Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What health IT trend has you concerned? We asked our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community these questions and the following is what they had to share. Dr. Sameer Ather, Co-Founder and CEO at XpertDox A major concern in health IT is cybersecurity. What health IT trend has you concerned?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery ? The following is what they had to share.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As most regular readers know, at Healthcare IT Today we go to far too many healthcare IT conferences. Plus, the fall conference season is the busiest time of year for health IT conferences. More than halfway through the conference season there are some interesting takeaways about conferences and the health IT industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For the 108th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we decided to mix things up. Regular listeners will know that last episode we talked about Generative AI (ChatGPT being one example) in healthcare. We asked ChatGPT the following question “ Can you come up with 4 questions for a podcast on healthcare IT (technology)?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Simulation Operations Specialist at Natividad 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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

One example is audio calls and how to establish reimbursement rates based on the care needed and the appropriateness of care delivery through that channel. The universal need for healthcare can make ACP coupled with telehealth a win-win for everyone," says Settles, a telehealth and broadband advocate. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Simulation Operations Specialist at Natividad 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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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2022

For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data. While that’s clear, the business […] For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II) at Natividad position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Natividad and is in Salinas, California.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 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. The fighting has to stop if we want to improve healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But having learned some difficult lessons this pandemic year, it's worth taking stock of that hard-won wisdom – and forecasting how it might be put to work in the next 12 months as healthcare organizations chart a path forward to help a " shocked system emerge stronger " (as PwC puts it). " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. . For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2020

Let’s be honest, a lot of healthcare doesn’t have any choice. Now, let’s take a look at some health system […]. We all know that telehealth has been growing thanks to COVID-19. They have to move towards telehealth or not see patients that need to be seen.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

Many of our concerns center on the proposed implementation timeframes associated with various concepts included in HTI-1, as well as ONC’s failure to sufficiently consider the burden compliance will place on provider organizations and health IT developers.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 24, 2023

In dermatology, for example, cameras will be able to help in the diagnosis of skin conditions. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email him: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. In turn, AI will be able to be used as a digital diagnostic tool. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the IT Support Analyst 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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2019

For the 18th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing some takeaways from the EXPO.health conference we held in Boston. You missed out on an amazing coming together of the best community of health IT professionals out there. What was the most valuable takeaway from the health IT conference?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

For the 19th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about physician reputation. What was the most valuable takeaway from the health IT conference? Were there any examples of collaboration at the conference that stood out? This podcast was inspired by the news that MIPS Quality scores were now public.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2020

I’m convinced that health IT can solve many of health care’s problems–but only when it is designed and rolled out with the greatest sensitivity to the needs of the users. The Rolodex of failed health start-ups confirm this principle through negative examples.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2024

In this way, hospitals and health systems can save costs by reducing the strain on healthcare workers making personal visits while improving patient outcomes to help guarantee the CMS program's continuation. This optimizes resource allocation and reduces the burden on healthcare workers for frequent in-person visits.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Interoperability is game-changing not just in a clinical setting, but it holds tremendous potential for healthcare’s financial stakeholders as well. For example, prior authorization and patient eligibility are now key steps to ensuring price transparency and fewer financial surprises for patients. “So Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

How can professionals in Health IT foster innovation and drive digital transformation within healthcare organizations while balancing the need for regulatory compliance and patient safety ? We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their answers to this question. I’ve never had a better meal!

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Ryan Bengtson, President and COO at Panda Health to dive deeper in to their Great Shakeup Report. Pandemic Drove Rapid Health IT Adoption According to Bengtson, healthcare organizations were rushed into deploying Health IT solutions to meet their needs during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the discussion, we also share some of the regulatory pressures that are impacting healthcare organizations’ compliance efforts and what they can do about them. We also share where we see healthcare embracing automation today. And for an exclusive look at our top stories, subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2020

For example, they’ve announced previously an effort to expand LOINC to support public health needs and grants to expand HL7 standards related to the public health […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2021

Digital health tools can go a long way in making care more accessible for patients, especially those who may have logistical difficulties with analog-heavy systems. " "I know how hard everyone works," she said in an interview with Healthcare IT News about her upcoming HIMSS21 session. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2023

The latter is a hidden challenge that healthcare organizations are not paying enough attention to. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Charlie Harp at HIMSS23 to unpack healthcare’s data resolution challenge. Consider the example of a patient who sees their family physician about chronic nosebleeds. We are making progress.”

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 8, 2022

In fact, he talks about how things are different today than they have been in the past (Partial Spoiler Alert: One example is the EHR data is there to trigger actions). Plus, he shares some innovative examples of what their customers are doing with their technology and what he sees coming in the future. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Patients often have trouble getting access to health cares services, suffer from serious illnesses, and need a lot of reassurance and communication to establish trust. CareSTL, for example, makes use of the new AI-powered tool from eClinicalWorks that can help identify patients who are a most likely to miss their appointment (ie: no-shows).

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Example: noise in drug interaction alerting. Another example of usability putting patients at risk. I could give more specific clinical examples, but this can also be applied more broadly as well. For example, if the EHR or other health IT software is difficult to use, it can cause two important patient safety issues.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2022

For example, in my experience name brand corn flakes are just better than generic ones. Turns out, the same is true with health IT software and more specifically legacy application and archiving solutions. We all know in life that there are some things that are just better than others.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Sanford Health is a massive health system that serves the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Today, Reimer is in the middle of a $350 million virtual care initiative, working to overcome health IT workforce challenges, and building a modern data ecosystem – emphasis on modern. Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patient education is just one example of many where pharmacists could take a more active role in the healthcare system and we could all benefit from pharmacists’ expertise. Not to mention, they generally more accessible to talk about the medication and how it works than the doctor. Tell us what you think.

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