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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. Optimize clinical documentation for behavioral health and primary care integration.

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What is Your Perspective on TEFCA and QHINs?

Healthcare IT Today

Here’s a quick summary of what everyone had to say in the video: Deven McGraw, Head of Data Stewardship and Data Sharing at Invitae – It’s not a replacement for Community HIE but I think it’s an essential tool for making sure that there’s nationwide exchange.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Emergency departments and urgent cares are over capacity nationwide, and patients often wait weeks to see their primary care physician. Healthcare Information Exchanges (HIEs) will continue to evolve in 2023.

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The grant, awarded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, comes weeks after the research team published a study in njp Digital Medicine indicating that increased telehealth access during COVID-19 did not result in increased, unnecessary access to primary care. Partnerships.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time. Read more… Unpacking the IT Needs of HIEs.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Lessons Learned from Health IT in the Golden State. California is a unique healthcare market, with a wide range of provider types, health plans, and populations. Ford about EHR deployment and HIE adoption in the state and discussed lessons that others can learn from the experiences of the Golden State.

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Weekly Roundup – September 24, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Summing up The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, Audacious Inquiry’s Robert Horst provided three examples of how HIEs can show their commitment to improving health equity by breaking down barriers to to data collection and use.

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