Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2022

No doubt those of you in the world of health IT and interoperability saw the news that Epic plans to apply to join TEFCA as an inaugural QHIN (Qualified Health Information Network). Plus, we ask him how the data differs between Epic’s 3 main healthcare interoperability efforts: CareEverywhere, Carequality, and now TEFCA.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 20, 2023

Data sharing and interoperability are spreading too slowly in health care, and even if a doctor manages to get all the data, its varied formats make it hard to draw insights from. In this brief video, Jose M. Watch the video to see how First Choice Neurology exploits the integrated data offered by PRISMA inside their eCW EHR.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Yesterday, we shared a number of the insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. A HIMSS statistic cited the average healthcare system as having 18 EMRs. video] and remote work and collaboration becoming ubiquitous accentuate the need for innovative approaches and best-in-class security tools.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the biggest networks for sharing health data in the country is CommonWell Health Alliance. After some changes in the industry and some acquisitions, CommonWell was in need of a new technical service provider to continue their interoperability work and to finish their work to become a QHIN under TEFCA.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2024

In fact, I’d seen it first hand when I was at the HIMSS 2024 conference where I filmed a demo of Interlace Health’s product which streamlines patient forms and consents. In the demo video, Silver demonstrated these principles in action when she showed a workflow for a patient to sign a consent form for a procedure.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Watch this video to understand the value of archiving for both immediate clinical workflows as well as for modern data crunching, and how the field has evolved since MediQuant was founded in 1999. Compliance, risk, interoperability, and integrating ambulatory care with hospitals are all considered.

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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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Given my recent conversation with MEDITECH and CommonWell about TEFCA and QHINs , I also wanted to get the MEDITECH Executive view of interoperability and the longer term vision there. Finally, I ask Waters what is the biggest misconception about MEDITECH that she hears about that isn’t fair.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

Next we discuss how Encompass Health has addressed referrals and interoperability with their partners. Referrals seem like a really important part of your business, so how have you addressed those and the interoperability piece with your partners? Encompass Health seems to have an aggressive growth strategy.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Further, state-by-state laws requiring in-person meetings between psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrist collaborators should be reexamined as these can safely take place over video conferences. It’s not just web analytics and ads that are an issue but even things like maps and videos hosted on a website.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Final 2022 Health IT Predictions – Looks like people loved the potpurri of predictions too. Plus, it illustrates how much the EHR still impacts so many in health IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2023

While e-prescribing is one of the biggest healthcare interoperability successes, there is still plenty of work to be done to improve how medication is managed in healthcare today. When it comes to e-prescribing and medication management, I always underestimate some of the nuances involved with the process.

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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. Interoperability and artificial intelligence will play a large role in the innovation of healthcare technology in 2024 and will be necessary to control the rising needs in healthcare data management and analytics.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2022

You can watch the full event video embedded below as well. What do you think of Larry Ellison’s vision for Oracle Cerner and the Future of Healthcare. How about a National EHR Database created by Oracle Cerner? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and on social media with @hcittoday.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This task won’t be solved by any single organizer or sector; the AMIA calls on providers and health systems, Health IT vendors, and policy and advocacy groups to join the effort. Side Note: Check out this video interview on Physician Burnout with one of the authors. ). What can be done to improve the situation?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Greg Wujek, Global Health Industry Consultant at SAS Robots as providers comes of age. As sponsors adopt new tools, they will increasingly seek strategies that enable a harmonized, interoperable ecosystem.

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