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Prior Authorization Takes a Leap Forward in CMS Regulation

Healthcare IT Today

The release of FHIR in the mid-2010 decade changed everything. The workflow is illustrated in a diagram in an article on the FHIR web site. Incompatible, vendor-specific language will be replaced by new FHIR-based standards such as Clinical Quality Language. These factors are incentives for adoption.

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Start at Consent as a FHIR Resource

Healthcare Exchange Standards

This Agile methodology is a bit more than is required by the FHIR Principles, but is very much a good methodology to assure the focus on implementations and the 80% rule is adhered to. These exceptions are explicitly recorded in the except element. Realm specifics 6.7.4.1

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2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service improper payment rate is lowest since 2010

CMS.gov

2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service improper payment rate is lowest since 2010. 2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service improper payment rate is lowest since 2010 Significant progress in saving $4.59B in estimated improper payments for the Medicare Fee-For-Service program. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Fri, 11/16/2018 - 18:46. Seema Verma. Fraud, waste, & abuse.

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Open Source Software in HealthTech: Hype today or Hope for the future?

Lloyd Price

FHIR: An open standard for exchanging health data. 2004: The HL7 FHIR standard is released. 2010: The CareDash platform is launched. Today, there are hundreds of open source software projects that are being used by healthcare organizations around the world. 1996: The WHO releases the first version of DHIS.

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Future of Secure Messaging in Australia

Health Intersections

SMD “Secure Message Delivery” is an Australian Standards ( AS 5552 ) finalised back in 2010 that specifies how software acting on behalf of any healthcare provider can send a message to any other provider. Sending Messages Securely. Of course, here in Australia, we have one of those. But in practice, providers can’t actually do that.

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“Apple announces effortless solution bringing health records to iPhone”

mHealth Insight

“Apple today introduced a significant update to the Health app with the iOS 11.3 beta, debuting a feature for customers to see their medical records right on their iPhone” 24 January 2018, Apple Newsroom. mHealth Insights.

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

HL7 , which has been setting standards for health care since 1987, leapt into the modern age of computer standards by adopting the FHIR standard. One of the FHIR standards, conveniently enough, is a digital insurance card. The CARIN Alliance has created a FHIR implementation of CMS Blue Button 2.0 Version 2.0

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