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Health IT Industry Outlook Survey Reveals Six Key Leadership Trends for 2019

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 20, 2019

42 percent of health IT leaders rate updating technology to improve the patient experience as the top objective for 2019, followed by measuring improvement in patient care (33 percent). Coinciding with this pivotal focus on empowering the patient care journey, 45 percent of respondents […].

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Key Skills and Qualifications for a Successful Career in Health IT and How They’ve Evolved with Advancements in Healthcare Technology

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Tom Liddell, CEO at Harmony Healthcare IT A successful career in health IT leadership requires a unique blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and strong communication skills. Familiarity with interoperability standards is also essential, as is the need to stay abreast of evolving compliance requirements.

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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.

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Interoperability Between Hospitals and EMS is a Light Switch Away

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2020

The following is a guest article by Emily Burch Harris, Freelance Health Writer. DirectTrust recently hosted their second annual Summit (recordings still available), an event focused on connecting DirectTrust members and non-members with some of the nation’s greatest healthcare and interoperability experts.

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4 Strategic Considerations for Digital Hospital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2024

The following is a guest article by Kaeli Tully, Healthcare Systems and Solutions Engineer at Intel In the quiet hours of the night, hospital executives toss and turn, grappling with the daunting reality of staffing shortages that plague their institutions. And perhaps, we all can get better sleep.

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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. Embrace an Equity-First Mindset.

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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics. If your organization is interested in adopting enterprise content management through a DMI system, it is critical to determine the costs, evaluate the impact, and build an effective business case to share with leadership.

EMR

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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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Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach

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.

Public Health

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Weekly Roundup – December 3, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 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. Colin Hung spoke to Eric Dick and Darren Moser at IEHP about advancing their work with GIS and getting the leadership team to buy in. Read more… Why TEFCA Is Different From Past Interoperability Efforts.

Primary Care

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Weekly Roundup – February 10, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 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… How Envision Radiology Is Setting a Fast Pace for Interoperability. Read more… How to Develop and Nurture Leadership Skills in Health IT.

Healthcare IT

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The Future of Telemedicine Transformed by Large Language Models

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Deepak Singh, MBA, MS , Product Manager at Teladoc Health. This article represents Singh’s thoughts and don’t necessarily represent the views of Teladoc Health. This lack of interoperability could lead to communication and integration issues, potentially compromising patient care quality.

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Unlocking the Digital Front Door

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

The consumerization of healthcare and more to the point – the digitization of the patient experience that is required to satisfy it – is no longer theoretical. For physician practices, payers, hospitals, and health systems, the takeaway is clear.

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Paxlovid Paradox, Part 2: An Ideal Scenario

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2022

The first article in this three-part series criticized the conditions of COVID-19 treatment in the United States. Now let’s look toward the future: what we do ideally if we had an epidemic and a treatment we wanted to administer quickly to patients?

Patient Experience

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Winning the Race to Deliver Seamless Healthcare Experiences

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2022

The following is a guest article by William Shea, VP of Cognizant Consulting Healthcare Practice, & Trish Birch, SVP, Healthcare Consulting & Strategy Leader at Cognizant. Many healthcare organizations have set their sights on delivering holistic customer journeys that seamlessly blend physical and digital experiences.

Patient Experience

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The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Putting the right pieces together will enable providers to understand the story of each patient’s health by looking at trends and insights in their condition on a day-to-day basis in combination with all other aspects of their care.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Healthcare staffing shortages will continue to negatively impact patient experience in 2023. With healthcare professionals working longer hours and dealing with increased workloads, patient experience has fallen to the wayside. Chris Baird, Chief Marketing Officer at Weave.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Previous articles in this series introduced the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and explained how it can be captured and classified. In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. She says they are currently hesitant to use it.

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Wedging Out: Improving Quality and Reducing Costs of Caring for Expensive, Niche Populations

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The following is a guest article by Adam Sabloff, CEO and Founder, VirtualHealth. Health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes, and other risk-bearing entities are at a critical juncture: they must achieve “value” at a time when healthcare is facing enormous challenges.

Accountable Care

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Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. AI can analyze patient health record data across multiple systems, such as age, previous health experiences and self-reported SDOH information, to provide preventative care recommendations or interventions that are personalized to each patient. .

Primary Care

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Patient Transfers to Post-Acute Care Rely Largely on Outdated Manual Methods, Hindering Optimal Care

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The following is a guest article by BJ Boyle, VP & GM, Post Acute Insights, PointClickCare Technologies Inc. While electronic health records are commonplace today in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, a new study reveals surprising statistics when it comes to transferring patient data between these facilities.

