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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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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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ZeOmega integrated its Jiva SDOH Social Care solution with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.

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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 Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. Although, this article is from 2012.

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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.

Health Data

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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. However, using AI in healthcare also raises concerns about job displacement and the need to focus on people and quality.

Nursing

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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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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.

Interoperability

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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.

HIE

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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 […].

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.

Health Information

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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?” I think some people thought that I was hammering on all the work that’s being done on healthcare interoperability. ” was quite interesting.

Interoperability

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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.

EMR

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eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

While Watson has largely been a disappointment in healthcare, it was still a demo and building block for where we’re at today. 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.

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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?

HIE

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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.

Health IT

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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.

Psychiatry

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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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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.

Interoperability

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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. 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. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc.

Nursing

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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.

EMR

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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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Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

AI technologies could help accelerate improvements in healthcare for patients, payors, and providers, but they have to win over skeptics in order to preserve caregiver and patient trust. A recent survey found that more than half of healthcare professionals don’t believe AI is ready for medical use.

Interoperability

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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?

HIE

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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.

Interoperability

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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.

Interoperability

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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. Patient engagement is the next frontier in healthcare and single-platform patient portals created the digital foundation for this ongoing transformation. Removal of Barriers to Patient Data.

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Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT and Their Regulatory Considerations

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To talk more about the regulatory considerations for implementing these emerging technologies, we reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights. 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!

Healthcare IT

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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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I Helped Accelerate FHIR, It’s Time to Scale

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

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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

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

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

Unified Data: The Key to HIE Success

Launching a Healthcare Startup Begins with Connecting to Healthcare APIs

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

DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Client Best Practices & Lessons Learned from MEDITECH Expanse Data Conversion

eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

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

The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

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

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

Top 5 Risks to Address when Converting Data to MEDITECH Expanse

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

Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

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

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

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT and Their Regulatory Considerations

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

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