Groups, Health Information and Leadership

Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? Individuals have a fundamental right to dictate who and when their health information is leveraged. Working to keep that information private in the new paradigm of Teams Meetings, PowerBI reports, and decentralized data is a heavy burden for modern CISOs.

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WebMD Health Corp. Acquires Healthwise, Incorporated’s Operating Assets, Building on Leadership in Member and Patient Engagement Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2024

Healthwise’s Current Operating Assets will become part of WebMD Ignite, Creating an Industry-Leading Healthcare Growth and Engagement Platform Serving 650+ Healthcare Organizations WebMD Health Corp. ,

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Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The title of the report, “Health on Demand,” speaks to the first bar chart. Overall, company leadership is more bullish on digital health tools compared with workers who index relatively lower than management — by just a bit. Four in ten people would also trade health information to access more convenient care.

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Data Sharing Transforms the way Physicians Practice; Let’s Make it More Accessible

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

The organization’s 5,000+ physicians, who are treating people across the socioeconomic spectrum, believe that comprehensive health information is crucial to deliver high-quality care for their patients. Any patient should be able to see a physician or care provider without spending valuable time recounting their history.

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Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

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 four-day summit focused on the evolving role of HIE, new interoperability successes and the valuable implications of harnessing data to advance health equity.

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Making Health Care Better, from the N of 1 to the Public’s Health – Trend-Weaving Medecision Liberation 2019

Health Populi

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Health and our health information are deeply personal. Changing health care and inspiring positive health behaviors is hard to do. Chris Mahai, who runs Aveus, Medecision’s consulting division, wrote the book BOLD on leadership. And her organization’s top leadership supports her bold approach.

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Mount Sinai-linked computer pads keep patients at home during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

“The devices are customized according to the specification of our various provider groups. They come preloaded with telehealth applications, as well as links to educational materials that are specific to the patient group – for example, our transplant program.” To read this special report, click here.

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Featured Health IT Job: Executive Coordinator

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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The Federal Trade Commission Accuses GoodRx Of Multiple Data Sharing Fails, Demands It Pay $1.5 Million Fine and Make Reforms

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to the FTC, GoodRx has been funneling personal health information from these consumers to advertising companies and platforms such as Facebook, Google and Criteo, along with other third parties such as Branch and Twilio. More than 55 million consumers have visited or used GoodRx’s website or mobile apps since 2017.

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Lessons From a Ransomware Attack: The Importance of Partnership & Collaboration

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by John Gaede, Director of Information Systems at Sky Lakes Medical Center. A nefarious person or group convinces an unsuspecting employee to open an email promising a bonus. phone call, 3M Health Information Systems (HIS) immediately made a team of engineers available to us.

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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Effective content management can help hospitals, health systems, and large ambulatory groups turn piles of paper and digital content into actionable data. Download our white paper, “ Leading enterprise content strategy with health information management: An executive guide for acquiring a document management and imaging platform.”.

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Has inclusion been lost in the digital transformation of the NHS?

Digital Leaders HealthTech

JULY 9, 2020

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for fast-tracking the digital transformation of the NHS and many have turned to digital for health information and access to services. million users on 17 March and at mHabitat we saw a 25 per cent increase in the use of our ‘I need help now’ function on our mental health platform, MindWellLeeds.

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Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

NextGen announced that clients using NextGen Population Health achieved an average of $9 million in savings in 2021 in the Medicare Shared Savings Program MSSP. East Tennessee Health Information Network chose 4medica to improve patient matching and health data quality and reduce duplicate patient records.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

But when dealing with all of the many things that providers do and the highly important health information about patients, something as simple as selecting a communication platform becomes a very tricky situation. How do you maintain the security and privacy of your patient’s health information as cyberattacks continue to climb?

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This fall, The Sequoia Project began accepting applications for potential qualified health information networks (QHINs), the entities tasked with operationalizing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) established by the 21st Century Cures Act. Three Important Considerations for ONC and the Health IT Community .

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Improving health outcomes through patient education: how do we get it right?

Digital Leaders HealthTech

MARCH 17, 2022

Patient education and engagement is fundamentally important when it comes to improving a patient’s ability to manage their health and improve their health outcomes. By educating people about their health condition, they are more likely to be able to seek, understand, and act on the health information they are given.

