Article, EHR, Health Information and Survey

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies The 2023 Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards have been announced, and the winners are GoodRx, Hinge Health, ISeeYouCare, PointClickCare, and Ventric Health.

EHR

EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care Health Information

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Digital health funding has dropped to levels not seen since 2016 , with just $3 billion in global funding announced in Q3, according to the latest report from CB Insights.

EHR

EHR Medical Billing Healthcare IT Pharmaceuticals

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Fourteen professional healthcare, life science, and consumer organizations formed the Digital Health Collaborative to advance evidence and value in digital health technology.

FHIR

FHIR Digital Health Telemedicine EHR

Help Desk Updates: Your Super Weapon to Boost Clinician Productivity

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President, Strategic Client Services at HCTec Clinicians Remain Overwhelmed, Overworked, and Burned Out. Improved EHR Help Desk Support Mitigates these Issues while Making a Positive Impact on Clinician Workflow and Patient Care.

EHR

EHR Healthcare IT Health Information EMR

Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. AWS announced the AWS HealthScribe service for building clinical applications that use generative AI and integrating them with EHRs and other systems. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care EMR Healthcare IT EHR

Australia is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The Digital Health Evidence Review, released by the Australian Digital Health Agency, has found that Australia is one of the few countries that is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own electronic health records (EHR). article/australia-leads-world-personal-control-electronic-health-records

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EHR Digital Health General practice Primary Care

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. Illinois-based Primary Care Joliet implemented eClinicalWorks EHR and healow.

HIPAA

HIPAA Digital Health EHR Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. More than one-third (36%) of organizations have at least partly implemented AI solutions , according to a survey from Healthcare IT Leaders, and another 25% have started AI pilots.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The HIMSS EHR Association urged ONC to avoid moving too quickly with the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability proposed rule.

Medicare

Medicare Healthcare IT Connected Health EHR

Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Like most of us, Andy Oram has a health insurance card in his wallet. Read more… Why the Future is Bright for Health Information Management. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT EHR FHIR Health Information

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network.

Digital Health

Digital Health Interoperability Health Information HIE

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies HLTH Foundation formed the Techquity for Health Coalition , with a mission to help organizations consider health equity in health technology innovation and data practices.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Health Information RCM

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. PCP pay increased 4.41% in 2022 but fell well short of the inflation rate of 6.5%, according to the latest provider compensation survey from the Medical Group Management Association.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth RCM HIE

Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don’t Patients Use Them?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. In an age where data breaches are common, some patients are hesitant to put their health information online.

Health Information

Health Information Patient Experience EMR Health Data

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. You can also visit our HIMSS23 page to see all our coverage of health IT’s biggest event. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

FHIR

FHIR Primary Care Healthcare IT Interoperability

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. HIMSS has released its 2022 Future of Healthcare Report , and survey results suggest that payers and providers look at big technology companies differently. News and Studies.

Nursing

Nursing HIE Mental health Healthcare IT

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

On January 10, 2019, Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money recommended that Apple buy Epic, a market leader in EHRs. At that moment in the Twitterverse, it occurred to me that health IT as a consumer-facing industry was beginning to mainstream in America. Why is this so important? That was tweeted ten years ago.

Health IT

Health IT EHR RCM HIPAA

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Executives for Health Innovation will wind down operations over the remainder of the year. Consumer care coordination company Quantum Health was certified as a Great Place to Work.

eHealth

eHealth Nursing Primary Care RCM

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Is Patient Portal a Thing of the Past?

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

The following is a guest article by Liza Dzhezhora, Healthcare IT Analyst at Itransition. According to the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Stat poll, by 2018 patient portals were employed by about 90% of the surveyed providers. . This federal regulatory document called for sharing EHR data with. In fact, it was.

EHR

EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare IT Health Information

Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. In contrast, Electronic Medical Records capture information about specific visits to a doctor or medical facility, circulating within one institution.

HIPAA

HIPAA EMR FHIR EHR

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Are You Ready for Telemedicine? Three Questions to Ask.

