Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
New HIPAA Security Rule – and Enforcement – Is Coming in 2024. Mike Semel said updates to the HIPAA Security Rule should be in place by the end of next year, as ONC plans to release a draft rule in the spring. Along the same lines, we can expect HHS to ask for additional enforcement authority for OCR so the agency can clear its backlog of HIPAA data breach incidents. Read more…
The Advantages of Human Scribes for Clinical Notes. Instead of using AI alone, Speke is betting on the idea that clinicians will prefer a combination of ambient clinical voice together with human scribes to create high-quality notes, Vadim Khazan told John Lynn. Read more…
QHIN Commentary at the ONC Annual Meeting. John made it to DC for the ONC Annual Meeting for the first time. He got reactions from the leaders of the five designated QHINs, along with two groups that should finish the QHIN application process shortly – and got everyone to share things that people don’t understand (yet) about QHINs. Read more…
Lock Sockets: A Simple But Valuable Solution. Hospitals keep careful tabs on smartphones and tablets, but charging cables seem to have a habit of getting up and walking away. That’s why John was happy to talk about Lock Sockets, which as the name implies keep charging cables locked in place – and, as a bonus, prevents them form bending. Read more…
NextGen Focusing on Practical Ways to Use AI to Improve Workflows. At the company’s User Group Meeting, Colin spoke to CEO David Sides and CMO Dr. Robert (Bob) Murry about using AI for ambient clinical voice and allowing the patient-provider conversation to happen face-to-face again. Read more…
Healthcare Needs a Concerted Effort to Define Responsible Use of AI. In the absence of a true definition of “responsible use” of AI in healthcare, providers should consider running AI parallel to accepted standards of care and evidence-based practices, according to Dr. Amy Hester at HD Nursing. Read more…
Mitigate Risk, Reduce Costs with Smart Health Records Management. Many organizations took a “scan it all” approach to digitizing paper records, noted Mitchell Perry at Access. A more practical approach is to strategically organize, securely store, and seamlessly retrieve EHRs using smart records management systems. Read more…
The Future of Healthcare Is Integrated Data for Integrated Care. Data fragmentation causes clinical and financial problems throughout healthcare. Standardizing and enriching data improves data quality and turns data into a strategic asset, said Venki Subramanian at Reltio. Read more…
A Three-Pronged Approach to Fortifying Healthcare Cybersecurity. Ferdinand Hamada at MorganFranklin Consulting described the role of identity and access management, robust employee onboard and offboarding, and centralized IT monitoring in reducing cybersecurity risk. Read more…
How Reverse Bed Chain Can Tackle Hospital Inefficiency. Traditionally, patients are pulled from the ED and other hospital departments one at a time. A reverse bed chain bundles patients into groups, and synchronization helps reduce ED backlogs, noted Navenio CEO Connie Moser. Planning this properly requires the right technology. Read more…
Featured Health IT Job: Epic PB and HB Claims Analyst, a remote role with a Texas-based client of Stoltenberg Consulting, posted to Healthcare IT Central.
Bonus Features for December 17, 2023: 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, but 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Information services company Experian acquired Wave HDC, which helps patients identify unknown insurance benefits.
- Food-as-medicine platform Season Health acquired clinical assets from Wellory, a provider of medical nutrition therapy.
- Data management platform Harmony Healthcare IT announced a significant investment from Novacap.
- Vida Health announced $28.5 million in funding; the company provides a platform for cardiometabolic care.
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