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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

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ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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

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The grant, awarded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, comes weeks after the research team published a study in njp Digital Medicine indicating that increased telehealth access during COVID-19 did not result in increased, unnecessary access to primary care. Partnerships.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

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Healthcare isn’t getting away from paper any time soon , between fax machines and backups when the EHR system goes down. In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

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Andy Oram talked to Cam Holt at Weave about modernizing patient intake forms with digital tools that can pull patient data from EHRs (via API integrations) and give practices the option to customize forms for their own needs. Read more… Lessons Learned from Health IT in the Golden State. No one likes paper forms.

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

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ONC released a framework to improve integration of health IT tools used to treat drug overdose patients. 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.

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

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Further compounding the problem: 59% of providers rate patient health literacy as poor despite their education efforts. Libman Education is seeking input from the health IT community for its fifth annual HIM Professional Census. Florida-based Palm Plastic Surgery & Medspa selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR.

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