Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 23, 2020

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a policy of enforcement discretion […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. The Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) that have been deployed over the past 15 years do a good job at capturing health data but are terrible at sharing it.

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Clear Arch Health

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

OVERVIEW: This webinar examines specific ways that EHR interoperability and electronic health records systems integration can deliver a range of benefits to remote patient monitoring (RPM) for driving improved care coordination.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2021

Many patients just assume that the healthcare interoperability problem has been solved and that the data from their doctor or a lab or imaging center is going to be shared between doctors, specialists, and whomever needs it in healthcare. I often talk to patients who wonder why their healthcare data isn’t following them.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

At HIMSS, we sat down to talk with CommonWell Health Alliance to learn about their passion for interoperability and some of the latest happenings with the CommonWell community. Their membership and clientele have expanded in variety as well as numbers.

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Connected Health Initiative

MARCH 10, 2023

Brian Scarpelli, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical to realize the promise of digital health and enable better, more cost-effective, patient-centered care. first appeared on Connected Health Initiative.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is a guest article by Jaime Bland, DNP, RN-BC, Chief Executive Officer at CyncHealth, the health data utility for the Midwest, and Kat McDavitt, Principal Advisor and Head of Public Affairs for Innsena and advises organizations including PointClickCare on external affairs.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

Buckle also shares her experience at the Interop Showcase and details of the recent CommonWell FHIR Connectathon where CommonWell members leveraged FHIR to improve interoperability. Wilder also dove into his experience with HIEs and how connectivity is key to public health and in preparation for future pandemics or other emergencies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2023

Hong Kong's Health Department to hasten public health digitalisation The Hong Kong Department of Health has recently tied up with technology incubator Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to pursue public health digitalisation.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One in four people would consider online options as their first-line to evaluating personal health issues — a kind of “digital step therapy,” if you will. UHC’s research has revealed the bullish demand side among consumers seeking greater convenience, control, empowerment, and access for health care services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of front-line healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

billion in annual operating revenue, Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. "KeyCare offers health systems access to a nationwide network of virtual care providers working on its optimized Epic instance, which then connects easily to other Epic-based health systems," he added.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. We’ll see how effective it is at solving the healthcare interoperability problem. Developers of certified health IT will also have the ability to move to USCDI v3 sooner.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2024

And patient records will be more interoperable, with benefits ranging from value-based programs to public health. It can improve patient engagement because everyone will know how to reach the patient. Mail order medications will clearly benefit.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Due to the collective ethos in the community, gun safety has been addressed as a public health issue, and the health care system and employers are committed to assuring cybersecurity and the protection of individuals’ health data. Telehealth happens across the U.S.

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The Healthcare Guys

JANUARY 28, 2016

Murali and Peter (along with Medecision and Amida) are right in the middle of intersection of data, interoperability, hardware, software and services for IoT in healthcare; they were kind enough to share with me what they’re seeing as the major opportunities in the space. In the case of health care they cost lives and money.

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Christina's Considerations

JULY 28, 2021

I'm teaching this week - health informatics to nurses, public health and health administration students. Last week we discussed standards and interoperability; and it reminded me of a story. The memory was triggered by student discussions. One said it must.

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Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2023

Most consumers are bullish on the benefits that digital health technologies can play in their health. So assesses the Consumer Technology Association in the report, Driving Consumer Adoption of Digital Health Solutions , To paint this profile, CTA engaged Ipsos to poll 1,000 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Such was the case at the first ever collaborative conference for health information exchange (HIE), interoperability, public health, and health equity. The four-day summit focused on the evolving role of HIE, new interoperability successes and the valuable implications of harnessing data to advance health equity.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 27, 2015

There is much talk on the blogs about the USA government trepidation around Health Information Exchange interoperability. Elimination of HIE-related fees is just one piece of the puzzle for interoperability. WISHIN's vendor-agnostic, one-to-many architecture advances true interoperability.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2021

Cuomo's proposal would make permanent many flexibilities that are currently in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Charlie Baker signed into law a wide-ranging bill that includes expanding access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency abates. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

adults’ levels of trust in health care services and suppliers, finding the greatest trust lies with a consumer’s local pharmacy (for 77% of consumers), followed by hospitals (for 73% of people) and in third rank, health technology (63%). Layered on top of this is health citizens’ eroding trust in other aspects of U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2022

The second graphic from the report breaks out the health consumer/health citizen from the health/care industry and ecosystem: Being that intelligent guardian for our health and fitness, including partnering with third parties for digital health tools and apps, and. It will be about health.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I chose to go this route because I had greater assurance that my test result would be “interoperable” with United’s system, thereby ensuring even if I didn’t upload my (hopefully negative) result before I left for the airport, United authorities would receive it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 10, 2021

Convened by HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary, the panelists – who played a critical role in developing the Riyadh Declaration – reviewed the recommendations, compared them to progress so far and outlined digital health goals for the future. Dr. "Federal leadership in the U.S,

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chris Anello, Director of Digital Platforms at iTech AG The COVID-19 pandemic pushed healthcare organizations to the edge and exposed both challenges and opportunities related to public health data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. Department of Health and Human Services published the long-awaited interoperability final rules from CMS and ONC. (In This is a story worth watching.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2023

Telstra Health unveils FHIR-native virtual care platform Telstra Health has introduced a new FHIR-based virtual care solution, Virtual Health Platform. It simplifies healthcare interoperability by doing away with translating data, "significantly" reducing implementation time.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How are health data utilities evolving? Lindsey Ferris, DrPH, Senior Interoperability and Public Health Director at PointClickCare – I think we’re at the very early stages. Where are we now with it and where do we see it heading? We’ve compiled their answers in this video below!

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E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 19, 2020

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Scott Stuewe, President & CEO, DirectTrust.

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Digital Health Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

April 12 – Our shepherd through the dark forest of interoperability, Brendan “Health API Guy” Keeler, published a masterful breakdown of the situation and its downstream implications. Particle) who agree to only query patient data for “Permitted Purposes” such as Treatment, Health Care Operations, or Public Health Activities.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal. However, given that the facilities are already stretched to the breaking point in staffing and funding, they need outside incentives to install EHRs and other digital technologies.

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E-CareManagement

JUNE 27, 2021

While there have been many events on interoperability and data sharing, what’s unique here is our focus on the BUSINESS rationale for health data sharing. • Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Scott Stuewe, President & CEO, DirectTrust.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Health Gorilla Establishes Interoperability Floor Even with the vast majority of health records digitized, access to comprehensive patient data for efficient and effective care remains a challenge for healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The startups selected for the cohort include telehealth vendors, behavioral health tools, vaccination status platforms and healthcare ecosystem products, among others. WHY IT MATTERS. According to the agencies, the selected startups are part of the broader MassChallenge HealthTech cohort. The cohort includes: Carium.

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