GlobalMed

MAY 19, 2020

Unfortunately, only 14 percent of seniors surveyed reported have a provider who offers telemedicine. This could include documenting directly in the EHR or using a telehealth platform that integrates with your EHR to get the optimized benefits of telemedicine technologies but still keep patient records up-to-date.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine HIPAA Telehealth EHR

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies One in five healthcare marketers is concerned about job security amid growing adoption of AI , according to a survey by Tebra. The HHS Office for Civil Rights released v3.4

Nursing

Nursing EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Venki Subramanian , SVP Product Management at Reltio When data is missing, inaccurate, incomplete, or misdirected, it can have severe, sometimes life-altering impacts. This data segmentation hampers the holistic understanding of patient health and impedes timely and coordinated care delivery.

Interoperability

Interoperability EHR Health Information Health Data

Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2024

Travis Bias, DO, MPH, DTM&H, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, Clinician Solutions & Family Physician at 3M Health Information Systems Ambient clinical documentation tools are being used by clinicians so they can focus on the patient in front of them, rather than on their computer screens. Saurabh Singh, Vice President at Sunoh.ai

Patient Experience

Patient Experience EMR EHR Health Information

The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Rachel Podczervinski MS, RHIA, Vice President of Professional Services at Harris Data Integrity Solutions. A recent survey from HIMSS and Patient ID Now also found that healthcare organizations are spending an average of 109.6 healthcare system over $6 billion annually.

Public Health

Public Health EHR Interoperability Health Information

Bonus Features – July 3, 3022 – Judge says Apple infringed AliveCor’s patent, more than half of patients have trouble managing their records, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A DrFirst survey of 1,000 Americans found that 54% of patients think managing health records is difficult. Partnerships.

EHR

EHR Leadership Healthcare IT Digital Health

Bonus Features – February 12, 2023 – Epic tops Best in KLAS for 13th straight year, 89% of healthcare finance leaders remain confident in 2023, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. for the thirteenth consecutive year and was also the top EHR in Canada and Europe. Partnerships CareCloud integrated Medicomp Systems ’ Quippe Clinical Data Engine into its EHR system.

eHealth

eHealth Healthcare IT EHR Interoperability

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. HHS recently proposed standards for electronic signatures for transactions that require attachments – and the HIMSS EHR Association has some concerns. More than 90% of U.S.

RCM

RCM EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies A survey from data analytics vendor MDclone reported that only 16% of healthcare organizations successfully use data to define clinical best practices.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT HIE Primary Care

Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

Health care consumerism is a central focus in my work, and so it’s no surprise that I’ve consumed every bit of this publication. [In In full disclosure, last year when this issue was being curated, I was part of a team that proposed to submit an article for the publication, but our submission was not accepted].

Digital Health

Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability

The Consumer and the Payor, Bingo and Trust: My Day At Medecision Liberator Bootcamp

Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

To succeed in the business of health information technology (HIT), a company has to be very clear on the problems it’s trying to address. ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: The theme of trust was mentioned throughout the day, across a wide range of discussion topics. There’s surely lots of data to mine. .”

Leadership

Leadership EHR Nursing Health IT

Connected Health Pulse

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Trending Sources

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Help Desk Updates: Your Super Weapon to Boost Clinician Productivity

Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Australia is leading the way in giving people personal control of their own Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features – July 9, 2023 – Providers spend 11% less time writing clinical notes than they did three years ago, 54% of surgeons unsure about first-to-market products, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 25, 2023

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, 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

Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don’t Patients Use Them?

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

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

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, 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

Is Patient Portal a Thing of the Past?

Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

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

Are You Ready for Telemedicine? Three Questions to Ask.

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits

The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Bonus Features – July 3, 3022 – Judge says Apple infringed AliveCor’s patent, more than half of patients have trouble managing their records, and more

Bonus Features – February 12, 2023 – Epic tops Best in KLAS for 13th straight year, 89% of healthcare finance leaders remain confident in 2023, and more

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, 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

Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

The Consumer and the Payor, Bingo and Trust: My Day At Medecision Liberator Bootcamp

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