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How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

Together, these centers provide roughly 650,000 visits annually, including critical primary care, behavioral health, dental care and care management services to more than 115,000 patients of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay. Offering additional features such as group visits. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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The Argonaut Project: 10 Year Anniversary in 2024 for HealthTech open interoperability initiative

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The Argonaut Project is a collaborative effort between the healthcare industry and the technology industry to develop and implement standards for exchanging electronic health information (EHI). HealthTech Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors - Industry Insights & Analysis for Founders, Owners & Investors.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

News and Studies HLTH Foundation formed the Techquity for Health Coalition , with a mission to help organizations consider health equity in health technology innovation and data practices. The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

It was an early adopter of electronic health records and sponsored one of New York State's first health information exchanges. In 2018, Maimonides' leadership established digital health as a strategic priority for the medical center. THE PROBLEM.

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#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Growth and M&A for Healthcare Technology companies Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors – Market Insights, Analysis & Predictions. Source: [link] Growth and M&A for Healthcare Technology companies Healthcare Technology Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors – Market Insights, Analysis & Predictions.

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Aledade Secures $260 Million Series F Financing Round to Expand and Enhance Services for its Nationwide Network of Primary Care Practices

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2023

Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston (now Mass General Brigham). He also served as the United States National Coordinator for Health Information Technology from 2009 to 2011. Previously, he was the Samuel O.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Jain, MD, MBA, president and CEO at SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan. Fetter led one of nation’s largest for-profit health systems. Jain, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, health policy, managed care and healthcare delivery leadership.

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

If you’re familiar with the 21st Century Cures Act, then you know that October 6th is a major deadline that requires healthcare providers, health IT developers, HIEs, HINs, and others to share all ePHI (electronic protected health information) in the DRS (Designated Record Set). American Health Care Association (AHCA).

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Why Do I need to Partner for My Interoperability and Integration Capabilities?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2023

.” About Loyd Bittle Loyd has had a successful career in the Healthcare software industry, starting as a Systems Engineer and advancing his career to Vice President (Mirth™ Group) at NextGen Healthcare before starting Innovar Healthcare. Innovar Healthcare is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene.

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Bonus Features – July 17, 2022 – Social care vendors commit to interop, only 1 in 6 healthcare orgs have secured IoT, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2022

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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Demand Grows for Advancements in Healthcare’s Digital Front Door

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

Interactive portals enable secure messaging, appointment reminders, and access to personal health information, fostering a stronger patient-provider relationship. Embracing a digital front door experience opens new avenues for engagement and communication with patients.

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Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future

Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 9, 2020

Health Informatics (HI) is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field. HI (also called Health Information Systems) uses information technology to organize and analyze health records to improve healthcare outcomes. Tools include medical terminology, information and communication systems, and computer technology.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

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Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

With FHIR 4, Open APIs, Carequality and CommonWell reaching a milestone of sorts and the finalized information blocking rule from Health and Human Services coming, the table is set for notable advancements in health information exchange. Helping women entrepreneurs 'springboard' into health IT marketplace.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 8, 2023

HealthTech Thought Leadership from Nelson Advisors - Industry Insights & Analysis for Founders, Owners & Investors. Different user groups may have different preferences for pricing and features. In some countries, there are specific regulations that must be followed when transmitting patient health information.

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When eHealth goes viral: The strengths and weaknesses of health tech during COVID-19

Digital Leaders HealthTech

APRIL 7, 2020

Crowdsourced” means that relevant health information is provided by a large number of people, primarily through the internet. The group of people that is online, digitally engaged and willing to share health information is often quite different from the general population or the population of interest.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

They handle data like protected health information (PHI), intellectual property (IP), clinical trial data and payment card data, giving attackers many options to cash in, and healthcare is a critical infrastructure industry that can be hardest hit by ransomware attacks. Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc.

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Headspace Health Lays Off 181 Therapists Overnight, Denying Termination Notice to Clients

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The Headspace layoff challenge to mental health norms is the second large-scale problem with the telebehavioral health boom since January. I’d like to be wrong, but from what I have seen, the only group empowered to protect citizens is the Federal Trade Commission.

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Bonus Features – March 12, 2023 – 87% of docs used telemedicine in 2021, 65% of healthcare orgs collect more trivial data once they adopt the cloud, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2023

Though telehealth adoption helped lead to a slight decrease in behavioral health visits as a share of all emergency department visits, half of patients who visited the ED for depression or anxiety did not receive follow-up care within 60 days. The good news about year-over-year margins (up 3.7% from December to January).

