Emerging trends in the European HealthTech M&A market 2023

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Exec Summary: The European HealthTech M&A market is expected to remain active in 2023, albeit with some slowdown from the record-breaking levels seen in 2022. This trend is expected to continue in 2023, particularly in the areas of primary care, diagnostics, and hospital services.

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Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Like most of us, Andy Oram has a health insurance card in his wallet. Here’s what he learned about SMART Health, FHIR, registries, EHR integrations, and other technology that could support digital insurance cards in the not-too-distant future. Read more… Why the Future is Bright for Health Information Management.

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Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2023

doctors, driven by turnover and understaffing, compassion fatigue, and challenges using digital tools — think EHRs. T he 2023 BDO Clinician Experience Survey “takes on” clinician burnout, connecting the strategic dots between the clinician experience and the patient experience. How to move forward? In the current U.S.

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Study: What providers want from tech vendors in 2023-2024

Redox

JULY 19, 2023

IDC recently published its findings in a new InfoBrief “ Buyer Mindsets: Health Technology Perspectives from Clinical and Clinical IT Leaders ,” IDC #US50931923, July 2023. Sponsored by Redox, the new IDC study reveals a promising outlook for vendors selling solutions outside of EHR solution suites. This is a good sign.

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Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2023

Read more… AI Front and Center at 2023 eClinicalWorks Health Centers Summit. John spoke to Natalie Pageler, MD, at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health about the unique data privacy challenges that children’s hospitals face. Read more… Supporting the Unique Needs of Small Medical Practices.

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Xealth’s Recap from Oracle Health Conference 2023

Xealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We heard from the Mace family, a couple who experienced first hand the difficulties with health data exchange after Tristan (26 yo M) had to undergo an emergency heart transplant after experiencing a catastrophic cardiac event. The post Xealth’s Recap from Oracle Health Conference 2023 appeared first on Xealth.

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Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

Verinovum’s SWAT (Strategic Workforce and Tactics) team has been closely following these trends and has made predictions about how nine of them might play out in 2023. (Be This data has limited value, however, without a method to ingest, organize, standardize, and normalize it into actionable information that impacts providers and patients.

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Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

When it comes to financial priorities, the main concern for 56% of organizations is getting the most out of existing EHR or ERP systems. About 60% of patients are comfortable with their provider sharing information about social needs such as food, transportation, or housing with other providers, according to the latest ONC Data Brief.

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Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare thought leaders, disruptors, and changemakers across Asia-Pacific will convene once again in Indonesia – this time in the country's capital, Jakarta – from 18 to 21 September 2023. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

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Global Healthcare Informatics Market Trends, Forecasts and Competitive Strategies, 2021-2022 & 2023-2031

Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Healthcare Informatics Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Forecasts, 2023 to 2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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On March 10, 2023, Representatives Miller-Meeks, Craig, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability.

Connected Health Initiative

MARCH 10, 2023

But health providers’ electronic health record (EHR) systems must be able to communicate with the wide range of medical devices on which patients now rely. Especially given the explosion of connected health technology during the public health emergency, interoperability is more important than ever,” said Scarpelli. “The

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Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

About Verisma With Verisma® services and technology, health information managers elevate their organization’s method of securely disclosing confidential information to patients, attorneys, and other third parties. ScanSTAT is a proud partner to some of the industry’s best electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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Elation Health and Surescripts® Partnership Supports Patient-Specific Prescription Cost Transparency for Primary Care Clinicians at Point of Care

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 23, 2024

Surescripts , the Arlington, Virginia–based information technology company, is the nation’s leading health information network. Elena Christofides, an Elation EHR customer in Columbus, OH. About Elation Health Elation Health is the most trusted technology platform for high-value primary care.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. The data breach impacted about 11 million patients and included demographic and contact information, though the provider said no clinical, financial, or otherwise sensitive information was breached.

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What priorities in healthcare in 2023 and what is the tech that is addressing these areas?

