Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Reps Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 , which would standardize the way demographic information is entered into certified health IT products and ensure more precise patient matches. Median hospital margins hit 5.2%

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

The bigger issue seems to be how regulators and HIE entities are going to address other data use cases as defined by HIPAA, such as Payment, Operations, Research, or Patient Request. A PayZen survey found 36% of Americans had skipped or postponed medical care in the last 12 months because of the high cost.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Clinician shortages, virtual care partnerships, and weight loss medications are the major trends that will shape the healthcare landscape in 2024 , according to a report from SteadyMD. Roughly 5 in 6 (84%) of ambulatory care physicians use manual processes to manage transitions of care , according to a survey from WellSky.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Studies Among people receiving medical care in the last 12 months, 86% engaged with their providers using mobile devices , according to a Gozio Health survey. Tellingly, 70% of orgs with plans to deploy AI intend to adopt solutions via their EHR vendors. People EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Joe Harpaz as Co-CEO.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

Studies A survey from data analytics vendor MDclone reported that only 16% of healthcare organizations successfully use data to define clinical best practices. The company’s survey found that 62% of patients prefer paying bills online, while 59% prefer SMS bill payment reminders to phone calls.

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