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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The following is a guest article by Zach Finn , chief executive and technology officer at Centralis Health. TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. . About Zach Finn.

Interoperability

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HHS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Rules To Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 19, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article HHS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Rules To Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited. Today, the U.S.

Health Information

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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

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!

Interoperability

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Finalized Interoperability Rules Hold Health IT Developers Accountable, Sparking Demand for Innovative EHR Browser Extensions

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently finalized a new rule to support seamless and secure access, exchange and use of electronic health information (EHI). […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

Interoperability

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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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Statements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 23, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a policy of enforcement discretion […].

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Interoperability is a Rural Health Disparity

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.

Interoperability

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Why Do I need to Partner for My Interoperability and Integration Capabilities?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. One area where we have seen this front and center is when it comes to how healthcare organizations approach interoperability and integration. In the past, interoperability and integration were kind of an afterthought.

Interoperability

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HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At that moment in the Twitterverse, it occurred to me that health IT as a consumer-facing industry was beginning to mainstream in America. Cramer’s pronouncement led to a tweetstorm where hundreds of tweeters in and outside of health/care talked back and with Cramer. Here’s what I wrote. Why is this so important?

Health IT

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CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance. 2023 & Beyond CommonWell is committed to supporting the industry move towards interoperability. Taking the Road Less Traveled Heath data interoperability is hard.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The following is a guest article by Robert Horst, Senior Vice President of Partner Engagement at Audacious Inquiry , a PointClickCare Company. Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity.

HIE

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

Interoperability

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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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. Fourteen professional healthcare, life science, and consumer organizations formed the Digital Health Collaborative to advance evidence and value in digital health technology.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A.

Health Data

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

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

EHR

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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. . State and regional HIEs are critical to our nation’s goal of comprehensive interoperability. Already, several large networks – including mine – have signaled their intent to apply.

HIE

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

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

The organization’s 5,000+ physicians, who are treating people across the socioeconomic spectrum, believe that comprehensive health information is crucial to deliver high-quality care for their patients. Any patient should be able to see a physician or care provider without spending valuable time recounting their history.

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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.

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. However, the deployment of AI in health care necessitates vigilant oversight to prevent biases and ensure data integrity.

Meaningful Use

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Considerations and Benefits of Successful Healthcare Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jane Hite-Syed, VP and COO of National Government Services. The accuracy of beneficiary data is also paramount, which is why HCDM platforms maintain updated essential health information to enable informed decision making. Interoperability. Tangible Benefits.

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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.

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 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… What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About? The OntarioMD Digital Health Conference returned to in-person for the first time since COVID-19.

eCare

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Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

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. Colin Hung interviewed Charlie Harp at Clinical Architecture about how Qualified Health Information Networks will shine a light on data quality issues. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Weekly Roundup – August 20, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 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. 5 Lessons from the Conifer Health Solutions Data Breach. The latest CIO Podcast featured Patrick McGill, MD, EVP and Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Network (Indiana).

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Who will regulate mHealth? Patient Engagement at Crossroads; New Alliance Takes On Interoperability

Chilmark Research

APRIL 3, 2013

As we’ve reported in a previous post , HIMSS13 afforded enormous buzz and less enlightenment regarding the state of health IT, particularly the four key areas we see as essential to this industry making a true difference in patient care. The group’s stated purpose is to enable interoperability across the five founding members’ EHRs.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

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 group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

eHealth

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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. Little attention has been given to the faulty data foundations underpinning advanced health IT applications like risk modeling, care intervention, and machine learning.

FHIR

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

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. In some regions, request volumes are up by 30 percent over last year. But the industry isn’t there yet and significant gaps remain.

Life Science

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

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.

Digital Health

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The Tension in TEFCA

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2023

The following is a guest article by Don Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer at 1upHealth Patients want the same modern computing experience in healthcare that they enjoy the rest of their lives to extend to our health and medical care.

FHIR

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Bonus Features – July 17, 2022 – Social care vendors commit to interop, only 1 in 6 healthcare orgs have secured IoT, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A group of six social care companies have signed an interoperability pledge from the Michigan Health Information Network.

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Weekly Roundup – December 17, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 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. Read more… Avaneer Health’s Vision for Simplified Data-Sharing. Interoperability only gets more complicated when companies layer more technology on top of antiquated legacy systems.

Healthcare IT

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Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The following us a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO and Founder, Health Information Management Systems. Now that COVID-19 has triggered an explosion of telehealth, more clinics are recognizing virtual patient care as an essential aspect of the integrated care model.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. You can also visit our HIMSS23 page to see all our coverage of health IT’s biggest event. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

FHIR

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Weekly Roundup – July 16, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 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. Epic’s Take on TEFCA and Interoperability. Epic has plans to join TEFCA as an inaugural Qualified Health Information Network. Read more… Virtual Reality as a Tool in Medical Training.

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Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ann Krutsko, Healthcare IT Researcher at ScienceSoft In healthcare, working with inaccurate patient data is a dangerous game. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

Healthcare IT

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 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. In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Clinical Systems Analyst with QuadMed, based in Sussex.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. New Jersey-based ACO Shore Quality Partners selected Spatially Health to identify barriers to health equity and provide intervention recommendations.

eHealth

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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. Potential Future Uses The applications I’ve mentioned in this article are only a start.

FHIR

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Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

It uses public blockchain, standards and open source software to enable patient-controlled independent health records that can last a lifetime. Health Care Law and Consulting. Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and.

HIE

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Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 6, 2018

It uses public blockchain, standards and open source software to enable patient-controlled independent health records that can last a lifetime. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and.

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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Bill Charnetski, EVP, Health System Solutions & Government Affairs at PointClickCare Traditionally, long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) facilities have not benefited from the same health IT investments or funding as other care sectors. Thank you to everyone that left a quote for us and thank you to everyone reading this article!

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

HHS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Rules To Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information

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What Healthcare Interoperability Topic Are Not Enough People Talking About?

Finalized Interoperability Rules Hold Health IT Developers Accountable, Sparking Demand for Innovative EHR Browser Extensions

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

Statements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Interoperability is a Rural Health Disparity

Why Do I need to Partner for My Interoperability and Integration Capabilities?

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

CommonWell Marks its 10th Anniversary as TEFCA Gets Underway

Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

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

How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

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

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

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Considerations and Benefits of Successful Healthcare Data Management

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

Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

Weekly Roundup – August 20, 2022

Who will regulate mHealth? Patient Engagement at Crossroads; New Alliance Takes On Interoperability

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

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

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

The Tension in TEFCA

Bonus Features – July 17, 2022 – Social care vendors commit to interop, only 1 in 6 healthcare orgs have secured IoT, and more

Weekly Roundup – December 17, 2022

Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Weekly Roundup – July 16, 2022

Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Adrian Gropper and the HIE of One – Harlow on Healthcare

Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

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