Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Effective content management can help hospitals, health systems, and large ambulatory groups turn piles of paper and digital content into actionable data. Beyond COVID-19: Data considerations when switching your EMR. The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2023

A senior-level role which serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Epic EMR System. This position requires independent decision-making, problem solving, project management, leadership, training, systems and build analysis, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Step five: Finally, the psychiatrist writes a note directly into an organization’s EMR, and the consultation is complete. High-quality telepsychiatry solutions can be seamlessly implemented into an organization’s existing equipment, including their EMR, prescribing system, and protocols for managing operations.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Read more… Healthcare Needs More Gender Diversity in Leadership. based EMR, RCM, and practice management assets to N. Harris Computer , an operating group of Constellation Software. Concierge care platform Gradia Health secured $4.2 million in seed funding. CloudMD sold its U.S.-based

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 11, 2023

Under his leadership, Binah.ai Innovators can submit in one of four categories: Startup Entrepreneurs, Developers, Students or Nonprofits and Research Groups. David and Divya will set the perfect tone for this incredible event.” Maman’s Binah.ai

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We caught up with them at their 2023 User Group Meeting (#NextGenUGM23) in Orlando Florida. When you can remove the EMR from the conversation, you can have a patient-provider discussion face-to-face. Practical AI in Healthcare There is a lot of hype around AI in healthcare.

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Iris Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

At Iris Telehealth, our providers use the same EMR as the on-site staff. Are they medical group led? We were founded by a child psychiatrist and have an expert group of medical leadership that offers guidance and recommendations to ensure your organization uses your telehealth solution to your best advantage.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 28, 2022

Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. CEO Bob Hayden, who along with partner Brent Budke founded HDS in 2003, said of the acquisition: “HDS has had a strong connection with HPG leadership for many years, and we have long respected the company’s vision and success.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Step five: Finally, the psychiatrist writes a note directly into an organization’s EMR, and the consultation is complete. High-quality telepsychiatry solutions can be seamlessly implemented into an organization’s existing equipment, including their EMR, prescribing system, and protocols for managing operations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

With its implementation, the data aggregation will partly be done for the physician group, which allows physicians to get to patients sooner and cut down on administrative time. About Gregg Smith-McCurdy Gregg Smith-McCurdy is CIO at Hill Physicians Medical Group , the largest independent physician association in Northern California.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2023

Talent Group , a leading national IT staffing company, announced today the acquisition of Queen Consulting Group , a nationally recognized IT staffing and consulting company specializing in healthcare and pharma IT, Epic EMR implementations, financial services, and niche technical recruiting.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Despite operating in Canada’s capitated healthcare system where investment in innovation is challenging, the leadership team at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) in Toronto, Ontario has found a way to make it part of their DNA.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While there was a lot of gratitude for being back together, it was also great to see the transition of leadership that happened on stage. Cool to see the transition of leadership at @PointClickCare #connectatsummit. Don’t just throw regulations at a group that’s already overburdened with staffing issues.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2024

In our interview, Dr. Lee also talked about his experience rolling out Nabla at The Permanente Medical Group and how that paralelled Dr. Keefer’s experience with Nabla at CHLA. We also asked Dr. Lee about his decision to join Nabla as CMO.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2022

During a discussion among a group of industry leaders, one respected colleague said she wished we would all quit using terms like “disruption” and “transformation.” Effective automation requires that digital tools interact seamlessly with other systems of record, including EMRs, CRMs and scheduling software.

