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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

Health Populi

Our desire for data liquidity has eluded us across the health/care ecosystem for too long, notwithstanding American taxpayers’ $35 bn investment in EHRs dating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that embedded the HITECH Act funding EHR adoption for hospitals and physician practices.

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The Cost of Prescription Drugs, Doctors and Patient Access – A View from HIMSS19

Health Populi

Allocating a full day of HIMSS programming to this topic, talking beyond the claim or EHR, is a sign that the pharmacy and prescription drugs are recognized as a strategically important player in the health data ecosystem. Increasingly, prescriptions are digitally-initiated via ePrescribing platforms.

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Ten Forces Shaping Health Care in 2021: A View from CVS Health

Health Populi

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. The EHR Hits Its Stride. The Mental Health Shadow of COVID-19. Data makes health care smarter in 2021, especially for chronic conditions. Those themes are, The Year of the Pharmacist.

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Roundup: Monash Health sets up virtual clinic for blood pressure management and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Monash Health pilots virtual clinic for blood pressure management. Monash Health, a public health service in Victoria, has piloted its pharmacist-led virtual clinic for managing the blood pressure of patients with chronic diseases.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” For this report, PwC’s Health Research Institute surveyed 2,511 American consumers, 128 health plan executives, 153 healthcare provider organization executives, and 124 pharmaceutical and life sciences executives in August and September 2020. ” the report read. “Quite a bit, it turns out.

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Weekly Roundup – July 16, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… How GIS Data Improves Public Health. At the recent Ersi user conference, Colin learned that GIS plays a valuable role in improving public health , whether through expediting disaster response, enabling proactive patient outreach, or identifying neighborhoods where residents may face SDOH issues such as food insecurity.

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Prescribing Psychedelics via Telehealth?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

These projections were based on InsightAce Analytic’s prediction that the current rise in stress levels and chronic health conditions worldwide, as well as the recent shift toward natural alternatives to conventional medicine, are likely to “propel” the global market expansion for psychedelic medicines.