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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. Let’s be real—nurses are, to put it lightly, still being stretched very thin. Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023.

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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

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Real-time location service provider Navenio is integrating with Pavion ‘s nurse call system. Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership will produce biannual reports and insights from the perspective of nursing leadership. Home care EMR software maker Smartcare Software rebranded as Aaniie.

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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

Reports More than two-thirds of health systems lack the nursing staff to handle a large-scale health crisis , according to an Incredible Health survey. A staggering 94% of executives said the nurse shortage at their organization is critical, in part because 53% of nurses have less than five years of experience.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Ford about EHR deployment and HIE adoption in the state and discussed lessons that others can learn from the experiences of the Golden State. Read more… Addressing Nursing Shortages With Mobile Employment Technology. With 1 million nurses expected to retire by 2030, staffing shortages are looming.

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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. News from HFMA Fifteen organizations earned a 2023 HFMA MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle.

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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.

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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

Another 60% of hospitals are receiving SDoH data from outside sources, primarily from HIE entities. Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine released a mobile app that digitizes Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook. symplr Chief Nursing Officer Karlene Kerfoot received the DAISY Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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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

HIE entity Contexture extended its relationship with Verato , an identity management vendor. Acute virtual care vendor AvaSure established a Chief Nursing Executive Advisory Board comprised of health system, professional organization, and vendor representatives. Texas-based New Life Health & Concierge selected eClinicalWorks.

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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

Looking five year into the future, 61% of patients saw primary care services being provided at pharmacies, retail clinics and/or pharmacy clinics, and more than half said they’d trust pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to provide healthcare services and prescriptions if it led to lower costs.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

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

Looking five year into the future, 61% of patients saw primary care services being provided at pharmacies, retail clinics and/or pharmacy clinics, and more than half said they’d trust pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to provide healthcare services and prescriptions if it led to lower costs.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

California says goodbye to fax machines. Hello to DxF.

Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

All general acute care hospitals, physician organizations, medical groups, skilled nursing facilities, health service plans and disability insurers, Medi-Cal managed care plans, clinical laboratories, and acute psychiatrist hospitals were required to sign the CalHHS data sharing agreement (DSA) by January 2023.

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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

InteliChart released Family Portal , which supports patients and caregivers in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities. Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the NCQA Data Aggregator Validation program.

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Connected Health Pulse

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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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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

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

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

Netsmart Advances Substance Use Disorder Solution Offerings Through Acquisition of Netalytics

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 – 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

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

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

California says goodbye to fax machines. Hello to DxF.

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

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