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OntarioMD is Making Interoperability a Priority for Ontario

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In a recent interview with Healthcare IT Today , Aidan Lee, Director of the Certification Program at OntarioMD , and Matt LaDuke, Director of Products, Integrations, and Service Management, shed light on the evolving landscape of electronic medical records (EMRs) and the state of interoperability in the healthcare sector.

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

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They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry. There were 14 volunteers that would file papers. Within 10 years, we had no more paper records.

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Healthcare Industry Slower To Adopt Digital Tranformation Than Many Other Industries

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New research suggests that healthcare is lagging behind most other industries when it comes to digital transformation efforts. The study, which was released by Precisely and Corinium Global Intelligence, surveyed 300 chief data officers with more than 2,500 employees on how their digital initiatives were going.

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

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Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc. Healthcare firms have long been targets for cyber criminals. But this approach is not enough in today’s digital world.

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Physicians Increasingly Interested In Use of Patient-Generated Health Data

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A new report from Stanford Medicine suggests that after years of holding it at arms’ length, physicians are becoming more comfortable with the use of patient-generated health data.

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Cerner Agrees To Share Patient Medical Records With Life Insurance Industry Intermediary

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Cerner has struck a deal in which it will let a life insurance industry data vendor access patient records. Under the terms of the deal, risk management and digital services vendor MIB will be able to offer life insurance industry players access to 54 million patient medical records, as well as 5,400 patient portals.

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Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

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In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics. Don Rucker, MD, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth , shows us in this video how current regulations and FHIR standards will actually make that happen.

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