Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

John Blair, III, MD, CEO at MedAllies It’s been well-documented for years that the healthcare industry has an interoperability problem. The commercial efforts to date to push interoperability forward have made true advances. The commercial efforts to date to push interoperability forward have made true advances.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But despite the availability of FHIR and of APIs from many vendors, interoperability is often described as “difficult and “not frictionless” according to Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. Most IT organizations have the tech chops to be interoperable. They don’t want to buy another tool.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

Even while the pandemic continues, healthcare provider organizations have begun to stabilize these infrastructures and revisit the technologies and workflows deployed earlier in the crisis and turn them into standard practices. With telehealth and remote patient monitoring comes the need for interoperability and security.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

For HHM Health , an FQHC serving the Dallas area, interoperability and access to medical records is vital for establishing trust with their patients and saving lives. Brown illustrated the importance of Prisma to their community with the following example: We had a brand new patient come in. Interoperability saves lives.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To talk more about the regulatory considerations for implementing these emerging technologies, we reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights. For example, the CMS-0057-P proposed rule requires the use of FHIR APIs and essentially builds upon previous regulations.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

For more than a decade, healthcare has struggled with sharing data. We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. Data in healthcare is siloed. Inspiration From Outside of Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As health systems grapple with market uncertainty, how will the current macroeconomic environment impact digital health and healthcare IT decision-making? How are AI and automation addressing healthcare labor shortage challenges? At the same time, one of the biggest focus areas of healthcare systems and providers is interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Insurers both large and small , for example, are partnering or even acquiring organizations that specialize in VBP; the same goes for physicians groups and groups that provide home care. With proper privacy and security policies and protocols, EHR interoperability will help expand the implementation of VBP in several ways.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Many smart, dedicated people have relentlessly pursued nationwide healthcare interoperability, and the arrival of TEFCA represents both a major milestone and a significant opportunity for the industry to pause and carefully consider our next steps based on past attempts and current endeavors. About Zach Finn.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2019

As the American Telemedicine Association annual conference kicks off in New Orleans this week, the organization has published a white paper focused on the status of telehealth interoperability. " Interoperability is important for folks on both sides of the video screen, the ATA added. WHY IT MATTERS. but worldwide.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

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 Workforce. Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability. Healthcare Consumerism. John and Colin’s 2023 Healthcare IT Predictions.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. primary care physician, psychotherapist, physical therapist, pharmacist) who work in multiple healthcare systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2023

According to Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture , even if we solve the interoperability challenge in healthcare, we will still have to work to refine the data to make it useful. The latter is a hidden challenge that healthcare organizations are not paying enough attention to. We are making progress.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ensuring the efficient flow of information is fundamental to advancing interoperability. One example involves collaboration with pharmacies to oversee prescription monitoring, ultimately providing physicians with a more comprehensive insight into their patients’ medication regimens. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, the third-party virtual providers did not have full access to patients' medical records, creating a disconnected patient experience and annoyances for patients who must submit their medical histories and medication lists as if they were obtaining care at an entirely separate health system. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

By eliminating barriers and providing greater visibility into a patient's medical history and then providing bespoke recommendations or materials to support their care, interoperability and tech stand to provide a better patient experience anywhere as well as empower patients to take greater control over their healthcare journey, he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 28, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries. As one example, he pointed to telehealth, which has enormous potential to increase access to service and decrease burdens. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This leaves us with the big question: in an ever-evolving healthcare landscape, how do Health IT leaders stay informed about regulatory changes , industry standards , and technological advancements to make informed decisions and guide their teams effectively? So you have to read the data for payment winds – often quality and interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

Drawing from this experience on both sides of the equation, I believe the next generation of EHRs can better meet the needs of all involved with better usability, interoperability, and flexibility. Enhancing Interoperability In addition to greater usability, EHRs need better data-sharing capabilities to bring real value to the clinical space.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2023

Making data interoperable in this way, according to Chief Technology Officer Randy Fusco, is “table stakes”: In other words, don’t even start creating dashboards or analytical reports without making the data work together. Hall also emphasizes starting with business needs and use cases. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Combined with the recent close of its acquisition of Nuance Communications, Microsoft seeks to amplify healthcare organizations' ability to help others by leveraging artificial intelligence to address the biggest challenges transforming the future of healthcare. Interoperability for better outcomes and clinical advances.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 25, 2024

Examples of such system-wide criteria were offered by Dr. Khaliq Siddiq, chief medical officer at Clever Care Health Plan. Consider the need for training on new tools, costs, resource allocation, how the tool fits in with organizational policy and regulations, interoperability, and integration with existing infrastructure.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Jim Jirjis, Chief Health Information Officer at HCA to discuss the value of data quality in healthcare and find out more about the link between their sepsis project and better emergency preparedness. For example, they think that the potassium value in the lab result is not correct.

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HIStalk Interviews

MARCH 25, 2019

Grahame Grieve is a principal with Health Intersections of Melbourne, Australia and was the architect-developer of HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR, pronounced “fire”) specification that allows EHRs to exchange information. There is no easy victory to get interoperability with some kind of tick mark against it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. "How do you leverage it for healthcare, and how does healthcare get involved in those discussions?" " Leary said.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability. The solution to these challenges lies in the adoption of interoperable data systems.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2022

CVS Health Virtual Primary Care will feature a member-selected physician-led Care Team – comprising, for example, nurse practitioners, RNs or licensed vocational nurses – who can be accessed through the platform. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2024

Examples of IoMT include ingestible cameras and MRI machines used in medical facilities, as well as smart thermometers and connected glucose monitors available to patients at home. A notable example of how IoMT solutions are making an impact can be seen in a program developed by an organization for patient monitoring and data management.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. The first is the ability to exchange a list of health data locations, which enables Record Locator Services to interoperate with consumers wishing to discover the location of patient records within a health information exchange.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2022

While the advent of modern interoperable approaches is gaining attention by reducing data entry burden – such as through pre-population of eCRFs using electronic health record data – the available data is still limited to a participating site’s point-in-time interactions with a given patient. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

So as we are looking into the cloud and possibly adding it to our organizations, we need to be looking at some additional tools that can help you better manage your cloud efforts in healthcare. These systems are more flexible, more scalable, and lend themselves better to interoperability.

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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. Today, we’re going to share insights from our expert community for some of the more classic IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. Dan Kompare, Vice President of Information Systems at Harmony Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

Director at NTT DATA On February 8, 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-1) Final Rule in the Federal Register, which took effect on March 11, 2024. The following is a guest article by Nitin Kunte, Sr.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, brought together HIEs, state agencies and interoperability experts nationwide. .

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