Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For quite some time, giant technology companies have struggled to get a foothold in the healthcare business, but with relatively little success. Now, if one Google executive is to be believed, these giants may have finally concluded that at least where the EHR market is concerned, they have thrown in the towel.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

TPG , a global alternative asset management firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nextech , a leading provider of clinical and administrative healthcare technology solutions for specialty physician practices, from Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) for $1.4 and European late-stage private equity platform.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health always has his finger on the pulse of healthcare. Right now, he is keeping his eye on the HTI-1 rule from the ONC, the pace of change in healthcare, and how AI is deployed. Healthcare IT Today caught up with Dr. Blackman at the 2023 MGMA Leaders Conference in Nashville.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS21 earlier this month, Dr. Robert Bart, who has served as the chief medical information officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC since 2017 , spoke with Healthcare IT News about his to-do list during this busy past year and a half, and what he's eyeing in terms of clinical priorities as he looks toward the next year and beyond.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Chronomics Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Because penalties for information blocking – that is, any practice that interferes with access, exchange, or use of electronic health data – are tied to the definition of EHI. The expanded definition of EHI now includes virtually any health information tied to an individual that is used in decision making. Key policy considerations.

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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

MAY 26, 2023

We’ve only seen a few times where something has dramatically changed the EHR product roadmap. The first time this happened was when the HITECH act and associated $36 billion of stimulus money was included to stimulate adoption of EHR software. In order to get access to that stimulus money, you had to use a certified EHR.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Nasdaq: EVCM) (“EverCommerce” or the “Company”), a leading service commerce platform, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DrChrono Inc., a company developing an essential platform and services for modern medical practices. Based in […].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Where do print management software such as PaperCut from ACDI find their place in healthcare organizations? “I feel like there’s definitely a spectrum. “So that’s kind of where we come into play, because we always ask ourselves the question of ‘What if your EHR is down, then what?’

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This substantial investment reinforces Credo Health’s mission to build the definitive platform for value-based care providers. This partnership enhances EHR workflow integration with AI-powered medical retrieval and analysis, connecting providers and patients for improved healthcare outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

In New Jersey, meanwhile, Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health System have also recently signed a definitive agreement to merge resources. Verisma HITRUST certified technology integrates with existing electronic health records and ScanSTAT offers HIPAA-compliant partnerships with many EHR systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2020

My latest obsession is definitely ambient clinical voice. It holds so much promise for healthcare and EHR documentation, that it’s really hard for me to ignore. I truly believe that ambient clinical voice technology is going to remove much of the clinician documentation burden over time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Within healthcare, the technology and expertise exist to help providers, payers, public health, health information exchanges, and healthcare IT companies exchange data.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… Healthcare Needs a Concerted Effort to Define Responsible Use of AI. Planning this properly requires the right technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Partnerships.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

Providers not using certified EHR may face downward payment adjustments to their Medicare reimbursements in the affected payment year. Non-compliance with predictive DSI requirements may result in penalties or loss of certification.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

HTI-1 Final Rule Appropriately, we’ve been breaking down what health IT and EHR vendors need to expect when it comes to HTI-1 in our Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. So, the final HTI-1 rule shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to readers of Healthcare IT Today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2022

The caregiver has full control over a powerful high-definition PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera, audio controls and night vision capabilities to facilitate direct patient engagement. In addition to these core types of services, Intermountain has enabled all clinical services with an EHR-embedded telehealth platform for outpatient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to discuss this topic with Scott Turicchi, CEO at Consensus Cloud Solutions , the world’s largest digital fax provider. Consensus helps organizations in regulated industries, like healthcare, finance, and government to transform, enhance and securely exchange digital information.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They usually include big announcements on stage from the company and you get to spend time with the real boots on the ground of healthcare IT. This makes me feel old, but pretty amazing that they’ve been doing a cloud approach to EHR for 23 years. Although, it’s definitely been an evolution as cloud has matured.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Grants and Funding.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2020

More about this episode: ' The health system of the future will be consumer-centric, wellness-oriented and digitally connected ' Pandemic-era burnout: How EHR vendors are redesigning UI and UX to battle stress. Interoperability consortium an 'even higher priority' post-pandemic.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to ask them what strategies and best practices are effective for developing and nurturing leadership skills within the field of Health IT, and how they differ from leadership in other sectors of healthcare. The following are their answers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Welcome to the third installment in Healthcare IT News ' latest feature series, "Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years." "We are definitely moving forward with investigation of remote patient monitoring as we see this is a piece of our continued growth strategy," Mistretta added. " Dr. J.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Overall, we can positively say that a new mindset has been established: healthtech is no longer seen as a nice-to-have “add-on” to healthcare. It is a key ally in the effort to make healthcare more accessible, agile and effective. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the obvious solution to the issue.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2020

The definition of working “remotely” is evolving quickly. The following is a guest article by Heather Haugen, PhD and Vivian Chan from Atos. Coronavirus has created a new sense of urgency to prepare employees to work effectively in non-traditional environments.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today community to get their thoughts on the IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. Tomorrow we’ll share some of the responses to the more classic definition of IT infrastructure. Care collaboration-facilitated by technology-between healthcare institutions is vital.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Requests are then electronically communicated directly to the provider organization’s EHRs and other systems. The specific, requested data is intelligently pulled from the provider organization’s systems to fulfill the request—including over 200+ EHRs using MRO’s proprietary technology. Patient privacy. Data quality.

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015.

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The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Something which has received more attention in the past but has been surpassed by the aforementioned topics in both lay and healthcare policy press has been patient safety. Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization. Improving the electronic medical record (EHR).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Rural Health Information Hub breaks down various definitions of frontier designations, but a common one is six or fewer people per square mile. All but one of One Health's clinic locations serve communities that meet the frontier definition. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This data can be shared with healthcare providers to help them monitor patients' health and identify any potential problems early on. Electronic health records (EHRs) : EHRs allow healthcare providers to access patients' medical records electronically. It can also help patients to be more involved in their own care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2021

"The RPM device then automatically submits this data to the EHR with a subsequent clinical pharmacist notification. " The bulk of HopeHealth's investment in telehealth hardware came in the form of carts outfitted with the following equipment: High-definition monitor. Point-tilt-zoom high-definition camera.

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