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The intersection of LLMs, EHRs and SDoH

Lloyd Price

JANUARY 23, 2024

Exec Summary: The intersection of large language models (LLMs), electronic health records (EHRs), and social determinants of health (SDoH) holds immense potential for revolutionising healthcare delivery and improving population health outcomes. Robust data governance and anonymisation techniques are essential.

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How technology ruined, and can save, the doctor-patient relationship

KevinMD

JULY 16, 2019

Each year, Medical Economics surveys physician readers to find out what irks them most. Topping the latest list: insurance paperwork, followed closely by electronic health records (EHRs). Insurers and EHRs get between doctors and their patients. The reason is the same for both.

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.

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Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JANUARY 22, 2019

Physician burnout is a public health issue that “urgently demands action” from the rest of the healthcare industry, according to a report from Harvard University and Massachusetts trade groups. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Harvard Global Health Institute in Cambridge, Mass.,

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Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

What a difference a decade makes for clinicians’ embrace of electronic health records. In 2021, 4 in 5 providers and nurses see EHRs as important, and increasingly demand digital interactions with patients. during the public health crisis. The Atlantic offered this take this week].

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. As a result, these flexibilities will be in place until at least Dec.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

During the past decade, finally, health care is starting to deal in a structured, measurable manner with the life factors and environments that play the biggest role in their patients’ health. Are there disparities in program participation or health outcomes?

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

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

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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Empathy Is As Important as the Medical Treatment – the 2021 Accenture Health Experience As Backdrop to HIMSS 2021

Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

At the same time, people took on their own versions of digital transformation at home, for work, for school, for cooking, shopping, and indeed, for health care. As the report concludes, “people’s sentiments and behaviors” with respect to technology in health care “provide no clear answer.”

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

After receiving more than 38,000 public comments, the Drug Enforcement Administration is extending the telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications beyond the end of the public health emergency on May 11. EHR and RCM vendor for therapy and rehab practices Raintree released Raintree Payments.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Supporting organizations include Epic, the HIMSS EHR Association and HCA Healthcare. Studies A report from Health Gorilla found that 95% of patients are concerned about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical records , and 65% distrust “Big Tech” to store their data.

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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2020

How has the use of digital health helped in dealing with the COVID-19 situation in the context of your organization? Electronic Health Record (EHR). With the advanced EHR, we were able to electronically manage and monitor all medical records of COVID-19 patients. 1) Cooperation with government/public health authority.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing. If the DEA’s proposed rules become final, ATA warned in a statement , patients “will fall through the cracks, creating a significant and avoidable public health crisis.”

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Physicians in America – Too Many Burned Out, Depressed, and Not Getting Support

Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2020

Least likely to feel burned out are public health and preventive medicine doctors, ophthalmologists, orthopedists, psychiatrists, ENTs, and general surgeons. It’s EHR implementation and the computerization of practice. And, roughly the same proportion, between 15% and 18%, of doctors say they are depressed.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” “Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

According to our 2023 Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare report, 54% of surveyed healthcare IT security practitioners said their organization suffered a ransomware attack, up from 41% in 2022. This underscores the direct and significant impact cyber attacks can have on human health and livelihoods.

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network. This is despite the fact that 65% of survey respondents saying they believe patients should own their data.

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New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

On the federal level, both the House and Senate have introduced bills to amend the Public Health Services Act last year. Stesha Selsky, DNP, and Meg Furukawa, RN-BC, nurse informaticists for the UCLA Health System, said last year that algorithms make nursing workloads more equitable.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

"As a result, Sun River's program did not typically utilize technologies that operated on non-health center network infrastructure and faced ongoing challenges in sustaining telemedicine programming." with its existing EHR capabilities," Sinkoff explained. To read this special report, click here. "Doxy.me

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Bonus Features – September 18, 2022 – HIMSS and WHO to collaborate on digital health, inpatient admissions for pediatric mental health up 60% since 2016, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Senate to permanently extend the telehealth flexibilities and waivers put in place during the public health emergency. Specialty prescribers deemed delays and denials as the most challenging part of their job, according to a recent Surescripts survey.

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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

River Valley uses eClinicalWorks for its EHR and Bluejeans to connect virtually with the psychiatry provider. “And as for patient satisfaction, our survey results speak volumes,” King noted. With the change to remote access of telehealth, a provider sees an average of 28 visits a week out of 40 slots. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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6 Marketing Tips for Community Mental Health Centers as Pandemic Continues

Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

From anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder to substance abuse and suicidal ideation, mental health disturbances ranging from mild to severe are on the rise , according to various studies, surveys, and data from experts and national health organizations. Use text messaging-based marketing.

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The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A recent survey from HIMSS and Patient ID Now also found that healthcare organizations are spending an average of 109.6 The result of difficulties managing patient identities, according to a whopping 70% of respondents to the HIMSS/Patient ID Now survey, are duplicative or unnecessary testing or services.

