Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics. Effective content management can help hospitals, health systems, and large ambulatory groups turn piles of paper and digital content into actionable data. Beyond COVID-19: Thriving in the Evolving Healthcare Technology Landscape. .

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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. But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. With a master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard T.H.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Procurement Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Stakeholder visits, all staff meeting days, development days, and conference attendance count towards the additional 30 days.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I lead a weekly meeting with the vendor and our IT leadership to review new specifications, review use data and assess the need for further device modifications – constantly trying to make these devices more user-friendly, using patient and provider feedback.” MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

There has been a lot of activity and news coverage of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, recently. Healthcare IT Today had the chance to ask Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture , for his perspective via email. An analogy I use for people not steeped in healthcare is air travel. But what are they?

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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. HTI-1 Final Rule Appropriately, we’ve been breaking down what health IT and EHR vendors need to expect when it comes to HTI-1 in our Healthcare Regulatory Talk series.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director, Application Development and Integrations position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. All staff are required to work in the office 1 day per week (currently Tuesdays).

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 31, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director, Application Development and Integrations position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in Manhattan, New York.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Collaboration in healthcare delivers remarkable outcomes. Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. Embrace an Equity-First Mindset. Establish Trust, Yield Critical Data.

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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). Many exchanges store patient health data in long-term or permanent repositories.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Healthcare firms have long been targets for cyber criminals. 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For health IT leaders struggling with how to meet compliance standards while bridging new or existing gaps in innovation or service delivery, developing strategic partnerships can be a quick, powerful way to leverage resources and innovation.

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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. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Its leaders found that the tracking technology used to mine user data had disclosed information to third parties and subcontractors. Cerebral’s investigation concluded that the data might be considered protected health information and that it had failed to make sure that these third parties met HIPAA requirements for protecting PHI.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence are two huge topics recently in the world of Healthcare IT. We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on this topic. If incorrect patient health information is shared between providers, consequences could be dire.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Focused guidance is needed to create reliable and sustainable standards and processes that work with healthcare today. TEFCA aims to create one unified technical framework to exchange data across the country between healthcare providers, health plans, public health agencies, and individuals. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2020

MEETING THE CHALLENGE. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

From the bedside to the back office, healthcare professionals and administrative employees are consistently asked to do more with less. At the same time, healthcare systems must meet the rising demand from patients for a personalized, tech-enabled care experience.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

Even while the pandemic continues, healthcare provider organizations have begun to stabilize these infrastructures and revisit the technologies and workflows deployed earlier in the crisis and turn them into standard practices. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 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. the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001/27002, SOC2, etc.)

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Internal actors are the second-leading cause of breaches in healthcare. This is mainly due to misuse, such as unintentionally compromising consumer credentials, Personal Identifiable Information (PII), and Personal Health Information (PHI). One key tactic is using identity verification.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2023

In a recent Perspectives on Health Information Management article posted by the National Institutes of Medicine, “improving system usability and proper use” was cited as a valuable strategy to reduce this type of EHR risk. Meet Clinicians Where They Are Doctors can’t wait three or four minutes to speak with help desk personnel.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

In this seventh installment in Healthcare IT News ' feature series, Health IT Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Era, four top IT executives from provider organizations nationwide share what they've learned during the past year and discuss how they're applying these lessons to improve their organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Bring health plans into a shared platform to s treamline health benefits management. U se additional data from insurers’ medical bills to identify treatment gaps, manage costs, and meet quality performance targets. Make it easy for hospitals and post-acute partners to engage, collaborate and meet the needs of patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

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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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Getting ready to meet compliance standards is a survival tactic; important for today, but not a strategy for success in the long run. And then what? While regulation has a reputation for stifling innovation, it can sometimes enable it.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

healthcare system lacks products and resources to meet this population’s unique cultural needs. We are transforming healthcare in this country, as we can no longer rely on a one-size-fits-all system filled with inequalities,” says Erik Cardenas, co-founder and CEO at Zócalo Health. “We million people. About Erik Cardenas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 28, 2019

NewYork-Presbyterian has launched the Hauser Institute for Health Innovation, in recognition of the visionary philanthropy of longtime supporters Rita E. The Hausers have given more than $50 million to NewYork-Presbyterian in support of the hospital’s innovation programs in health information technology and telemedicine since 2011.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

To hear more about the current healthcare cyberattacks , we reached out to our lovely Healthcare IT Today Community. Matthew Sciberras, CISO and VP of Information Security at Invicti Before the pandemic, the most exploitable security vulnerabilities were built into on-premises systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Currently, ChatGPT does not meet HIPAA standards. Problems and Solutions for Data Protection According to Check Point Research, health organizations worldwide experienced a 38% increase in cyberattacks last year compared to 2021. However, it is crucial to consider the compliance of chatbots with security standards.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

" Two years ago Virtua Health encountered the following three concerns, which prompted the launching of its Digital Transformation Office and fully remote virtual digital health practice. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Rising expectations and demands of patients to use digital services.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

However, given the sensitive nature of healthcare data and the increasing frequency of cyberattacks targeting the healthcare sector, every hospital should consider establishing or partnering with a SOC. Smaller hospitals and health care systems also benefit from having a SOC because they also handle sensitive data.

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

That is why CMS created the new role of CMS Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) and has begun the process of filling this new role with a leading healthcare IT talent. The CHIO will drive health IT and data sharing to enhance healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes, drive down costs, and empower patients.

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care innovations

JANUARY 2, 2019

In this white paper, our experts demonstrate the true value proposition of remote care and how it can be leveraged to meet these challenges while delivering more efficient and effective healthcare. The attribute that makes them successful is one of the same attributes that make any program successful — strong leadership.”.

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