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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A survey from Turquoise Health found prices for “shoppable services” in healthcare are increasing roughly at the pace of inflation , though some vaccines have seen price increases of more than 20%. New York City HIE entity Healthix chose CLEAR identity verification technology for its My Health Record NY portal.

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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data. Montana HIE Big Sky Care Connect chose Lyniate ‘s Rhapsody Interoperability Suite for data classification and cleansing.

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2022

A PatientsLikeMe survey concluded that patient interest in flu shots is declining. While 40% of patients surveyed didn’t get a flu shot in 2021, 43% haven’t gotten a flu shot yet this year or don’t plan to get one. Partnerships.

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Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Nearly two-thirds of physicians surveyed (65%) said they are experiencing burnout, and 35% said their level of burnout has “significantly increased” in 2022. RCM firm Conifer Health added Patti Peets and James Muir to its sales executive leadership team, covering the South-Central Texas Region and West Coast regions, respectively.

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Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

The survey of provider, EHR, lab, and digital health executives found that 69% of digital health companies experience gaps in their data sets, while 60% of health systems report that data retrieved from HIEs is duplicative or incomplete. Health information network Availity was named a Great Place to Work for the third consecutive year.

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Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

HIMSS has released its 2022 Future of Healthcare Report , and survey results suggest that payers and providers look at big technology companies differently. A survey of 5,000 clinicians conducted by experience management firm Qualtrics concluded that only half of nurses and physicians believe in the future of their organizations.

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

A survey from Nest Collaborative concluded that parents prefer virtual care for lactation services , with 64% of survey respondents using telehealth (either on its own or in conjunction with in-person visits) compared to 37% who exclusively used in-person services.

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

The latest survey from Definitive Healthcare found that about 40% of healthcare professionals plan to incorporate AI and machine learning into their daily operations in the next two years , while 73% of organizations already using AI plan to expand their use. Partnerships.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication. HIE entity Santa Cruz Health Information Organization is collaborating with the Santa Cruz 2-1-1 Program to share information related to housing, transportation, and food services.

Primary Care

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. All told, 71% of organizations are now able to use data from external sources at the point of care.

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Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

The 10th Annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey from Stoltenberg Consulting found that the greatest IT challenge for CIOs is budgeting for and retaining qualified IT talent, with 65% of organizations saying this is their top operational burden. In addition, The Sequoia Project released v0.1

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CIOs tackle barriers to innovation, telehealth integration, analytics and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2021

"We've had plenty of successes and accomplishments prior to the pandemic, the focus and agility of the entire leadership structure resulted in faster decisions, and alignment between multiple teams focused on the same outcomes. Moreover, we incorporated mobility data from Facebook and Google into these predictive models for accuracy."

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A survey from medication management provider Bluesight revealed that 85% of consumers have been surprised by the cost of their medication. HIE entity Santa Cruz Health Information Organization is collaborating with the Santa Cruz 2-1-1 Program to share information related to housing, transportation, and food services.

Primary Care

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Patient Matching Errors Continue To Be Common

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Patient matching problems are persistent across healthcare organizations and continue to pose patient safety risks, according to a new survey addressing these issues. The survey, which was conducted by the eHealth Initiative and commissioned by NextGate, included 118 respondents, roughly two-thirds of which were providers.

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

39% of those surveyed by CHIME said that they were concerned about receiving an upgrade of their health IT system in time to comply. This is a big change from the requirement to share USCDI. While we’ve known about this deadline for years, it’s not too surprising that many healthcare organizations aren’t ready for it.

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TEFCA Real Talk

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

23% know of TEFCA, but aren’t sure if they are going to participate, 25% were not aware of TEFCA and only 1% of those surveyed were aware of TEFCA and planned not to participate. ONC recently released some stats that 51% of healthcare organizations were aware of TEFCA and plan to participate.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Patients are the lifeblood of the healthcare industry — especially small healthcare clinics — yet a recent survey conducted by Weave found that 2 out of 3 small healthcare businesses claim they are short-staffed, with little evidence that these shortages will end anytime soon. Staffing shortages will cause severe care disruption.

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Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A patient survey from Global Healthcare Exchange found that half of Americans are avoiding hospital care due to staffing shortages , while one-third fear that they won’t get to see the right doctors or spend enough time being cared for. Notable holdovers from last year’s list include Xealth, Redox, and Maven Clinic.

HIE

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). See a survey cosponsored by Genpact.) They use claims data to track use of emergency rooms, medical equipment, and generic versus brand medications. More than 80% of payers, she says, plan to increase their spending on understanding SDoH.

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Connected Health Pulse

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

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

Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

Bonus Features – January 22, 2023 – 69% of digital health companies report data set gaps, 66% of patients don’t know where their healthcare data goes, and more

Bonus Features – August 14, 2022 – Payers and providers look at Big Tech differently, half of physicians and nurses don’t think their orgs are headed in the right direction, and more

Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Bonus Features – September 4, 2022 – CIOs struggling to retain talent and seek flexible staffing models, Sequioa Project set to begin receiving QHIN applications Oct. 3, and more,

CIOs tackle barriers to innovation, telehealth integration, analytics and more

Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Patient Matching Errors Continue To Be Common

10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

TEFCA Real Talk

Healthcare Workforce – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Bonus Features – December 18, 2022 – Half of Americans avoiding hospitals due to staffing shortages, 62% of patients don’t trust health plan info when searching for providers, and much more

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

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