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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E-CareManagement

AUGUST 13, 2019

The McKinsey “2,750 times” statistic is a pretty good proxy for the amount of your personal health data that is NOT protected by HIPAA and currently is broadly unprotected from sharing and use by third parties. Read the rest of our article on The Health Care Blog.

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E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Andreasen Horowitz venture capitalist Julie Yoo wrote about this in her masterful article: Healthcare: The Great Unlock. This might surprise you — one result of COVID-19 isn’t so much a new normal as it is the acceleration of pre-existing trends. Let’s take a look at them one-by-one.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is a guest article by Jaime Bland, DNP, RN-BC, Chief Executive Officer at CyncHealth, the health data utility for the Midwest, and Kat McDavitt, Principal Advisor and Head of Public Affairs for Innsena and advises organizations including PointClickCare on external affairs.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We don’t even have the time or word count to cover it all in this article, so instead we will be focusing on healthcare interoperability. What isn’t being talked about enough when it comes to sharing health data? So many topics to cover in healthcare but tragically so little time!

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2020

The following is a guest article by Deborah Dean, Technology Advisor, BioIQ. As healthcare makes the transition to value-based care, use of data analytics has become an essential tool for both payers and providers. How can payers and […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… CIO Podcast : Health IT Project Management. Read more… Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Using digital tech has improved consumers’ experiences with health care providers across a range of tasks: 53% told Philips it’s easier to schedule appointments, 47% think it’s easier to get test results, 42% receive appointment reminders, and 27% are able to monitor health indicators on their own.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Suraj Kapa, Chief Medical Officer at TripleBlind Data is arguably the most critical driver of innovation in healthcare today. Getting your hands on the data necessary to make breakthroughs in healthcare is a significant challenge given its sensitive nature. Grab your fork. Grab your fork.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. We’ve explored how SDoH data is defined and shared. This article shows how organizations are collecting it.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Last month, a document synthesized a vision for transforming health and care in a digital single market , adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Over one-half of EU health citizens are concerned about the risks of health data privacy breaches and cybersecurity. One of many questions for U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article kicks off the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. This article kicks off the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. Some key HTI-1 compliance deadlines require action before the end of 2024.To

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 27, 2022

The previous articles in this series described what it’s like to try to get home treatments for COVID-19, and how it would ideally work. This final article looks at particular changes that regulators and health IT practitioners could do to help cope with the next health crisis.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The following is a guest article by Carey Ketelsen and Andy Kumar from Ciox. The technology has expanded its use for the processing of health data over the last four or five years, and companies around the health technology and health plan provider ecosystems […].

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Redox

MARCH 15, 2024

The clincher: Just because the data is available to use doesn’t mean health systems are fully using that data—or capitalizing on the full capabilities of the analytics solutions they’ve deployed. Idea with legs: User experience matters, because without a good one, health data goes unused. EHR Intelligence.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2021

The following is a guest article by Dr. Mike Petersen, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer, NTT DATA Services. Recently, at the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company announced a series of features and updates focused on personal health and wellness including the new Apple iOS 15 new health data sharing.

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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. 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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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The following is a guest article by Matt Peterson, Executive VP, Client Success and Growth, at Ciox. Now that 2021 has arrived, a national election recently completed, and significant changes to the healthcare landscape in America continuing to unfold amidst a pandemic, the time for health data preparation is here.

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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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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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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The following is a guest article by Deborah Hsieh, Chief Policy & Strategy Officer at Ciox. Focus on interoperability for health data systems has increased recently given multiple proposed Department of Health and Human Service’s regulations addressing how health data is shared.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance. Wilder Paul is Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association devoted to promoting health data interoperability nationwide.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chris Anello, Director of Digital Platforms at iTech AG The COVID-19 pandemic pushed healthcare organizations to the edge and exposed both challenges and opportunities related to public health data.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 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. Read more… Discussing TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability With Civitas Health. They also touched on the role of health data utilities as the evolution of the state HIE.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shveta Mangal, CEO at VitaWerks In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment, the concept of home as an “extension of care” is gaining traction, ushering in a new era of patient-centered support. AI has emerged as a game-changer in the realm of home health care.

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Redox

JULY 31, 2023

Get the details Health plan costs expected to increase by 7% PwC researchers predict 2024 health plan costs will climb higher than in the previous two years. Read more Information blockers face stiff penalties Certified health IT developers, HIEs, and HINs are subject to violation penalties starting on September 1, 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2022

The following is a guest article by Michael Sanky, Global Industry Lead, Healthcare & Life Sciences at Databricks. Across industries like retail, media, and financial services, real-time data can improve the customer experience, boost sales, and help achieve faster solutions to problems.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 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. Patients are embracing the notion of monitoring their health every day, but health systems aren’t , John Lynn discovered in a chat with Rich Steinle and Scott Pradels at Carium.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 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. Information will be moving more freely, to be sure – but the providers on the receiving end may not be able to make much use of the data they get. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

Adrian Gropper MD has been a medical device and medical software entrepreneur and advocates for patient control of health data. Adrian has also devised a mechanism to enable patient control of health data, which he calls The HIE of One Trustee. Health Care Law and Consulting. David Harlow. The Harlow Group LLC.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

Adrian Gropper MD has been a medical device and medical software entrepreneur and advocates for patient control of health data. Adrian has also devised a mechanism to enable patient control of health data, which he calls The HIE of One Trustee. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. Comments Comments.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The company LexisNexis Risk Solutions is almost synonymous with the data banks of consumer data that financial firms and other businesses consult for identity verification and outreach. But the new LexisNexis Health Equity and Inclusion Insights offering adds new data and improves its quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2021

The following is a guest article written by Sita Kapoor, Chief Information Officer at HealthEC. Public Health 4.0, or Population Health 4.0, is the recognition of health as a global entity and the focus on identifying and eliminating health disparities, unnecessary costs, and comorbidity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2021

The following is a guest article by Bevey Miner, Chief Marketing Officer for Consensus. As COVID-19 escalated, New York City Health + Hospitals, the country’s largest safety-net health delivery system, was inundated with cases. How about a positive healthcare story from the pandemic in 2020?

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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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