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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. In order to alleviate the ongoing effects of these challenges for the long-term, providers and health systems need to truly transform the way they deliver care. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

That’s the value of platforms that connect to otherwise disparate EHRs and other FHIR data sources. Part of the solution is more seamless integration with EHRs and a better user experience. They also touched on the role of health data utilities as the evolution of the state HIE.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Andy Oram talked to Cam Holt at Weave about modernizing patient intake forms with digital tools that can pull patient data from EHRs (via API integrations) and give practices the option to customize forms for their own needs. Read more… Lessons Learned from Health IT in the Golden State. No one likes paper forms.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

clinicians, as estimated by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance. The alliance was a bold gesture made ten years ago by leading EHR vendors to demonstrate their commitment to data sharing. Many other health IT firms have joined CommonWell since then.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

That said, 66% trust their health plan more that the government or non-traditional entities such as Amazon or Walmart to their health insurance. Partnerships eHealth Exchange added C3HIE , a Texas-based HIE, to its network of partners under its anticipated QHIN. Arkansas-based Conway OB-GYN Clinic implemented eClinicalWorks EHR.

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Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To achieve true integrated care and parity between behavioral and physical health, it is essential for providers to leverage technology enabling seamless exchange and integration of healthcare information, ultimately with the goal to deliver better outcomes for individuals with a substance use disorder.

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TEFCA Real Talk

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention. Get on this highway!

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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 – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2023

News and Research HHS and the Office of Inspector General released the final rule implementing information blocking penalties , with fines of up to $1 million per violation for vendors and HIE entities. Five community health systems implemented Oracle Health CommunityWorks , with four based in Texas and the fifth in Mississippi.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

A recession may be on the horizon, but Rahul Rekhi at Lazard told John that healthcare might see a lot of M&A activity heading into 2023. Healthcare isn’t getting away from paper any time soon , between fax machines and backups when the EHR system goes down. Read more… Unpacking the Future of Healthcare M&A.

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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

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. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. Staffing platform SnapNurse named Jeff Grant as Chief Executive Officer.

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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. That said, the majority of executives support TEFCA as well as information sharing for use cases beyond clinical care.

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2023

Further compounding the problem: 59% of providers rate patient health literacy as poor despite their education efforts. Libman Education is seeking input from the health IT community for its fifth annual HIM Professional Census. Florida-based Palm Plastic Surgery & Medspa selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

About Human API Human API’s Health Intelligence Platform connects and converts health data into actionable intelligence that accelerates underwriting, improves placement rates, and creates better customer experiences. Originally announced April 25th, 2023 To learn more, visit humanapi.co.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. As 2023 uncovered some less-than-optimal situations where automation and AI were at odds on either side of the fence, my hope is in 2024 that deeper connectivity and collaboration will make those solutions obsolete in some form or fashion.

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Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2023

Read more… Uncovering Diagnostic Information in the EHR. Eli Ben-Joseph at Regard talked to John about the benefits of analyzing EHR data to find old data relevant to new treatment , along with the importance of making this functionality available with a single click. Read more… CIO Podcast : Patient Engagement.

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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Partnerships Qualtrics and Epic are partnering to integrate patient experience data into the EHR. Wellness platform SimplePractice is partnering with Lucet , which provides behavioral health services to insurers. In addition, Idaho-based Women’s Health Associates is implementing Sunoh.ai.

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

Sixty percent of healthcare organizations have been hit with a ransomware attack in the last year , according to The State of Ransomware 2023 report from Sophos. Sales A group of 21 Ontario hospitals launched an HIE powered by Oracle Health. magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2023.

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Zus Health Closes Financing, Signs Partnership with Elation Health, to Accelerate Growth of its Data Service to Provide Connective Tissue for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 20, 2023

. “The Zus partnership will drastically accelerate Elation’s ability to build out market-leading EHR solutions to support population health and value-based care initiatives,” said Kyna Fong , Co-Founder and CEO at Elation Health. Originally announced March 16th, 2023 To learn more, visit zushealth.com.

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Kno2’s Unique Perspective on Why TEFCA is Different as They Pursue QHIN Designation

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As we approach 2023 it is amazing that interoperability, true broad-based connectivity between healthcare systems, looks like the Verizon heatmap back in 2005 when there was as much white on the map as there was red. Depending on where you sit in healthcare today it may feel like 1986 or 2023.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Just Get Connected Already

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

TEFCA Real Talk

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

Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

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

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

Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Zus Health Closes Financing, Signs Partnership with Elation Health, to Accelerate Growth of its Data Service to Provide Connective Tissue for Healthcare

Kno2’s Unique Perspective on Why TEFCA is Different as They Pursue QHIN Designation

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