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Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Making Healthcare App Development and FHIR Data Access Easy. Streamlining Enterprise Network Management and Monitoring.

FHIR

FHIR Interoperability Healthcare IT HIE

IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. It is intended to be read by HIE and Healthcare IT Executives and Architects, Standards Development Architects, and health data exchange stakeholders in academia.

FHIR

FHIR HIE Interoperability Health Data

Vital Lines July 2023

Redox

JULY 31, 2023

Read more Information blockers face stiff penalties Certified health IT developers, HIEs, and HINs are subject to violation penalties starting on September 1, 2023. Subscribe The post Vital Lines July 2023 appeared first on Redox. Get the IDC InfoBrief (30+ pages) Preview the research in our blog Was this forwarded to you?

HIE

HIE Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine

Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 17, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. For FQHCs such as Dallas-area HHM Health, maintaining trust is critical because many patients are new users of the healthcare system.

Interoperability

Interoperability FHIR Healthcare IT eHealth

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. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

Health IT

Health IT Nursing HC Patient Experience

TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability with Civitas CEO Lisa Bari

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Learn more about Civitas Networks for Health: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. Civitas Networks for Health is a non-profit consortium that brings together a broad community of organizations interested in health data exchange.

Interoperability

Interoperability HIE Health Data Healthcare IT

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.

EMR

EMR HIE FHIR Mental health

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

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Leadership

Leadership HIE Nursing Life Science

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Digital Health

Digital Health HIE eHealth Life Science

How Do You See Health Data Utilities Evolving? Where are We Today and Where is it Heading?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Health data utility is still a fairly new concept in the world of healthcare. But as we talk about it, more and more HIE organizations have started to use it and the concept has been embraced by many. We gathered up some of our brilliant members of the Healthcare IT Today Community to get their perspective.

Health Data

Health Data HIE Interoperability Public Health

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Standardizing SDOH Data: Pioneering Whole-Person Care In 2023 the Gravity Project , with generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, partnered with Civitas to implement Gravity’s unified data standards for SDOH in communities around the country.

Meaningful Use

Meaningful Use Health Data HIE Health Information

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. The combination of healthcare-specific ontologies and data set gaps make fully automated healthcare data harmonization difficult.

EHR

EHR Mental health HIE Healthcare IT

TEFCA Real Talk

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

Needless to say, every healthcare organization should be taking the time to understand what’s happening with TEFCA and QHINs. At the recent HIMSS 2023 conference, a panel of QHINs shared their perspectives on what’s happening in a session called “Real Talk: TEFCA, Evolution or Revolution in Health Care Interoperability?

Interoperability

Interoperability FHIR Healthcare IT Health Data

Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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. XRHealth received a U.S.

HIE

HIE Nursing Healthcare IT Mental health

What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Here’s a quick summary of what everyone had to say in the video: Deven McGraw, Head of Data Stewardship and Data Sharing at Invitae – It’s not a replacement for Community HIE but I think it’s an essential tool for making sure that there’s nationwide exchange.

HIE

HIE Interoperability Primary Care Healthcare IT

Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

Plus, Wilder shares what he was hearing about the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) at the HIMSS 2023 annual conference and offers up a few takeaways. To describe the current situation in healthcare, Wilder asked us to imagine if a retailer had to call your bank every time you made a credit card purchase.

FHIR

FHIR HIE Interoperability Public Health

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine RCM HIE Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE EHR Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Pain management

Pain management HIE EHR Healthcare IT

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Health Information RCM

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Digital Health

Digital Health Interoperability Health Information HIE

Bonus Features – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Healthcare IT Primary Care

What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

At the recent Civitas Conference, we took the time to ask various members of our talented Healthcare IT Today Community to see where their thoughts were on this subject. Justin Villines, MBA, HIT Policy Director at SHARE HIE – I think listening to our customers and our participants.

Interoperability

Interoperability HIE Health Data Public Health

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

HIE

HIE FHIR Healthcare IT Telemedicine

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

EHR

EHR Interoperability RCM HIE

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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. as Chief Medical Officer.

RCM

RCM HIE Healthcare IT Primary Care

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Unpacking the Future of Healthcare M&A. WI (outside Milwaukee) or remote, posted to Healthcare IT Central.

HIE

HIE EHR Interoperability RCM

Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Netalytics clients will continue to experience the industry-leading support they receive today, as well as improved care delivery through additional value-added offerings such as e-prescribing, telehealth, healthcare information exchange (HIE) integration, patient engagement solutions, reimbursement automation, and analytics.

HIE

HIE EHR Interoperability Telehealth

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth RCM HIE

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

With its acquisitions of Dynamic Healthcare Systems in 2022 and now MDPortals in 2023, Reveleer is meeting customer and market needs to proactively close care gaps, achieve better patient outcomes, and improve financial performance – making success in value-based care a reality. Originally announced May 16th, 2023

HIE

HIE EHR Interoperability healthcare technology

Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine HIPAA Leadership HIE

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

Originally announced April 25th, 2023 The company’s platform is powered by a robust and comprehensive data network which includes access to electronic health records (EHR) networks, health information exchanges (HIEs), patient portals, and traditional APS retrieval partners. To learn more, visit humanapi.co.

HIE

HIE Health Information Health Data EHR

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

I still remember being with a New York State HIE at the time, on the HIMSS13 floor, and being asked by a reporter to speculate about what it meant. 2023 & Beyond CommonWell is committed to supporting the industry move towards interoperability. I was excited then and now I am the proud Executive Director of CommonWell.

Interoperability

Interoperability eHealth FHIR HIE

Going the Extra Mile to Support Patient Access Is a Win-Win for Patients and HIE Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2023

1, 2023, enforcement of the 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule goes into effect, putting teeth into the much-celebrated law that enables patients to have full access to their personal health data. Whichever path forward an HIE chooses, support of patient access must remain a priority.

HIE

HIE eHealth Health Information Health Data

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Robert Droppa at DT Research recently demonstrated the company’s NVIDIA-powered units to Healthcare IT Today.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT EHR HIE

2023 may bring progress in SDOH tech, telehealth and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago. Q: You suggest interoperability will play a big role in healthcare innovation in 2023. What are your predictions here for 2023?

Interoperability

Interoperability Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare Innovation

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

RCM

RCM EHR HIE Healthcare IT

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

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. The traditional HIE subscriber model continues to become more complex, with challenges in achieving clinical outcomes and maintaining sustainable funding.

Interoperability

Interoperability Health IT HIE EHR

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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT HIE Primary Care

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

HIE

HIE Healthcare IT Digital Health EHR

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.

Interoperability

Interoperability FHIR EHR Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.

eHealth

eHealth Life Science HIE Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – September 30, 2023

IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Trending Sources

Vital Lines July 2023

Weekly Roundup – June 17, 2023

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability with Civitas CEO Lisa Bari

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

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

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

How Do You See Health Data Utilities Evolving? Where are We Today and Where is it Heading?

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

TEFCA Real Talk

Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

Just Get Connected Already

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

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, 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

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 – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more

What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, 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 – 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

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

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

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

Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Going the Extra Mile to Support Patient Access Is a Win-Win for Patients and HIE Compliance

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

2023 may bring progress in SDOH tech, telehealth and interoperability

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 Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

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

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

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