Healthcare Innovation Consortium

JANUARY 24, 2023

What are priorities in healthcare in 2023 and what is the tech that is addressing these areas? With 2023 already upon us, it is clear that the NHS can not continue with its current standards of functioning. If this transition is undertaken successfully, the future outcomes for our healthcare in 2023 will show a lot of promise.

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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

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. Sales Allina Health chose KeyCare for virtual visits integrated directly with Epic MyChart.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

GI care platform Ayble Health is integrating with Commure Engage to make Ayble referrals available through EHRs. The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee appointed five new members , each appointed to a three-year term.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

AWS announced the AWS HealthScribe service for building clinical applications that use generative AI and integrating them with EHRs and other systems. The announced noted that M*Modal parent company 3M Health Information Systems, virtual primary care provider Babylon, and ScribeEMR are early adopters of HealthScribe.

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Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

News and Research The Connected Health Initiative released recommendations for state-level policymakers to strike a balance between protecting personal health information and supporting the use of digital health tools.

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network. Health information network Availity was named a Great Place to Work for the third consecutive year.

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Dichotomy Was the Through Line at AHIMA23

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dichotomy of Healthcare Dr. Zeev Neuwirth opened the 2023 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA23) conference and spoke about the dichotomy of healthcare. He shared with the audience that is simultaneously frustrated at and excited by our industry. mRNA vaccines, ambient voice scribes, and of course AI.

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Encore Health Group and Affiliates Experiences Significant Success with eClinicalWorks V12 and healow Patient Engagement Solutions

Digital Health Global

JULY 20, 2023

Chronic pain management provider utilizes digital health IT solutions across the organization for improved workflows WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS healow Pay : healow Pay has increased Encore Health Group transactions by 300% since January 2023. Pain management treatment is unique. We have to see our patients once a month.

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Reveleer Announces Acquisition of MDPortals to Enhance its Comprehensive Risk Adjustment Technology with Real-Time Access to Clinical and Claims Data

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

“Leveraging our AI-enabled platform with NLP and MDPortals’ sophisticated interoperability allows us to deliver providers a pre-encounter clinical summary of patients within their EHR workflow at the point of care,” said Jay Ackerman, CEO and President at Reveleer. Originally announced May 16th, 2023

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Wearable vendor Circular released Circular Ring Slim, a health and biometric monitor that weighs 2 grams and is 2.2 Surescripts has applied to become a QHIN through its subsidiary Surescripts Health Information Network. Sales Four organizations are adopting Oracle Health CommunityWorks , and two others have completed a go-live.

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HIMSS Davies Award winners boost quality with AI, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

HIMSS this month has been spotlighting the most recent recipients of the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, which recognizes health systems for their "innovative, thoughtful applications of information and technology" toward improved patient outcomes and population health.

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The Intersection of Digital Patient Engagement and Care Outcomes

Xealth

APRIL 8, 2024

The shift empowers patients and care providers with innovative tools, paving the way for potentially enhanced health outcomes through more personalized and accessible care. Xealth worked with Medbridge to create a customizable plan within the EHR. They turned to Xealth to centralize both vendors within the EHR.

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Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2023

IMO is the clinical terminology foundation in all major EHRs and 89% of US clinicians use IMO solutions. IMO’s vast footprint in EHRs powers our ability to capture and preserve clinical intent at the highest level of specificity. For more information, visit melaxtech.com. Originally announced May 22nd, 2023

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PointClickCare Advances the Transition Toward Value-Based Care with Acquisition of Patient Pattern

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2023

Over the past ten years, we’ve worked hard to integrate a care management philosophy and capabilities directly into our EHR,” said Dr. Steven Buslovich , Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Patient Pattern. health plan across the U.S, Originally announced March 15th, 2023

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M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

His predictions about some of the top healthcare M&A trends for 2023 are holding true as the second quarter continues. "We will see consolidation among distressed hospitals in 2023." Read HITN Managing Editor Bill Siwicki's recent Froedtert-focused case study here. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Netalytics plans to enhance the Methasoft+SMART electronic health records (EHRs) with its integration into the Netsmart CareFabric platform with digitized, real-time referrals, patient health record history and alerts. Originally announced October 5th, 2023

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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 group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Their home is the site for most of their health care, with sensors in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and in the car all informing Quincy’s digital phenotype that further populates data into their EHR which they control and audit. Privacy protections are assured through the GDPR which the U.S.