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care innovations

MAY 2, 2018

Just as diverse as that list of benefits are the ways in which program specifics can be modified and customized to meet the needs of a specific patient group, operational goal, or other metric. Whether you’re integrating the program into your existing EMR system (and to what extent). One is, they have strong leadership.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2021

Still on my bucket list of conferences to attend is the Epic UGM (User Group Meeting) they hold every year for Epic users. I love user conferences because you hear about the true realities users face. Plus, there’s a common bond on the same application that makes finding someone who shares your challenges easy. As […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2023

And how can we make sure these devices are affordable, scalable, secure, and can interconnect with current healthcare technologies such as EMRs? How will AI be leveraged to deliver actionable insights from all this new data? How can we ensure patients’ privacy with all the devices and sensors transmitting data?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2020

The focus group study, which was conducted by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, involved bringing together a group of CIOs who were members of CHIME. Focus group leads asked the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Preparation ahead of the mandatory deadline is crucial for success and ACOs with multiple EMRs will face unique challenges. It feels as though we are navigating through uncharted territory, akin to the lawless days of the Wild West, without a regulatory agency or a group setting standards in place.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2020

An industry workgroup research group has concluded that despite the availability of HealthIT tools, many organizations don’t have a comprehensive, useful view of their diagnostic testing and specialty referral processes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

While at the CHIME 2019 Fall Forum conference in Phoenix, AZ, I had a great chance to sit in on one of the CIO focus groups at the event hosted by Optimum Healthcare IT. The session discussed a wide variety of topics including EHR optimization, EHR training, and other related topics. While listening to these […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2020

At Delaware Valley Community Health, a nonprofit group of clinics and medical offices in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, providers serve almost 50,000 patients across eight locations.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2020

One participant in the group is Joel Betesh, […]. Ordinarily, these systems would be loathe to let their guard down and work together. In Philadephia, however, competitors have come together to solve some difficult problems that affect them all.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The survey, which was backed by the Medical Group Management Association and vendor Cedar, found that patient portals, automated appointment reminder systems, check-in technologies, […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2019

In Colorado, groups like Prime Health are dedicated to improving healthcare in rural parts […]. Rural areas are historically perceived as a harder market for healthcare startups: They have tighter margins, and recently many safety net and rural hospitals have closed.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2019

In Colorado, groups like Prime Health are dedicated to improving healthcare in rural parts […]. Rural areas are historically perceived as a harder market for healthcare startups: They have tighter margins, and recently many safety net and rural hospitals have closed.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

The theme of this year’s Epic User Group Meeting (UGM) was Castaway which was inspired by both the Tom Hank’s movie as well as earlier fare like Gilligan’s Island. A more appropriate theme may have been the Fast and Furious movies given the fast pace of announcements from senior company leaders on Day 2 of the event.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

The threat actor behind the Ascension breach, Black Basta, is a Russia-backed ransomware-as-a-service group known for exploiting known vulnerabilities and executing spear phishing attacks to gain initial access into target systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s not hard to see the appeal of such technologies, which stand to meet the objectives of many groups within healthcare. Digital therapeutics — therapeutic interventions driven by software rather than pharmaceuticals – have been on pharma’s viewscreen for quite some time.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

Earlier this year, a group of experts collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine to issue a Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package , including a list of recommendations to reduce the time clinicians spend in the EHR. Clinicians have had to either enter notes on a computer during patient visits, or outside of clinic hours.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2023

Portals may perpetuate treatment inequalities in favor of those with high technology literacy and, therefore, should be designed for universal usability.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2023

Those that have been impacted the greatest of any group have been our physicians, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals. The human brain is not designed to withstand the stimulation and endless distractions of modern, technology-laden lifestyles.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When Banner’s Digital Business group looked for potential solutions, they wanted to understand the patient’s journey and explore digital solutions to complement their high touch hospital experience. In order to enable these real time updates on labs and images, we integrated the LifeLink bot into our EMR.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The 2023 MGMA Leaders Conference (#MGMALeaders), a gathering of healthcare professionals from medical practices, showcased new innovative approaches to addressing industry challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2020

Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based EHR vendor with a controversy-rich history, has agreed to pay $145 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme designed to increase opioid prescriptions and issues with their meaningful use EHR certification. Practice Fusion is now owned by Allscripts, which acquired it in 2018.

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