What’s holding back health IT interoperability in 2023? ONC has some thoughts
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MARCH 8, 2023
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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 23, 2023
Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. We spoke with the HIMSS government relations team for their thoughts on those priorities and more in 2023 and beyond. " Leary said.
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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions
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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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From Interoperability to Digital Transformation
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Surescripts Makes Interoperability Official
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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health
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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?
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Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. We connected with MEDITECH , EPIC , eClinicalWorks , ModMed , NextGen Healthcare , athenahealth , and Elation Health. We asked them all the same 2 questions: What can customers expect from you in 2023? Here are their responses.
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Redox unwraps interoperability in 2024
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I called 2021 weird , then 2022 just as weird , but 2023? 2023: the year where nothing changed, and yet everything changed Reflecting on our predictions from last year, we are quite baffled why we didn’t say anything about AI. Garrett thought record retrieval would rid itself of the fax machine in 2023. Decidedly weirder.
Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention
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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?
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Where You’ll Find Us at HIMSS 2023
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Fax As An On-Ramp for Interoperability
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TEFCA Real Talk
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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.
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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023
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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023
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Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023
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TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability with Civitas CEO Lisa Bari
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Of course, we couldn’t pass up the chance to hear Bari’s thoughts on Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and QHINs, the importance of both state and national efforts to improve interoperability, and how health data utilities (HDUs) are expanding and drawing in both public and private organizations.
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IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023
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HIMSS Europe 2023: Health that Connects + Tech that Cares
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Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023
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Connected Health Initiative – Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill
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Just Get Connected Already
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