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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

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. With costs rising and revenue flat, health systems and physician practices are struggling with interoperability.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

Patients who have accessed their medical records have reported a broader knowledge base of their own health concerns, the ability to communicate more effectively with their physicians, initiation of efforts to improve their health, and decreased utilization of healthcare services,” the report says.