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

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

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. Their membership and clientele have expanded in variety as well as numbers. and their journey to TEFCA.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

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.

FHIR

FHIR HIE Interoperability Public Health

Roundup: Telehealth providers needed in rural New Zealand and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2023

Telstra Health unveils FHIR-native virtual care platform Telstra Health has introduced a new FHIR-based virtual care solution, Virtual Health Platform. Based on a media release, the solution provides a digital, automated, and streamlined process for creating remote healthcare delivery.

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EMR Telehealth FHIR EHR

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

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2021

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.

Public Health

Public Health Health Data Interoperability FHIR

Weekly Roundup – June 25, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2022

Welcome to the first edition of the 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. Read more… Where Are We At With FHIR? Read more… Is Healthcare AI Essential or Nice to Have?

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FHIR EHR Healthcare IT Public Health

FHIR Oauth Scope

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 4, 2016

As FHIR matures, the security topic becomes more and more important. They do need more participation from healthcare, it is hard to give everyone that needs attention the full attention they need. In fact the specification they have " FHIR OAuth 2 " is not open for review, yet. It is not a complete list of FHIR resource types.

FHIR

FHIR mHealth Public Health Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 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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Telehealth RCM Public Health EHR

Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

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 asked members of the Healthcare IT Community to share their thoughts on the growing role of the Internet of Medical Things in managing healthcare data.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Leadership eHealth RCM

A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

#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! healthpolicyvalentines — John Lynn (@techguy) January 31, 2024 Our love is like comprehensive coverage – it’s always there when we need it.

Health Policy

Health Policy Meaningful Use HIE EMR

Weekly Roundup – March 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2023

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. Read more… The Good and Bad Sides of Healthcare AI and Automation. Mental health and wellbeing platform Spectrum.Life completed a €5 million raise.

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eHealth Healthcare IT FHIR Primary Care

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 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.

HIE

HIE FHIR Healthcare IT Telemedicine

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

JULY 16, 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.

HIPAA

HIPAA Digital Health EHR Healthcare IT

SANER Project Coordinates Sharing of Hospital Bed Capacity and Availability of Critical Resources During COVID-19

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 24, 2020

The project is an open source effort to create an HL7 FHIR API that shares […]. A few weeks ago, I first heard about this project from my friend Keith Boone who is leading the SANER project while working at Audacious Inquiry.

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FHIR Public Health Interoperability Healthcare IT

Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Google Health will embed its search and summarization capabilities within the Meditech Expanse EHR. Meditech will use Google Health's technologies to build a longitudinal health data output that combines data from multiple sources using standard FHIR format.

Life Science

Life Science FHIR Telehealth Health Information

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Automated chart retrieval is performed at scale, leveraging modern HL7 FHIR APIs. With a master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Mo formerly served in leadership roles for Cotiviti, FinThrive, and McKinsey & Company.

Life Science

Life Science Health Information EHR Leadership

IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2020

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), which is the first fully digitalized-paperless health care institution in South Korea, was designated by the government on 1 March as a “public safety hospital,” an institution that separates the treatment process of respiratory patients to prevent COVID-19 spread with the facility.

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Telemedicine EHR Primary Care Digital Health

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 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. Healthcare Workforce. Health Equity and SDoH.

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Interoperability Health IT FHIR EMR

Developing a SANER Solution for Emergency Situations

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 5, 2021

The following is a guest article by Scott Afzal, President of Audacious Inquiry. This past year, Americans in nearly every community had to face the prospect that there may not be an ICU bed or ventilator available for them in the nearby hospital if they got sick with COVID. It was a stunning illustration of […].

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FHIR Public Health Healthcare IT Health IT

Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2022

To simplify the question, is Epic going to give Oracle Cerner access to all their health records? I think we all know the answer to that and FHIR and all these other standards won’t get us there either. The second group to benefit from this National EHR Database was public health.

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On the 9th Day of #HITChristmas … Keith Boone from Audacious Inquiry

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 9th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, Keith Boone, Enterprise Architect at Audacious Inquiry.

HIE

HIE Public Health FHIR Health Information

The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

How do you maintain the security and privacy of your patient’s health information as cyberattacks continue to climb? In the search for some of these answers to help ease your burden, we have reached out to our incredibly brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on communication platforms.

HIPAA

HIPAA Health Information Interoperability EHR

A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

The platform is being leveraged around the globe by public health departments, academic researchers, health systems and managed care organizations. This contributes to furthering healthcare initiatives for predictive analytics that depend on data accuracy. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Nursing

How Can Health IT Help Reform the CDC?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

COVID-19 forced a spike in policy-makers’ interest and willingness to invest in public health; a spike that is unfortunately retreating to the old business as usual. I consulted several experts in health IT to ask how such IT could improve data collection and sharing in public health.

Health IT

Health IT Public Health Interoperability FHIR

Covid-19 : the defining milestone for technology in healthcare

Lloyd Price

APRIL 30, 2020

That said, like many of my peers in the healthcare sector, there is overwhelming agreement that the last three months, and the next three, will undoubtedly be seen as the defining milestone for technology in healthcare. Needless to say in unprecedented times there is no such thing as an expert, just advisors.

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Leadership Primary Care FHIR Interoperability

Weekly Roundup – June 24, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2023

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. Read more… How Are You Incorporating AI and ChatGPT Into Healthcare ? Healthcare IT Today posed this question to the experts in out community.

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RCM eHealth Healthcare IT FHIR

Connected Health Pulse

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

Just Get Connected Already

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Roundup: Telehealth providers needed in rural New Zealand and more briefs

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

Weekly Roundup – June 25, 2022

FHIR Oauth Scope

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Weekly Roundup – March 4, 2023

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

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

SANER Project Coordinates Sharing of Hospital Bed Capacity and Availability of Critical Resources During COVID-19

Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Developing a SANER Solution for Emergency Situations

Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

On the 9th Day of #HITChristmas … Keith Boone from Audacious Inquiry

The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

How Can Health IT Help Reform the CDC?

Covid-19 : the defining milestone for technology in healthcare

Weekly Roundup – June 24, 2023

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