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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.

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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. ATA, which represents the full range of providers that deliver telehealth, has intervened with some states as they grapple with health data privacy legislation, he said.

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We previously shared ONC’s big QHIN announcement which shared the names of five officially designated QHINs as part of TEFCA: eHealth Exchange Epic Nexus Health Gorilla KONZA MedAllies No doubt, the timing of this announcement was planned to coincide with the ONC Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

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Health Data and Interoperability Infrastructure Needs

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

However, amidst the IT infrastructure responses we received a number of health IT experts talking about the importance of health data and interoperability infrastructure. If the future of healthcare is built on the back of data, then it makes sense why health data infrastructure would be such an important topic.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

health care delivery landscape, patients-as-health care consumers are becoming more savvy and discriminating based on their “maturity” and exposure to various flavors of telehealth. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.

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Smile Digital Health Closes $30 Million in Series B Funding to Progress Innovation as World-Leading Health Data Fabric

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The increasing need for interoperability in healthcare has driven significant growth and demand for the company’s data fabric platform and continued innovation in this area. “Our vision for better global health becomes more achievable when we focus on the inherent value of finding innovative ways to efficiently share and use data.

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. The My Health, My Data Act defines “consumer health data” as “personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer and that identifies a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health.”

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Manifest MedEx Launches the California ADT Network, a Free Acute and Post-Acute Event Notification Exchange for California

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 30, 2024

The statewide nonprofit health information organization will send and receive Admit, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) notifications at no cost for most CalHHS Data Exchange Framework (DxF) participants through new exchange EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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AHIMA19 Celebrated Innovation and Global Impact At the Annual Conference

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, CEO, American Health Information Management Association. The annual meeting for the American Health Information […]. The annual meeting for the American Health Information […].

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Health Data Cloud Leader 1upHealth Raises $40 Million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

1upHealth’s FHIR®-native platform designed for interoperability and modern computing is used by over 75 enterprise organizations including leading national and regional health plans, the highest performing CMS ACOs, international clinical research organizations, and over 20 state Medicaid agencies. “The For more information visit 1up.health.

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Health Data Cloud Leader 1upHealth Raises $40 Million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth

Digital Health Global

APRIL 12, 2023

1upHealth’s FHIR®-native platform designed for interoperability and modern computing is used by over 75 enterprise organizations including leading national and regional health plans, the highest performing CMS ACOs, international clinical research organizations, and over 20 state medicaid agencies. “The For more information visit [link].

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Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act this week, aimed at starting the process of modernizing health data use and privacy policies. "As a doctor, the potential of new technology to improve patient care seems limitless.

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IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

Cross-Community Patient Discovery (XCPD) Health Data Locator and Revoke Option - Rev. The Cross-Community Patient Discovery (XCPD) Health Data Locator and Revoke Option Supplement enhances the existing IHE XCPD Integration Profile by adding two new capabilities. Document Sharing Across Network Topologies- Rev.

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Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Implementing systems that improve effectiveness and efficiency are the top draw here among clinicians, followed by meeting with the doctors to gain an understand of their needs. And third, investing in clinician mental health resources garnered 42% of clinicians’ interest in the BDO survey.

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

has admitted that it inappropriately shared private health data on 3.1 million of its users, a problem that arose from its use of pixel-based tracking technologies which gather and share data on people who visit the site. million in civil penalties for failing to let consumers know about unauthorized disclosures of their data.

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b.well Connected Health Secures $40M to Power The Connected Health Ecosystem

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

Ryan Howells , Principal at Leavitt Partners and Executive Director of the CARIN Alliance, a bipartisan, multi-sector collaborative dedicated to advancing consumer-directed exchange of health information, has joined the b.well board as an independent director. “The support from Leavitt Equity Partners and the expertise of Dr. .

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

The four stories we generate are: Retail Health For All, starring “The Consumer” DIY Healthcare, starring “The CEO” Fragmentation Meets Bureaucracy, starring “The Castaway,” and, “One World, One Health,” starring “The Health Citizen.”

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Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) , a leading health data management and platform solution provider, today announced a significant investment from Novacap , one of North America’s premier private equity firms. This strategic partnership will accelerate HHIT’s technological contribution and expansion in health information technology.

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Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s not a huge surprise that the week of the ONC Meeting, they would make a number of big announcements for those of us in health IT. This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. Let’s dive into both and what you should know.

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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. There will be a shakeout period. About Zach Finn.

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Leveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and healthcare providers’ performance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

This involves offering accessible and convenient high-quality care that meets the needs of the local community while ensuring workloads remain manageable for care teams and physicians. “Managing patients’ health data in one system gives us the opportunity to really support patients to engage in their healthcare.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In January, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) became a reality, and in October applications opened for organizations seeking designation as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Currently, perhaps 99% of health data exchange is initiated to support treatment.

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QHINs Will Help Shine a Light on Data Quality

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

There has been a lot of activity and news coverage of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, recently. The Trusted Exchange Framework is the technical standard that governs the actual sharing of data, and the Common Agreement is the legal agreement that governs the obligations of those sharing the data.

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DirectTrust and EHNAC Announce Merger Agreement

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information. EHNAC is a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. About DirectTrust. About EHNAC.

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Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2023

The experts said the keys to modern cybersecurity including managing assets, access, networks, infrastructure, and data , along with continuous threat monitoring and tried-and-true training that meets employees where they are. Read more… Turning Health Data Sharing Into Meaningful Outcomes.

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. For instance: . Provider types and structures will vary widely.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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How Will Consumers’ Declining Trust in Technology Impact Health Tech?

