Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history. A newer category of personal health information, social determinants of health, garners well over one-half of Americans’ interest in access that data. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

The scope of health data sharing and use of health data have expanded far beyond electronic health record adoption in healthcare settings to encompass data sets inclusive of demographics, behavioral health, social determinants of health (SDOH), and public health.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This ambivalence will flavor how health citizens will adopt and adapt to the growing digitization of health care, and challenge the healthcare ecosystem’s assumption that patients and caregivers will universally, uniformly engage with medical tools and apps and technologies. Mental health nearly doubling to 25%.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Patients’ self-diagnosing conditions online is a new-normal for people engaging with health information online — whether via WebMD and the ClevelandClinic.com or via TikTok — a growing platform for medical information. ” In the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S.

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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.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office noted that 45% of large hospitals reported difficulty accurately identifying patients through electronic health information — a scenario that threatens patient safety and disrupts efforts to coordinate care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

The new guidance is meant to clarify how covered entities can provide audio-only virtual care in compliance with HIPAA and improve public confidence that covered entities are protecting the privacy and security of their health information. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S.

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Connected Health Initiative

MARCH 10, 2023

Especially given the explosion of connected health technology during the public health emergency, interoperability is more important than ever,” said Scarpelli.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Teladoc Health and Ovation Medical are among the organizations that will utilize these new capabilities. Meditech will use Google Health's technologies to build a longitudinal health data output that combines data from multiple sources using standard FHIR format. Virtual care.

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Health Populi

APRIL 7, 2019

In addition to the food supply impact for the Planet Earth’s patients, climate change impacts public health in many other ways. The American Public Health Association founded the Center for Climate. Rural and urban dwellers, alike, often cannot afford data plans charged by Internet Service Providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2023

The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, housed within the state's Department of Information Technology, announced this week that it's working North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to launch the N.C. Stroke Registry.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2020

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment. Digital literacy combines with health literacy to bolster patient engagement.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Digital health encompasses electronic health (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth), which leverage electronic platforms and mobile technologies, including wearable devices and apps, to provide health information and services. billion in 2016 to a staggering 6.3 billion in 2021.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. That’s one barrier overcome to get smartphone health apps into the hands of people dealing with the many tasks involved with managing chronic disease. which 1 in 2 U.S. adults over 55 manage. [I

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 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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Lloyd Price

MARCH 13, 2024

Generative AI: Personalised Health Information: Generative AI can personalise health information delivery. This can lead to a deeper understanding of their health and better engagement with treatment plans. This can significantly improve customer support efficiency.

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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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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. A combination of tools are used collectively to accomplish payer exchange.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Health data analytics also facilitates population health management, identifying trends, and patterns to optimize preventive care and public health interventions. Health informatics research contributes to advancements in healthcare practices, treatment modalities, and public health policies.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2022

Epic has plans to join TEFCA as an inaugural Qualified Health Information Network. Read more… Virtual Reality as a Tool in Medical Training. Read more… How GIS Data Improves Public Health. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Policy and reimbursement consultancy Applied Policy hired Steven Johnson as Health Policy Director.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Workflow optimization tools give the clinical team visibility to the patient pathway in real time, and empower them to make data-driven decisions about how to best manage critical medical situations. For many, the investment in these types of tools can increase efficiencies and improve capacity of current staff.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

My focus in this Health Populi post is on the health consumer’s mindset in the age of COVID-19 and the re-shaped “enlightened” expectations of patients as the public health crisis persists longer than many people had anticipated. Regarding the most important health care issues U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Lack of a consistent and accurate way to link patients to their health information is a significant contributor to an average duplicate record rate that runs as high as 18% in the typical facility. Patient matching issues also impact response to public health emergencies, as was seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This will be driven by a number of factors, including the increasing availability of high-speed internet, the growing popularity of mobile devices, and the government's efforts to promote the use of health information technology (HIT). For example, patients can use their portals to receive reminders for vaccinations and screenings.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2023

The following is a guest article by Travis Bias, DO, MPH, FAAFP, Family Medicine Physician and Chief Medical Officer of the Clinician Solutions Team at 3M ’s Health Information Systems Division The release of ChatGPT has ignited dueling flames of excitement and concern regarding the potential of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

Among the least likely barriers were unqualified clinicians (compared with a “live” in-person doctor), the doctor’s inability to share health information with the patient, difficulty in booking an appointment, distractions from other online activities, and privacy issues. Deloitte found that U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). That data can reveal important information that might not make it into the patient’s own record, such as an emergency room visit.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 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. criteria is available for public comment until March 20.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 21, 2020

BIDI, which is under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Thailand, is a 240-bed tertiary care hospital with 1000 staff under normal circumstances, Dr Sirikwin explained. “We have seen a lot of apps and digital tools to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, which is very good. Approaches to the pandemic: BIDI and Samitivej.

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E-CareManagement

JUNE 27, 2021

This shift creates a business imperative to share information, not to hoard it. Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis.

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E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This shift creates a business imperative to share information, not to hoard it. Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis.

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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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Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

The importance of data and digital health literacy for patients and providers As healthcare becomes more digital, it's becoming increasingly important for both patients and providers to understand how data is being used and how to use digital tools effectively.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 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. Partnerships Google selected eClinicalWorks for the Chrome Enterprise Recommended Program.

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