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Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

Before I dive into the specifics of these new requirements from CMS, let’s consider what this means for EHR vendors: more work and increased investment on top of what’s waiting when the next regulatory shoe drops. For more information on how to prepare for the ONC HTI-1 rule , read the first article in our Regulatory Talk series.

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So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

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But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. Here is one example of how payer exchange is being automated today.

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

EHR Development Standards: New teeth, bigger bite After years of dashed hopes that EHR workflows will achieve true interoperability and allow patients to easily access and share their healthcare data, many are looking at the ONC’s final standards with a skeptical eye and cautious optimism. There’s no time to waste.

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How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

“In mid-March, as soon as New York’s Governor issued the stay-at-home order, the institute’s leadership, clinicians, health information technology staff, clinical operations staff and communications staff worked to rapidly develop and deploy basic telehealth functionality across our organization,” Lever recalled.

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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic health records (EHRs), to allow medical staff to focus on improving patient care.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. Furthermore, the transition to electronic health records (EHRs) has reinforced the need for tightened identity and access management processes.

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Clinical workflow automation: key M&A trends in the next 12 months

Lloyd Price

The increasing adoption of electronic health records (EHRs): EHRs are becoming increasingly common in healthcare organizations. EHRs can provide a centralised repository for patient data, which can help to improve the efficiency of clinical workflows. Visit , [link] What exactly is clinical workflow automation?

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