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Pharmacy Interoperability and Pharmacy Perspectives Coming Out of the ONC Annual Meeting

Healthcare IT Today

Patient education is just one example of many where pharmacists could take a more active role in the healthcare system and we could all benefit from pharmacists’ expertise. Another area where we haven’t enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability.

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QHIN Reactions at the ONC Annual Meeting

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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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The Quiet Hospital Unit and Other Benefits of an Open and Interoperable Communication Platform

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Rauland is an open and highly interoperable platform, using standard communication protocols and publishing APIs that any vendor can use to connect. Their analytics module can highlight risks, such as for falls, and show where staffing can be changed quickly to meet the current needs of the unit. Tell us what you think.

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Too Many QHINs Could Hinder Progress Toward Nationwide Health IT Interoperability

Healthcare IT 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. . For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism. About Zach Finn.

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Fax As An On-Ramp for Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

The journey to achieve interoperability in healthcare has been too long and too expensive. To address this, companies have put effort into creating interoperability tools and platforms designed to make it easier to exchange data. To accelerate interoperability efforts, however, creating more technology may not the answer.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. What should be trending right now in health IT? We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., The following is what they had to share with us.

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Key Skills and Qualifications for a Successful Career in Health IT and How They’ve Evolved with Advancements in Healthcare Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Having a career in Health IT requires a lot of skills and qualifications, even more so if you want that career to be successful – but what are those skills and qualifications? So what are these key skills and qualifications and how have they evolved with advancements in healthcare technology ?