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CMS prior authorization rule finally crosses the finish line

Redox

More time to comply with API requirements The finalized rule requires that both payers and providers update or implement a variety of HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) APIs. In other words, Prior Authorization APIs will be compliant if they use FHIR and X12, or purely FHIR. X12 to FHIR) or small (e.g.

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A Digital Health Checkup for the US – #1 in AI, Meh in Interoperability – An OECD Update

Health Populi

” OECD found that over 90% of the countries studied reported introducing legislation to require standards for interoperability, and (wonk-alert) with two-thirds adopting HL7-FHIR, and 42% adopting SMART on FHIR.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The most notable approval is USCDI v3, and others include two implementation guides from CMS for Quality Reporting Document Architecture and three HL7 standards (for C-CDA, FHIR, and QRDA).

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Healthtech providers can adopt HL7 (Health Level Seven) or FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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AWS physician expert talks new use cases for telehealth, machine learning, cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , during the pandemic, telehealth services for urgent care have grown by 683% and by 4,345% for non-urgent care. FHIR addresses this issue, helping remove barriers to fast, easy and secure electronic data exchange across the healthcare industry.

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Impractical or Inadequate: Is Your Virtual Care Solution Good Enough?

GlobalMed

Cybercrime has been on the rise in healthcare and introducing video tools that aren’t secure or even HIPAA compliant has opened a door to attacks. Telehealth has been gaining popularity , especially with younger patients; 40 percent of Millennials ranked telemedicine as an “extremely or very important option” in a recent healthcare study.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

HIPAA vs HIPPA – Fun Friday – I’m glad some humor made the top list since I enjoy humor as much or more than the next person. Where Are We At With FHIR? Study shows RPM reduces readmissions helps catch medication errors and improves pain management. Big Bet on FHIR Pays Off. Are Blogs Still Worthwhile?