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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

The apoplectic response of the regulated community and commentariat to the off-message message conveyed via email moved CMS to issue an official statement more in line with the joint communiqué of December 2016. Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). The Harlow Group LLC. Health Care Law and Consulting. Fear not, gentle reader.

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10 Healthcare Organizations Ask HHS to Postpone Information Blocking Deadline

Healthcare IT Today

UPDATE: It was pointed out to me that Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT at ONC, sent this tweet out last night: In 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act called for sharing “all electronically accessible information” with other authorized users. This is a big change from the requirement to share USCDI.

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Bonus Features – June 18, 2023 – 68% of health systems lack the staff to handle another health crisis, 46% of Americans are using consumer health tech, and more

Healthcare IT Today

New York HIE entity Hixny updated its snapshot application to help providers screen patients for SDOH. The Kalderos Drug Discount Management platform identified nearly $1 billion in inaccurate Medicaid drug rebates from 2016 to early 2023. HIE organization San Diego Health Connect named Laura Young as Executive Director.

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Marc Chasin, MD, VP & CIO, St. Luke’s Health System, Chapter 1

Health System CIO

Fully on Epic since 10/2016 — “We’re in stabilization mode.”. * As of October 1, 2016, we are completely installed through our inpatient and our ambulatory environment — the entire Epic suite. 6-year journey with a year-long hiatus. * “The organization had hit their threshold for change.”. A federated EDW model. Chasin: Sure.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

"Rwanda’s eHealth Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 is the key driver to economic growth and to improving the lives of people. Develop a pilot implementation of the Health Information Exchange (HIE) in Rwanda that is focused on the maternal health care system in Rwanda.

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Weekly Roundup – March 18, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Ford about EHR deployment and HIE adoption in the state and discussed lessons that others can learn from the experiences of the Golden State. Attacks on healthcare have more than double since 2016. California is a unique healthcare market, with a wide range of provider types, health plans, and populations.

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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

The Sequoia Project published an implementation guide for HIE technology for vendors, networks, and testers. Quantum Health released research showing its care navigation tool for employers limited healthcare cost increase to less than 1% from 2016 to 2019, compared to nearly 25% for all other companies.

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