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SNF Setback: Acute Care Providers Share Limited Data when Transferring Patients to Post-Acute Care

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The following is a guest article by Sean Vandeweerd, Sr. As patients move from acute-care facilities to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the sharing of critical patient information and associated data is extremely important for coordinating care. Product Manager, PointClickCare Technologies Inc.

Nursing

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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.

Nursing

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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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Poor Healthcare Technology Experiences Erode Consumer Trust. AI Can Repair Relationships

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sanjeev Sawai, Chief Product and Technology Officer at mPulse Mobile The expansion and specialization of health networks has made it difficult for most consumers to navigate and advocate for themselves within today’s healthcare organizations.

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click here to read the first feature, on AI and machine learning, and click here to read the second feature, on interoperability. Board members, fellow C-suite officers, IT managers and workers in the trenches have much to learn from the expert guidance in this latest feature article in the series. 'A " Hospital-at-home.

Connected Health

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Patient Engagement through Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Digital virtual assistants can then construct true dialogs that “learn” from the patient to zero in on intent and context so relevant, accurate information is provided. Vijay Verma, VP of Product Strategy at TeleVox A common shortcoming in healthcare communication systems is interoperability.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mental health collaboration tech provider Resilience Lab announced three additions to its leadership team. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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ViVE 2024 – What Threat or Opportunity Should Health IT Leaders be Keeping Their Eye On?

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2024

I’ve actually seen it and it has impacted the staff and patient experience because it’s just not great and you have to have that technology be supported. I think if they keep trying to bring in more technology without addressing that foundational problem, the experience is just not going to be great for anyone.

Health IT

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Frost & Sullivan recognized MEDITECH with the 2022 North America Enabling Technology Leadership Award , citing the EHR vendor’s work on clinical decision support.

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Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mental health collaboration tech provider Resilience Lab announced three additions to its leadership team. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects of data handling, and who is working in these fields.

Health Information

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. PEP Health showed that patient experience scores are on the rise for hospitals in Texas , with Stars Ratings steadily increasing since 2019.

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Data’s Role in Health Equity: Digging into the Root of the Problem

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2023

Capturing and using this data can drastically impact care delivery because social determinants of health (SDoH) influence health outcomes in very direct ways, which makes interoperability and capturing this kind of patient data so important. Thank you to everyone that submitted a quote and thank you to all of you for reading them!

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Let’s Think of Patient-Centered Care, Not Value-Based Care

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

” We’ll look closely at that term in this article and sketch out some paths forward to something better. I’m aware that many health care reformers don’t like referring to the people being helped to better health as “patients,” but I haven’t seen a better word and will stick with it. (I’m

Public Health

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Connected Health Pulse

Health IT Industry Outlook Survey Reveals Six Key Leadership Trends for 2019

Key Skills and Qualifications for a Successful Career in Health IT and How They’ve Evolved with Advancements in Healthcare Technology

Trending Sources

DirectTrust Passes 2 Billion Messages – Healthcare Interoperability in Action

Interoperability Between Hospitals and EMS is a Light Switch Away

4 Strategic Considerations for Digital Hospital Transformation

Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

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

Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach

Weekly Roundup – December 3, 2022

Weekly Roundup – February 10, 2024

The Future of Telemedicine Transformed by Large Language Models

Unlocking the Digital Front Door

Paxlovid Paradox, Part 2: An Ideal Scenario

Winning the Race to Deliver Seamless Healthcare Experiences

The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Wedging Out: Improving Quality and Reducing Costs of Caring for Expensive, Niche Populations

Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Patient Transfers to Post-Acute Care Rely Largely on Outdated Manual Methods, Hindering Optimal Care

SNF Setback: Acute Care Providers Share Limited Data when Transferring Patients to Post-Acute Care

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

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

Poor Healthcare Technology Experiences Erode Consumer Trust. AI Can Repair Relationships

The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Patient Engagement through Communication Platforms

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is September 12, and more

ViVE 2024 – What Threat or Opportunity Should Health IT Leaders be Keeping Their Eye On?

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Bonus Features – August 21, 2022 – DirectTrust sending 75 Million messages per month, HIMSS23 submission deadline is Sep 12, and more

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe

Data’s Role in Health Equity: Digging into the Root of the Problem

Let’s Think of Patient-Centered Care, Not Value-Based Care

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