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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Roughly 5 in 6 (84%) of ambulatory care physicians use manual processes to manage transitions of care , according to a survey from WellSky. Nearly all (95%) of healthcare executives are interested in end-to-end managed services to solve RCM challenges, according to a survey from Ensemble Health Partners.

RCM

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Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2023

Reports More than two-thirds of health systems lack the nursing staff to handle a large-scale health crisis , according to an Incredible Health survey. Nearly half (46%) of Americans are using consumer health tech such as smartwatches and medical-grade health monitors, according to survey data from AnalyticsIQ.

HIE

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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data. Sales In 2022, 32 health systems implemented Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks , a version of the Cerner Millenium EHR tailored to rural providers.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum closed its acquisition of Change Healthcare for $13 billion following an unsuccessful U.S. A PatientsLikeMe survey concluded that patient interest in flu shots is declining. Department of Justice challenge of the deal. Partnerships.

HIE

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Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Studies More than half (53%) of adults prefer an in-person only care model , according to a recent Morning Consult survey. Meanwhile, 64% of adults would trust a diagnosis made by AI over a diagnosis by a doctor , according to a survey from Innerbody. Partnerships Epic users can now run the EHR on Microsoft Azure Large Instances.

Pain management

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Healthcare organizations are only using 57% of their data to drive decision-making , according to a survey from Arcadia. Only 45% of consumers are fully satisfied with their health insurance , according to a survey from HealthEdge, and 40% blame insurers for the high cost of care.

Digital Health

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

Studies A survey from data analytics vendor MDclone reported that only 16% of healthcare organizations successfully use data to define clinical best practices. The company’s survey found that 62% of patients prefer paying bills online, while 59% prefer SMS bill payment reminders to phone calls.

RCM

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

News and Studies Nearly two dozen health systems have pledged to use Epic to share health information through the TEFCA framework , the EHR vendor announced, adding, “Our plan is to deliver software this year that will help our customers to be among the initial participants in TEFCA.”

Mental health

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. All told, 71% of organizations are now able to use data from external sources at the point of care.

eHealth

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). This is clear.

HIPAA

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Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2023

News and Research HHS and the Office of Inspector General released the final rule implementing information blocking penalties , with fines of up to $1 million per violation for vendors and HIE entities. A Waystar and HFMA survey found that 80% of healthcare finance leaders see a need for denials management process improvement.

Telemedicine

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Medical Group Management Association. They also highlight that many of the health IT and EHR vendors haven’t updated their systems in order for their users to comply with the regulation. 39% of those surveyed by CHIME said that they were concerned about receiving an upgrade of their health IT system in time to comply.

HIE

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). David Harlow.

HIPAA

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). This is clear.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Data Security HIE

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). This is clear.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). This is clear.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). This is clear.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. The Harlow Group LLC. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting. most hospitals). David Harlow.

HIPAA

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs. As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

The HERO entity must establish a governing body representative of each constituent group and with balanced stakeholder decision-making authority, along with appropriate sub-committees composed of participants, to collaborate on developing and coordinating the HERO’s planning activities.

Primary Care

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Connected Health Pulse

Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

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