Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Tom Liddell, CEO at Harmony Healthcare IT A successful career in health IT leadership requires a unique blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and strong communication skills. Familiarity with interoperability standards is also essential, as is the need to stay abreast of evolving compliance requirements.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2024

The following is a guest article by Kaeli Tully, Healthcare Systems and Solutions Engineer at Intel In the quiet hours of the night, hospital executives toss and turn, grappling with the daunting reality of staffing shortages that plague their institutions. ER, OR, and ICU).

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2020

The following is a guest article by Vatsala Kapur Pathy, Vice President of Policy for Collective Medical.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 21, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Carequality Interoperability Framework Implementer Innovar Healthcare is partnering with Tele911 to deliver clinical documents to emergency healthcare services.

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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. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Colin Hung spoke to Eric Dick and Darren Moser at IEHP about advancing their work with GIS and getting the leadership team to buy in. Read more… Why TEFCA Is Different From Past Interoperability Efforts.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Is Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database Even Possible? Welcome to the first edition of the Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Read more… Where Are We At With FHIR?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Most EHR vendors I’ve talked to have planned to be part of the network through someone like CommonWell (see MEDITECH’s QHIN and TEFCA approach here ), but I’ll be watching to see if that changes as QHINs develop. It’s reasonable to expect that there will be more QHINs in the future.

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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. Sales In 2022, 32 health systems implemented Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks , a version of the Cerner Millenium EHR tailored to rural providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ken Parent, CEO at Element Critical As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, there has been significant disruption to budgets, manpower, and resources throughout healthcare facilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

Interoperability is Key For Hill Physicians, signing the Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) was an easy first step in its commitment to industry compliance with the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) — the first-ever data sharing agreement in California. A lot of work remains to make data sharing a reality.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

EHR data is a prime target for cyber attackers, as it includes personal data and medical data that can be resold and used to perpetrate financial fraud, extortion, medical billing fraud, and illicit access to medication. In order to have a digital identity that is interoperable across organizational boundaries, you need to have trust.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics. If your organization is interested in adopting enterprise content management through a DMI system, it is critical to determine the costs, evaluate the impact, and build an effective business case to share with leadership.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, Executive Director at eHealth Exchange. For federal agencies and state and regional exchanges, this is an excellent time to demonstrate leadership in interoperability by joining a network that will likely provide a ready on-ramp to TEFCA.

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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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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. The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability is partnering with eHealth Exchange in anticipation of the exchange being named a Qualified Health Information Network.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates. However, EHR macros must accurately capture the patient’s condition on the day of the encounter. Let us know either in the comments down below or through sharing this article on social media!

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Carium teamed with Smartlink Health Solutions to integrate its virtual care platform with the EHR system at the Detroit-based Institute for Population Health. Partnerships.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Anna Twomey , Senior Director, Healthcare Providers – Americas at SS&C Blue Prism With rising staffing shortages and burnout among healthcare workers, digital transformation will be key to overcoming these challenges and protecting patient care. It’s estimated that the U.S.

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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. Unlike EMRs, requests for access to EHR records can be made by other medical centers. Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone.

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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. In this article we explore the top lessons learned to make SDoH data effective, and three actionable examples of organizations who have turned data to analysis and action.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ed’s take on the Cleveland Clinic and recognition like the Davies Award is that the institutional leadership and culture value passion, value the health IT folks working closely with front line clinical staff, value “failing forward,” as long as the failures don’t involve patient care. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ed’s take on the Cleveland Clinic and recognition like the Davies Award is that the institutional leadership and culture value passion, value the health IT folks working closely with front line clinical staff, value “failing forward,” as long as the failures don’t involve patient care. The Harlow Group LLC.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2024

The following is a guest article by Demetri Giannikopoulos, Vice President of Innovation at Aidoc In the ever-evolving landscape of AI, 2024 stands out as the year where artificial intelligence is poised to claim the coveted title of Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. The delivery of AI outcomes marks just the beginning.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

As a result, these provider types sit outside of current interoperability and health information exchange efforts and have been slow to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) due to a lack of government incentive programs. Thank you to everyone that left a quote for us and thank you to everyone reading this article!

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2021

The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD from Atos. The healthcare industry has been hesitant to adopt cloud solutions- asking tough questions about return on investment, security, and data governance. As we peek ahead to 2021, we are seeing significant momentum and interest in cloud.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

However, what prompted the title of this article was Alvin Rajkomar, MD, Product Manager at Google Health who shared this as Google’s ambition in […]. It’s a sentiment I’ve heard over and over from people who think that Google or Apple could enter healthcare and finally make the software a joy.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc. As patients move from acute-care facilities to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the sharing of critical patient information and associated data is extremely important for coordinating care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs. Operating departments in HC organizations will risk near-term KPIs to invest in intelligent automation that reduces the burden of administrative work and frustration on their staff Googling “staffing crisis in healthcare” just now returned 12 million posts and articles.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sanjeev Sawai, Chief Product and Technology Officer at mPulse Mobile The expansion and specialization of health networks has made it difficult for most consumers to navigate and advocate for themselves within today’s healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bal Heroor, CEO and Principal at Mactores The healthcare industry generates enormous amounts of data daily, from electronic health records (EHRs) to medical claims, research studies, wearables, and other digital health devices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click here to read the first feature, on AI and machine learning, and click here to read the second feature, on interoperability. Board members, fellow C-suite officers, IT managers and workers in the trenches have much to learn from the expert guidance in this latest feature article in the series. 'A " Dr. J.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Vijay Verma, VP of Product Strategy at TeleVox A common shortcoming in healthcare communication systems is interoperability. Many healthcare organizations use disparate EHRs and communication tools that may not seamlessly integrate, leading to data silos and communication gaps. Algorithms can predict wait times for each patient.

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