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Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Remote monitoring company Clear Arch Health released a mobile app that patients access to health data, educational resources, and messages from providers. Urgent care EHR vendor Experity appointed Dr. Benjamin Barlow as Chief Medical Officer.

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Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

Healthcare IT Today

Rucker points out that the current data exchange standard in health care, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) , is “anchored on 1990s document exchange” and is useful for slow-moving bureaucratic decisions, not providing continuous access to data for improved health care.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

For federal agencies and state and regional exchanges, this is an excellent time to demonstrate leadership in interoperability by joining a network that will likely provide a ready on-ramp to TEFCA. Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment. The Case for Federal Agencies.

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Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future

Society for Participatory Medicine

In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was created to promote and expand the adoption of health information technology, specifically, the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare providers. Health Informatics Trend #1: Interoperability.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Through MyHealthEData, CMS envisions a future in which all patients have access to their own health data and use it to make the right decisions for themselves and to get the best value. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Chronic care and preventive care are important work, and they are something that the senior leadership needs to identify as a priority. They need to translate that priority into clear goals, which should be reflected in the health center’s policies, procedures, business plans, and financial planning.

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Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. NextGen announced that clients using NextGen Population Health achieved an average of $9 million in savings in 2021 in the Medicare Shared Savings Program MSSP.