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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023 

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We spoke with the HIMSS government relations team for their thoughts on those priorities and more in 2023 and beyond. Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? Creating standards synergy for 'Interoperability 3.0'

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

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This problem is only made worse by the silver tsunami of 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage every day. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Chief Health Information Officer , a position located in Minneapolis, MN, posted by Hennepin Healthcare at Healthcare IT Central.

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

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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 – 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

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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.

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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

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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. News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information.

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Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more

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That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network candidates, along with any future QHIN applicants. Nearly half (47%) impact physical systems such as medical devices or building management, while 30% affect protected health information.

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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

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Arizona-based VBCare Network selected Spatially Health for identifying barriers to health equity in Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee appointed five new members , each appointed to a three-year term.

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