Article, EHR, Health Data and Leadership

Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article kicks off the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. With compliance the immediate concern for many EHR vendors, when and where is the industry prepared to lead? There’s no time to waste.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Moliehi “Mo” Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO Providers are witnessing an explosion in health plan requests for medical records. Requests are then electronically communicated directly to the provider organization’s EHRs and other systems.

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eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

We’ve only seen a few times where something has dramatically changed the EHR product roadmap. The first time this happened was when the HITECH act and associated $36 billion of stimulus money was included to stimulate adoption of EHR software. In order to get access to that stimulus money, you had to use a certified EHR.

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Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Researchers at MIT have found that de-identified patient data runs an extremely low risk of being re-identified in the event of a data breach.

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Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Remote monitoring company Clear Arch Health released a mobile app that patients access to health data, educational resources, and messages from providers.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The company LexisNexis Risk Solutions is almost synonymous with the data banks of consumer data that financial firms and other businesses consult for identity verification and outreach. But the new LexisNexis Health Equity and Inclusion Insights offering adds new data and improves its quality.

Public Health

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. I find it fascinating to see what resonated with people.

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Data Sharing Transforms the way Physicians Practice; Let’s Make it More Accessible

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

Today, almost every health system uses an electronic health record (EHR) for patient or client reporting measures — it’s time to require these systems to be connected. The Hill Physicians team will be able to better manage payer requirements related to care gaps and report on their HEDIS measures.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. What do I mean?

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Navigating the Interoperability Maze: 3 Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Payers

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The following is a guest article by Anthony Murray, Chief Interoperability Officer at MRO In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the quest for interoperability has become paramount. While the vision of seamless data exchange promises improved patient care and streamlined operations, the journey is not without its hurdles.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, Executive Director at eHealth Exchange. For the health IT community, 2022 has been a big year. . Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. Does the Exchange Allow Participants Full Control Over Their Data?

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Unified Data: The Key to HIE Success

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2021

The following is a guest article by Todd Broadhurst, Solutions Director, Tamr. Electronic Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are exploding globally and in the U.S., with 92% of the U.S. population now served by them. Private companies, states, and even large counties and cities are scrambling to launch their own HIEs.

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Taking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) From Data to Analysis and Action

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Diana Zuskov, MPH, Associate Vice President of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. Prioritizing data that has been purpose-built and clinically validated ensures that we’re tracking data that truly predicts and impacts health outcomes, not just correlation.

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How the pandemic has reshaped CIOs' views on adaptability, agility, security and hiring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

Click here to access the portal to see all the features in this series of articles.). Burchett of Avera Health said one of the lessons he learned during the pandemic concerned the adaptability and rapid implementation of new workflows. John Gaede, director of information services at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Bruce Bassi, Advisory Board Member at CharmHealth Most patients have almost certainly received an invitation to join their electronic medical record communication system, or portal for their particular doctor’s office.

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3 Fundamental Problems with Healthcare Interoperability and Can Digital Twin Technology Help?

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I recently came across an article by Verto which identified 3 fundamental problems with interoperability and care coordination in healthcare as follows: Data Integration and Aggregation Sub-Set of the Data Relevant to a Particular Care Step Data Governance and Patient Transitions The article was spot on in identifying these problems.

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Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Voice-based mental health biomarker firm Ellipsis Health announced an integration with Ceras Health , which offers a clinical monitoring and health data analytics platform.

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DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The response to my article asking the question “Are we at the end of the healthcare interoperability tunnel?” ” was quite interesting. I think some people thought that I was hammering on all the work that’s being done on healthcare interoperability.

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Making AI Models in Healthcare Transparent One Bite at a Time – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the third in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. Here are some key points for EHRs and health IT vendors to consider when getting their development pipeline on track for compliance.

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Client Best Practices & Lessons Learned from MEDITECH Expanse Data Conversion

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2020

The following is a guest article by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. For most clients migrating to MEDITECH Expanse, one of the most challenging decisions to make is how much data needs to make the transition.

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This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sarah Bavar, RN, BSN, Director at ReMedi Health Solutions. At ReMedi , we frequently support health systems going through transitions at various stages of the EHR life cycle. There’s a misconception about data transfer and the format in which information is migrated to the new EHR.

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Don’t Forget Other Vendor (OV) Acute and Ambulatory Data in your Move to MEDITECH Expanse

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 8, 2020

The following is a guest article by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. You will want to achieve data migration of a configurable and clean subset […].

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HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nitin Kunte, Sr. Director at NTT DATA On February 8, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-1) Final Rule in the Federal Register, which took effect on March 11, 2024.

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It’s Time for Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities to Break Down Patient Data Silos

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc. Our healthcare system is approaching a critical time in which an aging population will bring baby boomers into hospitals and post-acute care facilities in record numbers.

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EHI is Not What it Used to be, but Don’t Panic

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mariann Yeager, CEO at The Sequoia Project. On October 6, 2022, the healthcare and health IT community woke to a new reality – one in which electronic health information (EHI) included far more than it did the day before. . What a difference a day makes. . Why was that so important?

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects of data handling, and who is working in these fields.

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'Roll-Up Strategies to create Platforms' likely to define the HealthTech landscape in 2024

Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness Platforms: Rollups can combine companies offering therapy, counseling, mindfulness apps, and digital therapeutics to create holistic mental health and wellness platforms that address the growing demand for mental healthcare.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health Apps Tool created with input from ONC, OCR, and the FDA.

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Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Ardent Health Services chose Cadence for remote monitoring and virtual care for patients with hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2020

The following is a guest article by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. Note: While this article addresses specifically converting data to MEDITECH Expanse, most of these principles apply to any EHR data conversion.

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Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

On the self-pay side of the revenue cycle, a great example is making sure that providers have an integrated payment solution that is so tightly coupled to their EHR vendor or patient accounting system that the experience feels seamless to both patients and a provider’s staff. So much to consider here!!

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Cognitive AI: Empowering Clinical Teams with Data-Driven Insights

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies. The landscape of healthcare and biotechnology is changing at a rapid pace, with data taking center stage.

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

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

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Data Sharing Transforms the way Physicians Practice; Let’s Make it More Accessible

Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Navigating the Interoperability Maze: 3 Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Payers

Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Unified Data: The Key to HIE Success

Taking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) From Data to Analysis and Action

How the pandemic has reshaped CIOs' views on adaptability, agility, security and hiring

The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

3 Fundamental Problems with Healthcare Interoperability and Can Digital Twin Technology Help?

Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Making AI Models in Healthcare Transparent One Bite at a Time – Regulatory Talk Series

Client Best Practices & Lessons Learned from MEDITECH Expanse Data Conversion

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Don’t Forget Other Vendor (OV) Acute and Ambulatory Data in your Move to MEDITECH Expanse

HTI-1 Final Rule: Implications for Healthcare Providers – Focus on DSI and Algorithmic Transparency

It’s Time for Hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities to Break Down Patient Data Silos

EHI is Not What it Used to be, but Don’t Panic

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

'Roll-Up Strategies to create Platforms' likely to define the HealthTech landscape in 2024

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

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

Cognitive AI: Empowering Clinical Teams with Data-Driven Insights

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