Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

Many facets of healthcare remained in a state of flux at the close of 2022, as care practices that started during the pandemic found their way into the mainstream, and enthusiasm for new data sources and interoperability outpaced the realities of implementation. We’re excited to see where this goes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Their home is the site for most of their health care, with sensors in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and in the car all informing Quincy’s digital phenotype that further populates data into their EHR which they control and audit.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Today, we’re featuring the Data Scientist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Design, implement, maintain and enhance data workflows, quality assurance protocols, analytical processes, and reporting products (i.e. We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. Partnerships Carium is using Amazon Bedrock to incorporate AI into virtual care management , with a focus on risk stratification, care gaps, and data summaries.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

Capturing and sharing interoperable and transparent data. ” Both of these EHR implementation deficits have led to learning, which this 91% rate represents. .” ” Both of these EHR implementation deficits have led to learning, which this 91% rate represents. Driving efficiency and accountability. of the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

News The Sequoia Project and AHIMA are co-sponsoring the Data Usability Taking Root initiative , which will aim to implement data usability guidance published by a Sequoia Project workgroup with input form more than 260 organizations. Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With recent legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, it’s likely that the movement will grow , given the high and constantly rising costs of pharmaceuticals, especially gene therapies and other innovative or personalized drugs.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The technique involves finding data from public sources such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Sattelmair says that Wellframe uses claims data to determine patient outcomes, but that doing so has drawbacks. It might take twelve to eighteen months to get the claims data. ” The results?

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

Additionally, the company announced the launch of its enhanced measurement-informed care system, which will allow it to elevate the care experience for clients and providers and make value-based behavioral care accessible for all patient populations, including Medicaid and Medicare members.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

Partnerships Data vendor Veradigm is partnering with MedEvolve to make the company’s Effective Intelligence workforce automation and analytics solutions available to Veradigm clients. Intuity Medical received Medicare Part B coverage for POGO , its automatic blood glucose monitoring system. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

News and Research Five in six (83%) of hospitals are collecting SDoH data , according to the latest ONC Data Brief, with 74% using structured, electronic screening tools. Another 60% of hospitals are receiving SDoH data from outside sources, primarily from HIE entities.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 14, 2018

A Pennsylvania company that provides real-time intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during surgical procedures agreed to pay $550,000 to settle allegations it billed Medicare even when a physician wasn't monitoring live data streams. Meanwhile, UCSF directors say EHRs should be "connected" rather than "comprehensive."

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2019

This data point has informed my vision for self-care and the home as our health hub, bolstered in part through the research of Accenture from which this first graphic comes. A common theme at health care meetings these days is how and when health care will meet its Amazon, Apple, or Uber moment?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2024

That data’s valuable for improving efficiency. John chatted with Dr. Don Rucker, now at 1upHealth, about why TEFCA isn’t ideal for real-time data access and how FHIR APIs will help do the job – and allow payers and even employers to access data, too. Numerous obstacles hinder true data accuracy in the EHR.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics. Watch the video for more details about pressures on Medicare Advantage plans, rules about prior authorization, FHIR APIs, and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Leon Medical Centers serves Medicare patients in South Florida. Leon was attracted to the Rimidi platform for four key reasons, Dapena explained: The platform integrates directly with Leon's Hyperspace Epic EHR, providing clinicians the ability to see a more holistic view of their patients' status within their existing workflow.

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 30, 2024

The statewide nonprofit health information organization will send and receive Admit, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) notifications at no cost for most CalHHS Data Exchange Framework (DxF) participants through new exchange EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Studies and Reports So far in 2023, only 24% of healthcare organizations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before attackers encrypted their data , according to a Sophos survey. Partnerships EHR workflow automation tool Clinical Data Connector from Odesso Health is now available on the athenahealth and Appian marketplaces.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 6, 2023

In addition to expanding the successful partnership between the two organizations, the medical center will also implement Paragon® Ambulatory Care EHR, as well as Microsoft Azure hosting and several other Altera solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2020

CMS has released a proposed rule that will require Medicaid managed care plans and other insurers offering products on the ACA Exchanges to support the sharing of patient data amongst themselves.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The 29 members of the EHR Association shared concerns with ONC about upcoming deadlines for Certified EHR Technology deadlines given the complexity of needs specified in HTI-1 and beyond. in January , according to the latest data from Syntellis. Median hospital margins hit 5.2%

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2019

In another step in fleshing out its interoperability efforts, CMS has announced plans to launch a pilot program giving clinicians access to claims data. During the pilot, which is called “Data at the Point of Care” or DPC, clinicians will be able to access the claims data from CMS’s Blue Button 2.0 functionality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. million medication instructions without.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Netsmart advances data solutions suite through acquisition of CORE Analytics. Netsmart announced today it has acquired CORE Analytics , the industry-leading skilled nursing facility (SNF) claims data analytics offering from Zimmet Healthcare.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Through integrated electronic health records (EHRs) and patient-facing apps, organizations are monitoring patients more closely, streamlining data-sharing among providers and delivering personalized wellness information to patients. “A EHRs, machine learning and predictive analytics play critical roles in this process.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

Inflation will push Payers back into the Public Marketplace whether Statewide and Federal Health Exchanges, Medicaid and Medicare Before the pandemic, many payers left statewide health exchanges as they found more ways to become profitable outside of the public market. Data input means data output.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

Clinical data exchange vendor MRO is now automating data exchange between providers for continuity of care purposes. Truveta released a mother-child EHR dataset to drive research from pre-pregnancy through childbirth and pediatric care. Operations software vendor symplr integrated with Branch , a workforce payments platform.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2023

Overall, the organization recommended taking a community-based approach to ensuring that PHI isn’t shared and used improperly while avoiding duplicative regulations or unnecessary restrictions on data sharing that’s directly tied to patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Hospitals serving marginalized communities are less likely to participate in interoperable patient data exchange , according to the latest ONC research. A Humana study found that Medicare Advantage members covered under value-based care arrangements completed preventive screenings at a 14.6%

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Data from Withings indicated that people who get more than 10,000 steps per day have a nighttime heart rate nearly 5 beats per minute slower than people who get less than 5,000 steps per day. Lab testing platform ixlayer launched a data visualization tool with customizable business intelligence dashboard reporting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2022

Through a mobile app, pharmacists on-site can receive patients' real-time vital sign data collected through a Bluetooth-powered blood pressure cuff. With the data, pharmacists are able to adjust their medication dose online using a guideline-based protocol. Australia offers telehealth subsidy for COVID-19 antiviral prescription.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2023

We also asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on how data analysis in particular can effectively address inequity in healthcare. Responses addressed challenges such as unstructured SDoH data, bias in algorithms, lack of diversity in clinical research, and limited access to necessary data sets. Hayes, M.D.,

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Redox

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Top stories Health systems will increase 2024 IT budgets More than 85% of health systems are boosting next year’s spend on digital health and IT projects, with cybersecurity and EHR modernization topping the list. Build an HL7 ® FHIR ® data store for your health system, minus the missteps. Healthcare IT leaders weigh in.

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Digital Health Wire

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Pearl Platform assists primary care providers participating in Medicare’s ACO REACH model with identifying patients who are driving expenses, then incentivizes them to deliver high-value care. Unlike many competing platforms, Pearl doesn’t require an EHR integration.

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