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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.

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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. Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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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

Pair Team expanded into seven more California counties ; the company provides virtual primary care for Medicaid beneficiaries. Home care EMR software maker Smartcare Software rebranded as Aaniie. New York City HIE entity Healthix chose CLEAR identity verification technology for its My Health Record NY portal.

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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. Value-based care platform Transcarent acquired 98point6 , an on-demand virtual care and primary care provider.

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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

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. Enforcement will be delayed pending a new rule from the agency. More than 45% of respondents said they don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry.

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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. Navina released a generative AI assistant for primary care practices. Penalties for providers have yet to be determined.

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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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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

Plano, Texas-based Care Choice Family Clinic chose eClinicalWorks. Emory Healthcare selected Linus Health to help implement digital cognitive assessments in primary care. Montana HIE Big Sky Care Connect chose Lyniate ‘s Rhapsody Interoperability Suite for data classification and cleansing.

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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 much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A report from Wolters Kluwer suggested that patients are willing to shift primary care to new care settings if it means the cost of care will decrease. Enforcement will be delayed pending a new rule from the agency. More than 45% of respondents said they don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry.

Primary Care

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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

Texas-based Be Well Primary Care improved application performance by 40% after upgrading to eClinicalWorks v12. People HIE technology provider CRISP Shared Services announced Dr. Marc Rabner as Chief Medical Officer. Pediatric behavioral health company Cognoa made two executive hires : Dr.

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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

Awards Western New York HIE HealtheLINK was named one of the Phase 2 winners of Building Bridges to Better Health , a primary care challenge sponsored by HRSA. Intermountain Health is expanding its use of Kyruus ProviderMatch to rebuild the health system’s 15,000-provider directory.

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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. Direct primary care platform Hint Health acquired AeroDPC , an EHR and practice management vendor. Read more… Unpacking the Future of Healthcare M&A.

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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

Zus will use this funding to continue growing its platform with additional unique data sources, workflow and referral solutions, and integration pathways to empower healthcare providers to leverage external patient data in their care and collaborate around a shared patient record. Originally announced March 16th, 2023

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What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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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

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

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

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 – 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 – 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

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

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

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

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