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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

Practically overnight, the LANES platform eliminated faxing at CSC altogether, and connected CSC electronically to community providers also using the HIE. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant.

HIE

HIE Telemedicine Primary Care Telehealth

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

A report from Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK and the Milbank Memorial Fund found that enrollment in a CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model at a institution that was a member of the HIE led to a 24% decrease in hospital admission rates, a 21% drop in outpatient surgeries, and a nearly 33% reduction in hospital length of stay.

HIE

HIE RCM Primary Care EHR

Bonus Features – April 14, 2024 – Less than 6 in 10 docs satisfied with electronic access to external immunization info, 68% of nurses are feeling overwhelmed, plus 38 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

The bigger issue seems to be how regulators and HIE entities are going to address other data use cases as defined by HIPAA, such as Payment, Operations, Research, or Patient Request. Greenway Health is integrating Nabla , an ambient clinical documentation tool, into its Prime Suite and Intergy EHR solutions.

Nursing

Nursing HIPAA EHR Life Science

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The 29 members of the EHR Association shared concerns with ONC about upcoming deadlines for Certified EHR Technology deadlines given the complexity of needs specified in HTI-1 and beyond. A survey published in JAMIA found 73% of digital health vendors are using standards-based FHIR APIs when integrating with EHR systems.

FHIR

FHIR Digital Health Telemedicine EHR

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

These include a lack of standard data formats, limited ability to integrate with EHR systems or share with community-based organizations, and insufficient training on how to code social determinants. Montana HIE Big Sky Care Connect chose Lyniate ‘s Rhapsody Interoperability Suite for data classification and cleansing.

Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare Cybersecurity HIE EHR Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2023

Fresh off its Best in KLAS designation, Greenway Health is emphasizing workflow optimization, practice automation, and training in its future rollouts, David Cohen told Colin Hung. Ford about EHR deployment and HIE adoption in the state and discussed lessons that others can learn from the experiences of the Golden State.

EHR

EHR Mental health HIE Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. Smile Train and BioDigital launched a VR platform for cleft and palate surgeries , enabling surgeons around the world to collaborate. CHIME will provide executive education for AiMed at the AiMed Global Summit in June.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Health Information RCM

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

The field encompasses a wide range of technologies, such as electronic health records (EHRs) , clinical decision support systems (CDSS), telemedicine, and health data analytics. Additionally, healthcare professionals need to be trained in the use of informatics tools and technologies to maximize their benefits. 2021, January 15).

Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare Informatics EHR Telemedicine HIE

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Partnerships Epic users can now run the EHR on Microsoft Azure Large Instances. DrFirst is enabling e-prescribing for MEDITECH EHR Expanse users in Canada as part of the vendor’s push to connect Expanse to the Canada Health Infoway. State designated HIE healtheConnect Alaska named Dr. Kendra Sticka as Executive Director.

Pain management

Pain management HIE EHR Healthcare IT

HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2022

NETCCN is a virtual health project designed to address the shortage of critical care trained clinicians. Where there are no ICU beds, there are no critical care trained clinicians. And even where there are ICUs, especially during surge situations, there are not enough of the right kinds of trained clinicians. HIPAA Compliant.

eCare

eCare Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing

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

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

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

HIE

HIE Nursing Healthcare IT Telehealth

Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

of the Data Usability Workgroup Implementation Guide , which is meant to cover high-priority information exchange use cases that can be readily adopted within HIE vendors, governance frameworks, testing programs, and more. In addition, The Sequoia Project released v0.1 Partnerships. distribution of the BioButton medical grade wearable.

Psychiatry

Psychiatry HIE Healthcare IT Leadership

#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Hear from exemplary cross-border collaborations such as the European Health Data Space, the International Patient Summary, and the Global Digital Health Certification Network, and question how insights from data, greater interoperability, EHRs and HIEs, and regulation is enabling or preventing greater integration of care in the healthcare ecosystem.

