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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Healthcare IT Today

We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. What isn’t being talked about enough when it comes to sharing health data? So many topics to cover in healthcare but tragically so little time!

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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On March 10, 2023, Representatives Miller-Meeks, Craig, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability.

Connected Health Initiative

Brian Scarpelli, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical to realize the promise of digital health and enable better, more cost-effective, patient-centered care. first appeared on Connected Health Initiative.

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Weekly Roundup – May 20, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Health Gorilla and LexisNexis Risk Solutions are working to make SDoH data actionable , John found out in an interview with Avery Haller (Health Gorilla) and Diana Zuskov (LexisNexis). Read more… Hearing From Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill. Read more… How Were the Spring Health IT Conferences ?

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Weekly Roundup – August 5, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Environmental Health Surveillance Enhances Public Health. Dr. Mark Pratt at Altera Digital Health suggested that prioritizing usability, enhancing interoperability, and offering flexibility can make next-level EHRs possible.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

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. Wilder also dove into his experience with HIEs and how connectivity is key to public health and in preparation for future pandemics or other emergencies.

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Weekly Roundup – May 27, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Looking at Fax As An On-Ramp for Interoperability. Scott Turicchi at Consensus Cloud Solutions told Colin that the ubiquity of fax shouldn’t be ignored as the industry aims for interoperability, especially since faxes can easily be converted to structured, digital documents.