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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

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Read more… Public Health Transparency Improves Outcomes in San Bernardino County. Earlier this month, we highlighted Colin Hung’s conversation with San Bernardino County Department of Public Health about embracing GIS technology. Read more… Healthcare Needs More Gender Diversity in Leadership.

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Just Get Connected Already

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clinicians, as estimated by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance. The alliance was a bold gesture made ten years ago by leading EHR vendors to demonstrate their commitment to data sharing. Many other health IT firms have joined CommonWell since then.

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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

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However, given that the facilities are already stretched to the breaking point in staffing and funding, they need outside incentives to install EHRs and other digital technologies. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

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Some of the steps that healthcare organizations should be following to protect their data include: Stay informed by monitoring updates from reliable sources like Health Information Sharing & Analysis Center (HISAC) at [link]. This underscores the direct and significant impact cyber attacks can have on human health and livelihoods.

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Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

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This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. 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.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

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Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

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Much has been written about Larry Ellison’s vision of what he called a “National EHR Database.” To be clear, I’m not sure if this was Ellison’s goal with a “National EHR Database” or not. The second group to benefit from this National EHR Database was public health.

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