Digital Health

Digital Health Interoperability healthcare technology Leadership

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

HIE entity Santa Cruz Health Information Organization is collaborating with the Santa Cruz 2-1-1 Program to share information related to housing, transportation, and food services. Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

From Joyce’s perspective, clinicians, diabetes educators, researchers – everyone in the healthcare system – should be thinking about design and should be trained in design thinking. After the University of Michigan transitioned to the Epic electronic health record system, it became clear to Joyce that the EHR is not optimally designed.

EHR

EHR Healthcare Innovation HIE Interoperability

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

HIE entity Santa Cruz Health Information Organization is collaborating with the Santa Cruz 2-1-1 Program to share information related to housing, transportation, and food services. Behavioral health EHR Valant launched Prospective Patient Management , a tool for matching patients and providers.

Primary Care

Primary Care HIE Healthcare IT Nursing

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

At ReMedi , we frequently support health systems going through transitions at various stages of the EHR life cycle. Along the way, we almost inevitably uncover challenges surrounding the quality of the patient data transferred to the new and existing EHR. ReMedi’s approach to chart abstraction is to first train our clinical data team.

EHR

EHR Leadership HIE Nursing

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Hybrid nursing programs introduce virtual support resources and remote work flexibility to nursing teams, which can have a tremendous positive impact on nurse training, clinician experience, and care delivery. Instead, we anticipate a more mix and match, custom approach to EHRs. Chuck Whinney, VP of Healthcare Strategy at Infor.

Health IT

Health IT Nursing HC Patient Experience

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Coalition members include EHR heavy hitters like Epic, Oracle Cerner, and MEDITECH, along with social care companies such as FindHelp, UniteUs, Wellsky, and XanthosHealth. Zane Networks was named the technology partner for CRISP , the state-designated HIE for Maryland and the Washington, D.C.

eCare

eCare Telehealth EHR eHealth

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rahul Sharma, CEO of HSBlox , points out that doctors haven’t been trained to use the Z codes, but that training will improve. Rahul Sharma, CEO of HSBlox, says that EHRs have few fields dedicated to SDoH, and that these are usually peripheral issues such as tobacco use.

Health Information

Health Information HIE EHR FHIR

Bridges and Tunnels: Future High Value Assets in Healthcare Technology

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Electronic health records (EHRs): EHRs allow healthcare providers to store and share patient medical records electronically. For example, VR could be used to train surgeons on new procedures, or AR could be used to help patients visualize their medical condition.

healthcare technology

healthcare technology HIE Telemedicine Digital Health

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Tellingly, 70% of orgs with plans to deploy AI intend to adopt solutions via their EHR vendors. Osso VR debuted Hand Control , a controller-free feature for its surgical training offering. People EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Joe Harpaz as Co-CEO. News HHS designated two more QHINs : CommonWell Health Alliance and Kno2.

EHR

EHR eHealth RCM HIE

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Indeed, to address the full breadth of factors contributing to health disparities, NYS will not only pursue reforms and investment in the health care delivery system, but also in training, housing, job creation, and many other areas. Again – so far, so good. The target includes upstream work. Devil in the details.

Primary Care

Primary Care Telehealth HIE Public Health

Weekender 4/19/19

HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 19, 2019

Vermont HIE struggles with opt-in vs. opt-out participation. China’s WeDoctor provides government-required health checks to villages as a way to collect patient data to train their AI-powered systems. And right now, the EHR is such a PIA that for the foreseeable future, garbage-in is winning. James E.

HIE

HIE Nursing EHR Health Information

Connected Health Pulse

New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

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

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Bonus Features – April 14, 2024 – Less than 6 in 10 docs satisfied with electronic access to external immunization info, 68% of nurses are feeling overwhelmed, plus 38 more stories

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,

HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

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

Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Joyce Lee, Doctor As Designer talks design thinking — Harlow On Healthcare

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Bonus Features – October 2, 2022 – Tech vendors commit to standardizing SDoH data at White House event, 1 in 3 patients using telehealth to manage a chronic condition, and more

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Bridges and Tunnels: Future High Value Assets in Healthcare Technology

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Weekender 4/19/19

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