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Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the second in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. For more information on how to prepare for the ONC HTI-1 rule , read the first article in our Regulatory Talk series.

EHR

EHR Interoperability Medicare Health Information

Why Electronic Health Record Interoperability is a Key Step Toward Fair Drug Prices

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The following is a guest article by Girisha Fernando, Founder and CEO at Lyfegen. With recent legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, it’s likely that the movement will grow , given the high and constantly rising costs of pharmaceuticals, especially gene therapies and other innovative or personalized drugs.

Interoperability

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

EHR

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CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g.,

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How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic…has highlighted like never before the pitfalls of paying for healthcare based on the number of patients seen and services rendered,” a Modern Healthcare article asserted in mid-June 2020. Capturing and sharing interoperable and transparent data. In other words, the U.S. of the U.S. of the U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Interoperability EHR

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. The 29 members of the EHR Association shared concerns with ONC about upcoming deadlines for Certified EHR Technology deadlines given the complexity of needs specified in HTI-1 and beyond.

FHIR

FHIR Digital Health Telemedicine EHR

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. At its client conference, TruBridge announced a new analytics suite, an interoperability platform, and integration with Nuance Dragon. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care Interoperability

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

Health IT

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Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nathan Shepard, SVP of Product at Azalea Health As rural providers look to replace legacy solutions, they’re confronted with several critical decision points. But just like comparing different types of aircraft, the options for EHR solutions are widely separated in terms of complexity.

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Crystal Ball Chronicles: Reflecting on Out of Pocket Health’s 2024 Predictions

Redox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Original prediction: We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., HL7 ® , HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources or FHIR ® ). And, nowadays, those regulatory requirements are heavy-handed with FHIR interoperability. Data standards rendered obsolete?

Interoperability

Interoperability FHIR Primary Care EHR

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

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Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

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. Research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School found enrollees in Medicare Advantage HMO plans tend to be more socioeconomically disadvantaged than enrollees of MA PPO plans.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Health Analytics Primary Care Leadership

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ONC has released the United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 4 Standard , better known as USCDI v4. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

Medicare

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Interoperability vendor Innovar Healthcare released an OSS Mirth Connect plugin that’s now available on AWS Marketplace.

FHIR

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

So I was intrigued when Mark Scrimshire, chief interoperability officer of OnyxOS , introduced me to developments over the past few years that will make digital insurance cards feasible. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download.

FHIR

FHIR Medicare Interoperability EHR

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships Patient education and engagement vendor Mytonomy has connected Mytonomy Cloud for Healthcare with Oracle Health EHR.

RCM

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Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay , MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum. But much of the data required to make SDoH meaningful for a patient population is either not standardized or tracked, or it’s tracked by tools without standard export/interoperability frameworks. Medicare saved $1.6

FHIR

FHIR Interoperability Medicare Accountable Care

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. KMS Healthcare launched CONNECT , an interoperability platform for developers of digital health technology. EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Denise Ceule as Chief Legal Officer.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

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. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Medicare Telemedicine EHR

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. Hospitals serving marginalized communities are less likely to participate in interoperable patient data exchange , according to the latest ONC research.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

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 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.

HIE

HIE eHealth Interoperability Health Information

More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation. Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Inovalon has been around for about 20 years.

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EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR

More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation. Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Inovalon has been around for about 20 years.

EHR

EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR

Privacy Issues with Patient Portals

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 16, 2019

It can be difficult to effectively document sensitive health information of pediatric patients and older adults whose family members have access to their patient portals without violating the patient’s privacy, according to a viewpoint article in AAP News and Journals.

EHR

EHR Health Information Interoperability Medicare

Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

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.

Psychiatry

Psychiatry HIE Healthcare IT Leadership

Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

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!

Healthcare Innovation

Healthcare Innovation Life Science Meaningful Use Health Information

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. The solution to these challenges lies in the adoption of interoperable data systems.

Interoperability

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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.

Interoperability

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Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dave Cassel, Chief Customer Officer at Health Gorilla and Former Executive Director of Carequality Talking about privacy and security in health information exchange is tricky. In particular, electronic health record (EHR) hacking is on the rise and the reasons for these are manifold.

Interoperability

Interoperability Health Information Health Data Medicare

Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This article explains the complexities that makes it so hard to implement electronic prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS), summarizes the intended impacts of the bills, and introduces Imprivata digital identity technology, which has been used in health care for such purposes for many years. Two bills in U.S.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Medicare Interoperability Telehealth

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. Paymentus validated the Paymentus Patient Billing and Payments stack through Oracle Health’s developer program and now integrated with the Oracle Health EHR.

Nursing

Nursing EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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.

Health IT

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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. The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Leadership

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

Weekender 8/10/18

HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 10, 2018

CMS releases a draft rule that would overhaul the Medicare Share Savings Program. This is the great golden spike moment for interoperability – except with the Carequality Railroad traversing the entire continent to connect CommonWell San Francisco trolley network. Weekly News Recap. Vaporware? ). Brian Too ).

Nursing

Nursing EHR EMR Leadership

#WWBR Week of July 27, 2015

Chilmark Research

JULY 31, 2015

This article highlights ways in which either kind of confusion could lead to less than optimal outcomes. “There is very little by way of information in this article about CVS Health’s partnership with Watson. Article also doesn’t highlight how largely dysfunctional the long-term care insurance market is in the U.S.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Primary Care EHR

Connected Health Pulse

Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Why Electronic Health Record Interoperability is a Key Step Toward Fair Drug Prices

Trending Sources

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

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

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Crystal Ball Chronicles: Reflecting on Out of Pocket Health’s 2024 Predictions

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

Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on 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

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare

Privacy Issues with Patient Portals

Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

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

Health Privacy and Security in the Time of TEFCA: Raising the Bar for Trusted Exchange

Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

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 Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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

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

Weekender 8/10/18

#WWBR Week of July 27, 2015

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