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The Consumer and the Payor, Bingo and Trust: My Day At Medecision Liberator Bootcamp

Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

To succeed in the business of health information technology (HIT), a company has to be very clear on the problems it’s trying to address. Health care surely doesn’t feel like the best retail experience, and that’s especially true for health plans. Health insurance plans? Not so much.

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Beyond the hospital walls: how digital cancer care will revolutionise care for patients

Digital Leaders HealthTech

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By using thoughtful design and finding ways to motivate historically excluded groups, we will ensure all patient’s opinions will be heard, their needs met and that they can have greater control over their care. More thought leadership. At the moment people tell us they feel under supported after they’ve finished their treatment.

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Prudential and Babylon Join Forces to Pioneer AI-Powered Digital Health Services in Asia

Lloyd Price

AUGUST 2, 2018

." "We are significantly expanding our role from protection to encompass the prevention and postponement of adverse health events. We find it humbling that after a lengthy search, Prudential's forward-looking leadership has put its trust in Babylon as its partner.

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Healthcare Generative AI and Data – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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.

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By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Over 60 million Latinos live in the United States today – the nation’s largest minority group. Zócalo Health is available to individuals living in California. Erik is a healthcare tech strategist with more than 20 years of leadership experience. By 2050, they’ll make up more than 30% of the population with 132.8

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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.

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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

We believe the critical avenue to mental health equity is ensuring access to timely and high quality care through Medicaid. Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health care services in the US and disproportionately serves disadvantaged groups and individuals.

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Changing Our Approach Together: How Health Data Can Advance Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Therasa Bell painted a poignant picture when she said, “When assessing a person’s health, it’s more important we know their zip code than knowing their genetic code.” Post-Acute Providers for the Win!

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Proceeding with Caution: The Impact of (Generative) AI on Healthcare and Life Sciences

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

Different groups or teams can also feed the AI data, knowingly or unknowingly impacting results or creating an unwarranted bias. By adopting an on-premises approach, organizations can maintain the privacy of protected health information while enabling the model to extract and deliver relevant insights.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

WebMD Health Corp. Acquires Healthwise, Incorporated’s Operating Assets, Building on Leadership in Member and Patient Engagement Solutions

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Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Data Sharing Transforms the way Physicians Practice; Let’s Make it More Accessible

Steadfast Commitment to HIE Opens the Door for Health Equity

Making Health Care Better, from the N of 1 to the Public’s Health – Trend-Weaving Medecision Liberation 2019

Mount Sinai-linked computer pads keep patients at home during COVID-19

Featured Health IT Job: Executive Coordinator

The Federal Trade Commission Accuses GoodRx Of Multiple Data Sharing Fails, Demands It Pay $1.5 Million Fine and Make Reforms

Lessons From a Ransomware Attack: The Importance of Partnership & Collaboration

Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Has inclusion been lost in the digital transformation of the NHS?

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Improving health outcomes through patient education: how do we get it right?

How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

The Argonaut Project: 10 Year Anniversary in 2024 for HealthTech open interoperability initiative

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

#HIMSS24 Europe: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Aledade Secures $260 Million Series F Financing Round to Expand and Enhance Services for its Nationwide Network of Primary Care Practices

Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Why Do I need to Partner for My Interoperability and Integration Capabilities?

Bonus Features – July 17, 2022 – Social care vendors commit to interop, only 1 in 6 healthcare orgs have secured IoT, and more

Demand Grows for Advancements in Healthcare’s Digital Front Door

Health informatics and why participatory healthcare is key to its future

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Workforce development: Your organization is only as strong as its people

Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

When eHealth goes viral: The strengths and weaknesses of health tech during COVID-19

Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Headspace Health Lays Off 181 Therapists Overnight, Denying Termination Notice to Clients

Bonus Features – March 12, 2023 – 87% of docs used telemedicine in 2021, 65% of healthcare orgs collect more trivial data once they adopt the cloud, and more

The Consumer and the Payor, Bingo and Trust: My Day At Medecision Liberator Bootcamp

Beyond the hospital walls: how digital cancer care will revolutionise care for patients

Prudential and Babylon Join Forces to Pioneer AI-Powered Digital Health Services in Asia

Healthcare Generative AI and Data – 2024 Health IT Predictions

By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Changing Our Approach Together: How Health Data Can Advance Health Equity

Proceeding with Caution: The Impact of (Generative) AI on Healthcare and Life Sciences

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