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FHIR, Quality Measurement and Value-Based Care: What NCQA’s Ed Yurcisin Wants CIOs to Know

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Healthcare IT Today caught up with Yurcisin at the 2024 NCQA Health Innovation Summit in Nashville, TN. FHIR Isnt Complex. FHIR Isnt Complex. Yurcisin likens FHIR to high school-level computer science concepts. At its core, FHIR is simply a standard format for data and an interoperability framework.

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Bonus Features – October 13, 2024 – 85% of clinicians waste at least an hour a day on admin tasks, 82% of healthcare organizations hit with a cyberattack experience a disruption to patient care, plus 20 more stories

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Another ASTP/ONC post found only 20% of HIE organizations are using HL7 FHIR APIs to send and receive data. Darena Solutions received certification under the ONC Health IT Certification Program from Drummond Group for MeldRx , its FHIR-based healthcare data platform for decision support.

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Meanwhile at HLTH2024: Other Interesting and Important Stories

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While we were at the 2024 HLTH Conference #HLTH2024, we spoke with many companies that had interesting stories and announcements. However, more often, the truly interesting stuff bubbles under the radar. Over the years we have learned this is the best place to find future trends and innovations in healthcare. The answer, sadly, is no.

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AMD Global Telemedicine and Carefluence® Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Telehealth Interoperability

AMD Telemedicine

Streamlining Data for Better Care Chelmsford, MA – October 29, 2024 –AMD Global Telemedicine, a pioneer and industry leader in telehealth technology solutions for over 30 years, today announced a strategic partnership with Carefluence , an innovator in interoperability solutions.

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Bonus Features – November 3, 2024 – 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software, plus 35 more stories

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Products Inovalon announced several new and updated products , including Eligibility Verification Pro for patient insurance verification and Converged Outreach Connectors for sharing member data using FHIR APIs. GoodRx rolled out its ecommerce platform with Opill contraceptive as its launch partner.

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Emerging Technologies that are Driving Significant Innovations in Digital Health and Reshaping Patient Care Delivery

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James Lu, CEO at Helix The year 2024 marked a significant milestone in genomic medicine, as large-scale outcomes data began to demonstrate the value of integrating genomic screening into standard care protocols. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights into this topic. The following are their answers.

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Bonus Features – July 20, 2025 – 66% of patients still schedule appointments over the phone, 48% of CIOs say AI capabilities should be embedded in EHRs, plus 28 more stories

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A global survey from Firely and HL7 International found FHIR is mandated or recommended in 73% of countries with health data regulation , but only 16% of countries impose penalties for non-compliance. between 2020 and 2024 , nine states saw a decrease, according to research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. increased by 11.4%

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