Health Populi

OCTOBER 20, 2022

health citizens’ trust in digital health technology? Richard Edelman convened a virtual meeting launch for the Trust Barometer’s tech perspectives yesterday, looking broadly at the global study findings. How might this play into U.S. To answer that, let’s start with the macro-view on trust in tech.

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

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

Particularly for risk adjustment (RA) reviews, even the slightest gaps in reporting leaves health plans at risk for drops in quality ratings and subsequent revenue loss. Furthermore, the 21 st Century Act opens the door for greater availability to clinical data among patients, providers, and other requesters such as payers.

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BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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Featured Health IT Job: Senior Solutions Architect – HIE

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

You’ll collaborate closely with others on the various technologies of our health information exchange platform to implement software solutions. Looks like a great opportunity for those with experience with health information exchange architecture. Thank you for your cooperation.

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How Digital Transformation is Moving Patient Care Forward and its Impact on Hospitals

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

Patients today want more customized experiences that meet their individual needs and provide better outcomes; digital transformations meet this demand. Accelerated during the pandemic, more healthcare facilities are implementing emerging technologies to meet patient and staff needs and create the digital hospital of the future.

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Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

EHR Development Standards: New teeth, bigger bite After years of dashed hopes that EHR workflows will achieve true interoperability and allow patients to easily access and share their healthcare data, many are looking at the ONC’s final standards with a skeptical eye and cautious optimism.

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Milliman IntelliScript Acquires OneRecord

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The purchase of OneRecord positions Milliman IntelliScript to better serve clients who depend on the company’s delivery of digital health and consumer data to mitigate applicant risks, meet customer demand for a faster application process, and extend coverage to more people.

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ChatGPT Misses the Mark in Healthcare – What It Needs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2023

Access to protected patient health information (PHI) during model training, which is then exposed to others without the individual patient’s consent, can result in serious harm to patients and severe legal and regulatory consequences to the healthcare delivery organizations.

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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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Digital Side Door Part 2: Attract and Retain Patients with These Tips

Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Utilize Patient Portals Patient portals serve as a gateway for patients to access their health information conveniently. Integrate with Wearables and Health Apps Over one-third of adults use digital health apps and wearables in 2023. 4 Ways to Avoid Patient Loss Through the Digital Side Door 1.

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.

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Understanding the Difference Between Telemedicine Integration and Interoperability

GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

You can pick up his antibiotics and still make it to work in time for your morning meeting. Even PDFs going into your system won’t offer portable health data that can flow into the patient record. Come see how our virtual health interoperability tools work at HIMSS20 Booth #6089, March 10-12, 2020 in Orlando. It’s great….

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

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. Consumer care coordination company Quantum Health was certified as a Great Place to Work.

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

Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Our lineup includes a deep dive into Europe’s current regulatory landscape, including the AI Act, the European Health Data Space and the European Recovery and Resilience Fund. We’ll also help you make sense of all today’s trends in health technology—from machine learning to digital maturity and telehealth.

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Enhancing Patient Engagement and Compliance through DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring System (RPM)

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of technology to collect and transmit patient health data from remote locations to healthcare providers for assessment and intervention. The system is customizable to meet the unique needs of individual patients and healthcare organizations.

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BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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Epic, Using Scare Tactics & Paternalism, Opposes ONC Rule

Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2020

The rule would allow health apps and patients to more directly access all of their own clinical data locked up by proprietary systems like Epic. Epic says : By requiring health systems to send patient data to any app requested by the patient, the ONC rule inadvertently creates new privacy risks. Epic Knows Best.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

Health Data and Interoperability Infrastructure Needs

While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Smile Digital Health Closes $30 Million in Series B Funding to Progress Innovation as World-Leading Health Data Fabric

My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Manifest MedEx Launches the California ADT Network, a Free Acute and Post-Acute Event Notification Exchange for California

AHIMA19 Celebrated Innovation and Global Impact At the Annual Conference

Health Data Cloud Leader 1upHealth Raises $40 Million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth

Health Data Cloud Leader 1upHealth Raises $40 Million Series C led by Sixth Street Growth

Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws

IHE IT-Infrastructure Spring 2023

Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

b.well Connected Health Secures $40M to Power The Connected Health Ecosystem

Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Harmony Healthcare IT Partners with Novacap to Accelerate Innovation and Growth in Healthcare Data Management

Big ONC News: QHINs, TEFCA, and HTI-1

Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Leveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and healthcare providers’ performance

Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

QHINs Will Help Shine a Light on Data Quality

DirectTrust and EHNAC Announce Merger Agreement

Weekly Roundup – March 25, 2023

Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

How Will Consumers’ Declining Trust in Technology Impact Health Tech?

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

BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Featured Health IT Job: Senior Solutions Architect – HIE

How Digital Transformation is Moving Patient Care Forward and its Impact on Hospitals

Reimagining Health Tech on the Cusp of ONC’s Final HTI-1 Rule – Regulatory Talk Series

Milliman IntelliScript Acquires OneRecord

ChatGPT Misses the Mark in Healthcare – What It Needs to Succeed

Featured Health IT Job: Executive Coordinator

Digital Side Door Part 2: Attract and Retain Patients with These Tips

How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Understanding the Difference Between Telemedicine Integration and Interoperability

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

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

Enhancing Patient Engagement and Compliance through DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring System (RPM)

BetterHelp Investigation by FTC & Privacy Update by DOJ

Epic, Using Scare Tactics & Paternalism, Opposes ONC Rule

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