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Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

. “Human API and LexisNexis Risk Solutions can create a more seamless method of delivering sensitive health records while maintaining the industry’s data privacy standards and helping the healthcare and insurance communities improve and protect people’s lives.” Originally announced April 25th, 2023

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What has Epic done since Oracle bought Cerner 18 months ago?

Lloyd Price

JUNE 12, 2023

Executive Summary: Epic has continued to focus on its core business of developing and supporting electronic health record (EHR) software for healthcare organizations. In 2023, Epic opened a new office in London, UK. Epic has also been working on a number of new features and functionality for its EHR software.

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DrFirst Acquires Diagnotes Secure Messaging and Care Coordination Platform

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DrFirst solutions are used by nearly 325,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 220,000 prescribers, 70,000 pharmacies, 300 EHRs and health information systems, and 1,500 hospitals in the U.S. Originally announced February 1st, 2023 and Canada. To learn more, visit drfirst.com and follow @DrFirst.

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

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. Senior benefits management firm RetireeFirst hired Michael Yoo as Chief Information Officer.

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Xealth is Honored in 25th Annual Digital Health Awards

Xealth

JUNE 13, 2023

SEATTLE—June 13, 2023 —Xealth, the leader in enabling digital health at scale, today announced that the company was selected as a winner in 25th anniversary Digital Health Awards® program. This competition recognizes the best digital health resources. health systems. Xealth spun out of Providence St.

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What is Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 17, 2023

Behavioral health practitioners are increasingly comfortable using Electronic Health Records (EHR), particularly when accessing specialized tools such as EHR-embedded child abuse clinical decision support systems. Limitation: EHR-embedded CDS should be used to support, but not replace, clinical judgment.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

Executives for Health Innovation will wind down operations over the remainder of the year. Formed in 2001 as the eHealth Initiative, EHI has advocated for federal reimbursement for e-prescribing, EHR use, and telehealth, all while convening competitors to foster industry-wide collaboration.

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Trending Sources

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Emerging trends in the European HealthTech M&A market 2023

Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Study: What providers want from tech vendors in 2023-2024

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Xealth’s Recap from Oracle Health Conference 2023

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Global Healthcare Informatics Market Trends, Forecasts and Competitive Strategies, 2021-2022 & 2023-2031

On March 10, 2023, Representatives Miller-Meeks, Craig, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability.

Verisma and ScanSTAT Announce Merger, Providing the Strength and Know-How that HIM Departments Need for the Path Ahead

Elation Health and Surescripts® Partnership Supports Patient-Specific Prescription Cost Transparency for Primary Care Clinicians at Point of Care

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

What priorities in healthcare in 2023 and what is the tech that is addressing these areas?

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

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Dichotomy Was the Through Line at AHIMA23

Encore Health Group and Affiliates Experiences Significant Success with eClinicalWorks V12 and healow Patient Engagement Solutions

Reveleer Announces Acquisition of MDPortals to Enhance its Comprehensive Risk Adjustment Technology with Real-Time Access to Clinical and Claims Data

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

HIMSS Davies Award winners boost quality with AI, telehealth and more

The Intersection of Digital Patient Engagement and Care Outcomes

Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.

PointClickCare Advances the Transition Toward Value-Based Care with Acquisition of Patient Pattern

M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves

Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

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 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

What has Epic done since Oracle bought Cerner 18 months ago?

DrFirst Acquires Diagnotes Secure Messaging and Care Coordination Platform

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Xealth is Honored in 25th Annual Digital Health Awards

What is Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support?

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

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