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Telehealth now serves unmet needs, says athenahealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2022

New research based on a survey of 2,000 athenaOne network patients conducted in June and July of this year, as well as data on booked and completed appointments through the athenahealth electronic health record, suggests telehealth is now integrated across the care continuum. WHY IT MATTERS.

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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

eHealth Exchange is launching an incentive program that will waive annual fees for three years to the first five HIEs or state/local public health agencies that agree to exchange public health data. Additionally, 89% of patients said the ability to manage their health in a single platform is as least somewhat important.

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

Even with the public health emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. Lastly, integrating new initiatives, data or insights into technology workflows such as the EHR is a historical barrier that has reached the breaking point.

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Geisinger's telemedicine program shoots from 20 specialties to more than 70

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

For instance, the behavioral health department was able to contract with an outside agency that could see patients using the Geisinger telehealth platform and EHR, with providers licensed in Pennsylvania, though not necessarily physically located there. MARKETPLACE. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Citizen’s data, healthcare and trust

Lloyd Price

AUGUST 14, 2020

Data in electronic health records (EHRs) must abide with the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).However, The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has had electronic health records in GP practices for more than 20 years. Many jurors accepted commercial gain if public benefit is achieved.

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Deep dive: Tracking the past 12 months of telehealth at Yale New Haven Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

It is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and its clinical faculty practice, Yale Medicine, which provides a depth and breadth of clinical expertise to support much of the health system's telemedicine programs and provides existing infrastructure that supports joint development of telehealth programs. The crisis sets in.

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Beyond telehealth: the virtual care technology trends that will transform healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. The future of telehealth seems assured. The same guiding principle applies to seamless communication on home-care models.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus. One product is called the eCareCoordinator clinical dashboard.

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Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

Leveraging technology to modernize, digitize, connect, and consolidate data will prove critical to the nation’s ability to address major public health needs both present and future, including preparing for the next global health crisis. Federal Citizen Services at Maximus.

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2015 Trends for Rural Hospitals and Rural Healthcare

BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 17, 2015

Implementing EHR and Cloud Computing. Implementing EHR (electronic health records) systems has been on the rural hospital horizon for some time. It’s the challenges of implementing an EHR system such as cost, training, and available staff, that are much more difficult for rural hospitals to overcome.

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Implementation best practices: Teeing up telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2019

How will they interface with EHR and PAC systems? “Training and education must be provided to show clinicians how to position oneself on video, show your health system brand, troubleshoot quickly, communicate empathy and compassion, and assess the conversation.” Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Those with political power will retain it, and true public health decisions will be elusive. . Investments in Social Determinant of Health Networks (SDHNs) Development and Performance. We have certainly seen this with Covid-19, where elected county leaders made decisions that were in conflict with public health objectives.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

According to the hospital’s most recent employee engagement survey, the hospital’s overall employee engagement score was 89 percent and its employee retention rate is 92.6 Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas). Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City).

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Weekender 5/17/19

HIStalk Weekender

MAY 17, 2019

A large survey of clinicians finds that the #1 predictor of positive EHR experience is training, with EHR personalization also being a major contributor. The EHR is just not that platform. Here are some hard truths: clinical data isn’t shared because it doesn’t profit your doctor and the health system to do so.

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Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

We’re already seeing an increase in AI solutions: According to a 2023 Healthcare IT Leaders survey, more than one-third of organizations have at least partly implemented AI solutions, and another 25% have started AI pilots. AI can listen to patient visits and integrate accurate notes and next steps directly into the EHR.

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The intersection of LLMs, EHRs and SDoH

How technology ruined, and can save, the doctor-patient relationship

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis

Post-Pandemic, U.S. Healthcare is Entering a “Provide More Care For Less” Era – Pondering PwC’s 2022 Forecast

Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights

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

Empathy Is As Important as the Medical Treatment – the 2021 Accenture Health Experience As Backdrop to HIMSS 2021

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Physicians in America – Too Many Burned Out, Depressed, and Not Getting Support

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

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

Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care

Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Bonus Features – September 18, 2022 – HIMSS and WHO to collaborate on digital health, inpatient admissions for pediatric mental health up 60% since 2016, and more

Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic

6 Marketing Tips for Community Mental Health Centers as Pandemic Continues

The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching Problem

Telehealth now serves unmet needs, says athenahealth

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

Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Geisinger's telemedicine program shoots from 20 specialties to more than 70

Citizen’s data, healthcare and trust

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Deep dive: Tracking the past 12 months of telehealth at Yale New Haven Health

Beyond telehealth: the virtual care technology trends that will transform healthcare

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

2015 Trends for Rural Hospitals and Rural Healthcare

Implementation best practices: Teeing up telemedicine

Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

150 top places to work in healthcare

Weekender 5/17/19

Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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