Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Data Scientist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. As always, you can search our Health IT job board for a variety of jobs from leading companies in the industry.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | September 01, 2023 News ChatGPT scored 72% in clinical decision accuracy, MGB study shows The large language model's performance was steady across both primary and emergency care, and. Here's how some pioneering health IT leaders are using AI today, and how they're planning for the future.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. 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. More payors will contract with national/multi-state medical groups.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2024

Canada may be a little slower to adopt Health IT solutions, but it doesn’t stop healthcare organizations and government agencies from piloting new technologies. There were many pilots being discussed at the #eHealth2024 Conference and a noticeable uptick in the number of US digital health companies attending the event.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2024

However, many healthcare providers now realize that providing telehealth solutions as a standard increases accessibility and patient satisfaction. Patient Portals Electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR) have increased collaboration between healthcare providers, removing data silos and improving outcomes for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Here is a regularly updated list of deep-dive case studies showing how providers of all shapes and sizes are making their tech spend work for them. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

Generative AI systems such as chatGPT produce impressive summaries of documents on the Internet, including clinical studies. Clinical studies, Hyde says, “don’t contain most of the patients you’ll see,” because potential subjects get excluded from trials due to comorbidities, pregnancy, age, or other considerations.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Rhode Island-based Care New England selected Kyndryl to manage its EMR consolidation.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Storage of Information in Various Systems While serving diverse medical institution needs, Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) parallel existence complicates information access and exchange between doctors, patients, and different medical centers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2019

In retrospect, we probably should have predicted that once Meaningful Use was put into place, some physicians would be better situated than others to take advantage of the program. Now, research has emerged to suggest that not only did MU create HIT winners and losers, it might also have helped to foster long-term differences between […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2019

A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. Folks, I know that reading OIG reports can be about as exciting […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2023

An academic study with NYU Langone Health published in the Journal of Neurosurgery showed a statistically significant 35% reduction in last-minute OR requests, such as change of equipment and trays, change in patient and room preparation, change in anesthesia plan, and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The organization also named Kate Merton, Ph.D., as executive director.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mobile engagement platform Gozio Health announced its Customer Advisory Board.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Studies . Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2023

Health systems nationwide are struggling under a rapidly growing barrage of patient messages and calls fueled by poorly conceived, first generation patient experience and clinical workflow tools. According to a 2022 study , inbound patient messages have increased 157 percent over the last three years.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

They’re designed to make life easier for patients, and studies show they can even help reduce hospital visits, like in 2020 when heart failure patients using these portals saw fewer hospital readmissions. Another study in 2018 suggested something more personal. But there’s a catch.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

The use of telehealth services climbed dramatically over the four years between 2014 and 2018, according to new research based on healthcare claims data. To get a look at telehealth’s impact on healthcare overall, FAIR Health analyzed more than 29 billion healthcare claim records.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

Another recent study found that EHR-related stress negatively affects physicians’ interactions with their care teams. Health IT has come a long way, but today’s providers deserve elevated EHRs that go beyond electronic versions of paper charts. At worst, it can lead to adverse medical events like injury or even death.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mitchell Perry, VP Compliance & Security at Access In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare IT in US healthcare frameworks, integrating electronic health records (EHRs) has become a cornerstone for providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2020

Hospital EHRs frequently miss harmful or potentially fatal errors, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. To conduct the study, researchers analyzed 8,657 observations using the National Quality Forum Health IT Safety Measure, a CPOE and EHR safety test administered by the Leapfrog Group between 2009 and 2018.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them – what novel ways are you seeing AI being applied to healthcare? This holistic approach is where AI can revolutionize healthcare. We need more people to study the impact and help us all improve.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Putting the right pieces together will enable providers to understand the story of each patient’s health by looking at trends and insights in their condition on a day-to-day basis in combination with all other aspects of their care. The combination of these tools can deliver real benefits.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. Will there be a new regulation that will land in our laps?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Thus, Health Note uses techniques being explored throughout the healthcare field to take questionnaires to a higher level. It’s a nice case study of advances in analytics, AI, and EHR integration in modern healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2021

Researchers behind the study, which appears in JAMA Internal Medicine, examined a cohort of 27,697 patients undergoing 38,455 hospitalizations, concluding that sepsis occurred in […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most Visited Healthcare IT Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. Final 2022 Health IT Predictions – Looks like people loved the potpurri of predictions too. 4 Reasons Why 5G and Healthcare Make Sense.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

While this trend hasn’t gotten as much attention as one might expect, US healthcare organizations are reaching a new level of AI acceptance. In fact, if a recent Optum survey is any indication, the vast majority of healthcare players have AI strategies in place.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2024

To help you see what challenges, ethical concerns , and pessimistic views surround AI integration, we reached out to our insightful Healthcare IT Today Community and the following is what they had to share on this subject. Aasim Saeed, CEO at Amenities Health Unfortunately, I’m very skeptical about AI in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. 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. Healthcare AI. Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2023

Greenway Health uses multiple channels to solicit feedback from users including advisory boards, town halls, round tables, and usability research. This recognition was, in part, thanks to improvements that were made from direct user feedback. This maximizes productivity for users.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 8, 2021

EHRs have been implemented for nearly two decades in healthcare and many usability issues still remain. Of these, one of the top issues reported by physician users in virtually every EHR usability study is clinical documentation. The ONC concurs. As stated in their […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2023

In a large study conducted with Spanish speakers living in the U.S., about 25 million people reported receiving a third less healthcare than other Americans. In addition to that, the study found that Spanish speakers had 36% fewer outpatient visits compared to non-Hispanic adults.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2020

DirectTrust recently hosted their second annual Summit (recordings still available), an event focused on connecting DirectTrust members and non-members with some of the nation’s greatest healthcare and interoperability experts. One outstanding session was A Case Study in Automated Data Exchange Between EMS […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Each year, the best Medicare Advantage health plans (as defined by their Star Ratings) can gain a portion of the $50 billion in available revenues.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Not surprisingly, a study […]. According to the CDC: approximately one in five new prescriptions are never filled, and among those filled, approximately 50% are taken incorrectly, particularly with regard to timing, dosage, frequency, and duration.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2020

This conclusion comes from a recent study administered by […]. While getting the data in the door and integrated is challenge enough, the bigger one might eventually be finding the money to pay consumers for their records.

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