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QHINs, Health Data Exchange, FHIR, AI and More with CommonWell Health Alliance

Healthcare IT Today

Originally aimed at health care providers, they have championed the right of patients to get access to data, and now are working also with payers, public health agencies, pharmacies, and labs. CommonWell has been working with some of these clients to look at innovative data workflows. and their journey to TEFCA.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

Buckle also shares her experience at the Interop Showcase and details of the recent CommonWell FHIR Connectathon where CommonWell members leveraged FHIR to improve interoperability. FHIR, the API for automated data sharing, is mature and being adopted. CommonWell Health Alliance is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene.

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Why Isn’t Health Data Available Where It’s Needed Including Public Health?

Healthcare IT Today

I often talk to patients who wonder why their healthcare data isn’t following them. Many patients just assume that the healthcare interoperability problem has been solved and that the data from their doctor or a lab or imaging center is going to be shared between doctors, specialists, and whomever needs it in healthcare.

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

Less fragmented health data. healthpolicyvalentines @ONC_HealthIT — Grace Vinton (@HITeaWithGrace) February 11, 2024 Roses are red, Violets are blue, I went to the CHPL, & found a FHIR endpoint for you! Telephone lines to HIEs, to @CarequalityNet & QHINs. What does that mean for patients?

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Weekly Roundup – March 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Given the nation’s lack of lab data standards, there are 40 different ways to code a negative PCR test result. Using AI to Detect Rare Conditions.

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

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Examples include using Teams for virtual care visits, Teams integration with Cerner electronic health record, and additional enhancements on the Azure Health Data Services using AI. Salesforce has announced that it will improve its Salesforce Customer 360 for Health product, adding new features.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

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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