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I Helped Accelerate FHIR, It’s Time to Scale

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shannon West, Chief Product Officer at Datavant Since the dawn of electronic medical records, American healthcare delivery systems have traced a winding path toward the dream of seamless and timely health data interoperability.

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Integrating Patient Engagement Solutions for Enhanced Value-Based Care Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Laura Miller, Founder and CEO at TempDev It is a trusted healthcare provider’s responsibility to put the patient’s needs at the forefront of everything else. Their health and well-being should always be the top consideration when providing the best possible care.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. AVIA added RUSH, MUSC Health, and United Regional Health Care System to its network. San Diego Health Connect chose 4medica to improve patient matching and health data quality.

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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. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. Not sure why this article did so well, but maybe because so many are struggling and looking for some ideas and hope.

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Re-Designing Electronic Healthcare Records to Reduce Clinician Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2021

The following is a guest article by Amy Heymans, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Mad*Pow. Electronic Healthcare Records were supposed to be the wave of the future, allowing clinicians more time to spend with patients, and offering individuals access to their personal health data. But is it working the way we intended?

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Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

The following is a guest article by Josh Coleman , Managing Partner at Treacy & Company by Cherry Bekaert Healthcare has undergone massive changes over the past few years. In this article, we look closely at how AI is being used in healthcare and the innovations in store for the near future.

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

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

The Time for Collective Action is Now The DxF provides a unique opportunity to exchange valuable health information in a secure, equitable, and affordable manner that hasn’t been possible before. Smith-McCurdy and Leslie urge California providers and entities to use the resources available, take action, and get involved.

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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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Launching a Healthcare Startup Begins with Connecting to Healthcare APIs

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The following is a guest article by Troy Bannister, CEO and co-founder of Particle Health. For many health tech founders, there’s nothing more exciting than working at scale. And as we say at Particle Health, you can’t […].

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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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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. That’s what patient portals promise – a simple, digital way to access medical records, book appointments, and chat with doctors.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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NHS Patient Data Could Generate Billions For UK, But Is It OK To Go Down That Road?

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 5, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the idea of governments selling off patient healthcare data. Still, given the financial benefits it could generate, I’m not surprised that people are still kicking around the idea, which is what makes the following article to be so interesting.

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Variances In Clinician EHR Use Can Hold Back Interoperability Efforts

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Unfortunately, however, these idiosyncrasies are one of the obstacles that stand in the way of better interoperability, according to an article by Corepoint Health. Given that clinicians have different styles, it’s hardly surprising that they document care in different ways.

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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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eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

When you combine an AI assistant with the powerful health data search in Prisma that looks across data from inside eCW and other outside EHR data, the benefits compound. Although, as Colin noted in his previous article, eClinicalWorks is implementing all of this in co-pilot mode instead of pilot mode.

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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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Patient/caregiver letter supporting proposed ONC rule on improving flow of our data

Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 26, 2020

To do this we must be involved in our health data if we want, as our stories below will make clear. . Yet, somehow, in the year 2020 in the most technologically advanced nation on the globe, we, as American patients, remain unable to easily and quickly access our own health data, or to decide how it is used.

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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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Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This was reflected in a BMJ Global Health article published this year, which attributed professionals’ apprehension to concerns regarding AI errors that cause patient harm, data privacy and security, and incomplete or biased data.

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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. As with many things, there are degrees – and when it comes to health data, you can never be too private or too secure.

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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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Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The following is a guest article by Chad Anguilm, Vice President of Growth at Medical Advantage. In today’s technology-driven world, patients now expect a seamless healthcare experience, which translates to a digital “one-stop shop” for managing their personal health information. . Removal of Barriers to Patient Data.

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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. Security Threats: Health data is a prime target for cyberattacks due to its sensitivity.

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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. Overall, we’re optimistic about the future of health data.

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Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT and Their Regulatory Considerations

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Additionally, improving data interoperability and the seamless exchange of health information across different healthcare systems and providers has been a focus of policymakers. Thank you to everyone who took the time out of their day to share a quote with us and to all of you for taking the time to read this article!

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I Helped Accelerate FHIR, It’s Time to Scale

Integrating Patient Engagement Solutions for Enhanced Value-Based Care Outcomes

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

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

Re-Designing Electronic Healthcare Records to Reduce Clinician Burnout

Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care

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

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

Unified Data: The Key to HIE Success

Launching a Healthcare Startup Begins with Connecting to Healthcare APIs

DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

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

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Client Best Practices & Lessons Learned from MEDITECH Expanse Data Conversion

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

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

The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

NHS Patient Data Could Generate Billions For UK, But Is It OK To Go Down That Road?

Variances In Clinician EHR Use Can Hold Back Interoperability Efforts

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

eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

Patient/caregiver letter supporting proposed ONC rule on improving flow of our data

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

Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

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

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

Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT and Their Regulatory Considerations

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