Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Over time, most stopped complaining about this problem, though I’d wager it was because they simply had worse things to worry about during the painful initial period of EHR adoption. It may also have been that complaining wouldn’t help. Private pay consults for patients without insurance will cost $35.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Helping clinicians troubleshoot within the EHR can improve workflows and job satisfaction , Bill Lewkowski at HCTec pointed out. Bonus Features for July 23, 2023: Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, while CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule. CloudMD sold its U.S.-based

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We combine a Medicare ACO, virtual and in-home doctors’ office, and a digital health platform to equip our network of physicians with everything they need to be successful in caring for their patients and staying ahead in a rapidly changing healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates. However, EHR macros must accurately capture the patient’s condition on the day of the encounter. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The number of Medicare TPEs and commercial payer take-back audits alone is skyrocketing. They also look to flag “items and services that have high national error rates and are a financial risk to Medicare.” Meanwhile, Medicare also has a Fee for Service Recovery Audit Program. Tricare and Medicare).

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

Watch the video for more details about pressures on Medicare Advantage plans, rules about prior authorization, FHIR APIs, and more. Learn more about 1upHealth: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Many want to target drug costs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has mandated hospitals to post a list of their standard charges by diagnostic-related group, in an effort for consumers to have transparent cost options. Epic CEO Judy Faulkner on Apple, docs who actually like their EHRs and Warren Buffett. " News.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

HCA Healthcare signed a new agreement for a large-scale deployment of MEDITECH Expanse , continuing a relationship with the EHR vendor that has spanned three decades and been recognized with the 2021 CHIME Collaboration Award. News and Research. healthcare system to keep them healthy.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

Our scheduling APIs allow EMR scheduling systems to synchronize scheduled visits with American Well, with the option to trigger emails to patient and physicians. EMRs: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain the standard medical and clinical data gathered by a patient’s provider, and allows that provider to track data over time.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

Our scheduling APIs allow EMR scheduling systems to synchronize scheduled visits with American Well, with the option to trigger emails to patient and physicians. EMRs: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) contain the standard medical and clinical data gathered by a patient’s provider, and allows that provider to track data over time.

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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. The idea […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Another article recommended by Rose points out that medication adherence for some of the most important and effective medicines (statins, hypertension, diabetes) directly determine about 9% of the Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage health plans.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Experience presenting results to technical and non-technical audiences required, including experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, ggplot).

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

The aptly named Integration Framework covers how to integrate state Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) with clinical systems such as EHRs, HIEs, and pharmacy systems in hospital, primary care, and outpatient settings. ONC released a framework to improve integration of health IT tools used to treat drug overdose patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

At-home and wearable devices connected to the patient’s EMR reduce the number of physician visits and allow for medication adjustments as needed, resulting in better disease control at lower costs. Conditions like COPD, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease can be effectively managed via telehealth.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2020

To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to February 1, 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2019

Health plans are eager to grow their Medicare business but may not be able to meet their goals unless they build out their tech and administrative infrastructure further, according to results from a survey backed by health plan technology vendor HealthEdge.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cookeville has all the worries and pressures of rural practices: lots of Medicare and Medicaid patients, reimbursements that don’t keep up with inflation, and the looming threat of competition from high-tech companies and big insurers. Cookeville Medical Clinic , a provider with four clinics in central Tennessee, proves this.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2019

Earlier this year, ONC and CMS issued new draft guidelines requiring that all insurers and providers serving the Medicare population make their data available electronically by 2020.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This list would include major healthcare payers like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Tricare, public health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Education, which coordinates supportive health services for some student populations.

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The Digital Health Corner

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Clinical or other predetermined data relevant to a given patient can be collected real-time from anywhere the patient is seen, regardless of the data’s EHR vendor of origin. In addition, the way in which the data is viewed real-time can be customized according to the viewer’s profile. Provide real-world data for regulators.

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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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HIStalk Weekender

MAY 18, 2018

The VA signs a 10-year, $10 billion contract with Cerner for its new EHR. My first inclination is to at least publish the Medicare price. The photo above is of his patients’ medical records that were stored in “an unsecured and dilapidated barn” where he tried to hide them from Medicare. Weekly News Recap. Associate CIO ).

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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

JULY 22, 2020

With COVID-19 transmission risks remaining high, many medical practices have been forced to change their business model from one built on face-to-face appointments to delivering patient care via telehealth visits virtually overnight.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2023

In particular, electronic health record (EHR) hacking is on the rise and the reasons for these are manifold. Health IT Security reported just last month that the number of health records exposed rose from 21.1 million in 2019 to 28.5 million in 2021 – and 35 percent more patients were impacted in the second half of 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2019

In retrospect, we probably should have predicted that once Meaningful Use was put into place, some physicians would be better situated than others to take advantage of the program. Now, research has emerged to suggest that not only did MU create HIT winners and losers, it might also have helped to foster long-term differences between […].

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Mend

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It’s important to remember that a telemedicine practice also has to comply with several regulatory barriers, such as those from regulatory bodies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), etc.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In theory, electronic prescribing of controlled substances should be in wide use these days, as there’s never been more pressure of doctors to be very aware of and document carefully such prescriptions. However, a new blog item from ONC notes that this is not exactly how things stand. In their recent item, doctors Andrew Gettinger […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

The healthcare landscape will likely witness challenges and adjustments in Medicare Advantage programs. After a blockbuster year in 2023, Humana Medicare Advantage is projected to slow down in 2024 as efforts are made to increase the PMPY margin. V28 will create mayhem for well-established at-risk groups who have RAFs at 2+.

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HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 10, 2018

CMS releases a draft rule that would overhaul the Medicare Share Savings Program. However once you hit “whole organization” level systems, as you do with an organization-wide EMR/EHR, putting a bit of distance between you and the primary vendor becomes important. Weekly News Recap. Brian Too ).

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 28, 2021

According to CMS , this form can be used by non-institutional providers to bill Medicare carriers. Your EHR/EMR should give you access to this form but can also be found in other places online. Ready for an EHR that gives you all the tools you need for your practice management? Those requirements include: .

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

AI can listen to patient visits and integrate accurate notes and next steps directly into the EHR. Navaneeth Nair, Chief Product Officer at Infinx Healthcare In 2024, healthcare providers will significantly increase their adoption of cloud-based solutions, integrating AI and automation technologies with their EMR systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2022

The platform supports a clinic’s end-to-end operations, from patient intake to scheduling, communication, assessments, electronic medical records (‘EMR’), revenue cycle management, home exercise plans, adherence tracking and patient lifecycle management.

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