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. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead. The underlying theme of AHIMA’s annual conference was that health information management professionals are both encouraged and frustrated at the state of the industry, Colin Hung reported from Baltimore. SDoH data illustrates this dilemma well: There’s a lot of it, but it’s often hard to put to use to improve clinical care. Read more…
Dichotomy: The Through Line at AHIMA23. Colin’s conversations with longtime AHIMA attendees and scans of the agenda and expo hall highlighted another dichotomy: HIM professionals must focus on longstanding issues (release of information) and recent trends (ensuring quality through data collection). Read more…
Learning About the Latest FHIR Analytics Tool. John Lynn sat down with Gail Stephens at SAS Health Solutions to learn about the benefits of ingesting disparate sources of FHIR-based data onto a single platform for analysis, whether it’s to identify gaps in care or find appropriate patients for clinical trials. Read more…
Getting Expert Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs. At the recent Civitas Conference, we asked members of the Healthcare IT Today Community to weigh in on today’s biggest interoperability trends. Most agreed that TEFCA is an important step forward but also a limited service, and there was some concern that some QHINs may end up being better than others. Read more…
To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Be Usable, Not Just Useful. EHRs are packed with valuable information and useful functionality, but clinical users must navigate far too much of it at once, noted Khalid Al-Maskari at Health Information Management Systems. Better EHR usability starts with a simplified interface that can be customized by each user, coupled with minimal scrolling and toggling. Read more…
Immediate Steps for Hospitals to Improve Their Cybersecurity Posture. While some efforts in defending against ransomware and other cyberthreats are strategic, Jonathan Goldberger at TPx said hospitals must also consider tactical steps such as multifactor authentication, inbox detection, and ramped-up security awareness training. Read more…
Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023: News and announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and many others. Read more…
Bonus Features for October 8, 2023: 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis, plus Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Employee well-being company Virgin Pulse is merging with HealthComp, an employee benefits and analytics platform.
- Patent journey platform Tendo acquired MDsave, a healthcare application marketplace.
- Pharmacy workflow automation platform Plenful announced $9 million in funding.
- Digital data exchange vendor Datavant acquired Healthjump, which specializes in data exchange for value-based care organizations.
- Home care and SNF compliance training partner ShowdMe announced a Series A funding round.
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