Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s not a huge surprise that the week of the ONC Meeting, they would make a number of big announcements for those of us in health IT. This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. Let’s dive into both and what you should know.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Particularly for risk adjustment (RA) reviews, even the slightest gaps in reporting leaves health plans at risk for drops in quality ratings and subsequent revenue loss. Furthermore, the 21 st Century Act opens the door for greater availability to clinical data among patients, providers, and other requesters such as payers.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The purchase of OneRecord positions Milliman IntelliScript to better serve clients who depend on the company’s delivery of digital health and consumer data to mitigate applicant risks, meet customer demand for a faster application process, and extend coverage to more people.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. GDP, in 2018.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Often vendors will assure you they can integrate with your EHR and workflows. It sounds so efficient; you envision clinical data and PHI flowing between different facilities and systems. The data exchange you expected – and need – isn’t an option. Imagine that I’m an urgent care center physician and we use EHR System 1.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In January, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) became a reality, and in October applications opened for organizations seeking designation as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Often vendors will assure you they can integrate with your EHR and workflows. It sounds so efficient; you envision clinical data and PHI flowing between different facilities and systems. The data exchange you expected – and need – isn’t an option. Imagine that I’m an urgent care center physician and we use EHR System 1.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

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. Executives for Health Innovation will wind down operations over the remainder of the year.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhancements to GlobalMed’s eNcounter platform include: FHIR-enabled, clinical data integration that facilitates the flow of portable virtual health data between health information systems. EHR, practice management solutions, etc.). Barthelemy, founder and CEO of GlobalMed. Media event to be livestreamed.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Yes, wearable devices used in healthcare can involve telehealth if protected health information (PHI) is transmitted from the device to the clinician or, for example, to a clinician’s electronic health record (EHR). To properly transmit images with PHI would be to use a HIPAA-compliant texting service or EHR.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Our lineup includes a deep dive into Europe’s current regulatory landscape, including the AI Act, the European Health Data Space and the European Recovery and Resilience Fund. We’ll also help you make sense of all today’s trends in health technology—from machine learning to digital maturity and telehealth.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2020

Epic is a widely used Electronic Health Record (EHR) system by thousands of hospitals across the United States. Among many other tasks, Epic’s software helps manage your patient record, data, and laboratory results. She does not know that the app will sell that data. Epic Knows Best.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

Just over half of those surveyed indicated that they are able to meet their career goals in their current role. Voice-based mental health biomarker firm Ellipsis Health announced an integration with Ceras Health , which offers a clinical monitoring and health data analytics platform. Partnerships.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of technology to collect and transmit patient health data from remote locations to healthcare providers for assessment and intervention. The system is customizable to meet the unique needs of individual patients and healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

" Elizabeth Lever, Institute for Family Health. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Specifically, she added, the institute will: Purchase, install and setup information services and devices/equipment. Configure additional server and data storage capabilities. MARKETPLACE.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 25, 2024

These devices seamlessly integrate with the DrKumo mobile app, allowing patients to input additional health data and receive personalized feedback from healthcare providers. Healthcare providers must adhere to strict privacy standards and obtain explicit consent from patients before collecting and using their health information.

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Redox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Just last week, five organizations were officially recognized as QualIfied Health Information Networks (QHINs) and HHS announced TEFCA as officially operational. Last week ONC finalized the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing ( HTI-1 ) rule.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

New data standards announced last December by the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology (ONC) are an extraordinarily significant expansion of regulations around health IT and could hijack product roadmaps for years to come.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

Apple Health: Apple Health, or Apple HealthKit, is a preinstalled app on Apple Watch and all iOS8 devices that contains an easy-to-read dashboard for a person’s fitness and health data. EHRs: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) go one step beyond EMRs by tracking clinical data from multiple facilities and agencies.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

Apple Health: Apple Health, or Apple HealthKit, is a preinstalled app on Apple Watch and all iOS8 devices that contains an easy-to-read dashboard for a person’s fitness and health data. EHRs: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) go one step beyond EMRs by tracking clinical data from multiple facilities and agencies.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. Data breaches or mishandling can also put a practice at serious risk of legal and financial trouble. The Impact of Healthcare Data Breaches. Healthcare is more digital than ever.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Venki Subramanian , SVP Product Management at Reltio When data is missing, inaccurate, incomplete, or misdirected, it can have severe, sometimes life-altering impacts. This data segmentation hampers the holistic understanding of patient health and impedes timely and coordinated care delivery.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

In the 1996 HIPAA statute (which covered a lot of other ground), Congress gave itself one year to legislate standards for health data privacy and security, and decreed that if it were to fail to meet that deadline, HHS would have to create regulations from whole cloth. But not a wholesale revision.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

In the 1996 HIPAA statute (which covered a lot of other ground), Congress gave itself one year to legislate standards for health data privacy and security, and decreed that if it were to fail to meet that deadline, HHS would have to create regulations from whole cloth. But not a wholesale revision.

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

Sustaining our exceptional healthcare depends now more than ever on driving down costs, and a major part of the CMS strategy to drive down costs depends on smart and innovative use of information technology (IT). Patients should expect health IT that enhances their care coordination instead of disrupting it.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 10, 2023

This is because the code is freely available, so users can modify it to meet their specific needs. Here are some examples of open source software that are being used in healthcare today: EHRs: There are a number of open source EHRs available, such as OpenMRS, OpenEHR, and Elyra. FHIR: An open standard for exchanging health data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When seeking a good partner, consider the following attributes: Experience building programs that fit in a digital health strategy. Are they flexible and able to meet your organization’s needs as those needs change? . EHR integration with your RPM Program. Optional EHR integration. Ready to use device kits. Am J Prev Med.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

The tech relies on real-time processing, continually assimilating new data points, instead of the previous generation batch processing. He sees an opportunity not only in connecting providers with different EHR systems serving common patients, but in applying these tools at the statewide HIE level. Health Care Law and Consulting.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

The tech relies on real-time processing, continually assimilating new data points, instead of the previous generation batch processing. He sees an opportunity not only in connecting providers with different EHR systems serving common patients, but in applying these tools at the statewide HIE level. Health Care Law and Consulting.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips By the end of 2024, we will see significant moves by hospitals and health systems embracing readiness for Service-Oriented Device Connectivity (SDC). Data minimalism can maximize clinical results. And, we don’t want them to.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Under this program, care teams can bill for time spent managing patients’ health conditions. CCM includes: Structured documentation of patient health information. Coordination and dissemination of patient health information inside and outside the practice. Supporting patients in achieving health goals.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 19, 2023

For example, when patient data is exposed, criminals could gain access to personal information such as Social Security numbers or financial details, leading to identity theft or fraud. Additionally, if protected health information (PHI) is compromised, it could lead to a breach of privacy for those affected by the attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

As the demand for genomic testing grows and meets the needs of the general population, health plans will need to revisit their coverage benefits in the coming year to meet member, provider, and employer group expectations. Ashley Basile, Chief Product Officer at Diameter Health (now part of Availity).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. iRhythm Technologies. Another product is called the eCareCompanion patient application.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 6, 2018

In essence, blockchain could help reshape healthcare interoperability by serving as a next-generation middleware that couples health data with decentralized, distributed, and immutable qualities, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights. The VA was an early adopter of electronic health records or EHRs.)

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