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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Most Visited Healthcare IT Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. 4 Reasons Why 5G and Healthcare Make Sense.

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Most Read Healthcare IT Today Articles in 2020

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2021

Needless to say, 2020 has been a crazy year that will never be forgotten here at Healthcare IT Today. One of my favorite things to do as we move on to a new year is to look back at the past year. While everyone shifted gears, we took the ambitious effort to do 100 Interviews […].

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Which EHR Phase Are We In? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 47

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For the 47th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the various phases of EHR (or EMR if you prefer). In a recent article by Colin Hung, he identified 4 phases of EMR. As we look at the current EMR and EHR market, we see healthcare organizations across nearly all 4 phases. EMR Extension.

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Best Practices for Training During EHR Implementation

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jill Casper, Go-Live Director at HCTec Each year, health systems invest millions of dollars in their Electronic Health Records (EHR) and applications to leverage their full potential.

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Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2024

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President of Strategic Client Services at HCTec Gone are the days when patients or couriers physically transported copies of patient records from their primary care physician’s office, lab or imagining center to a specialist. hospitals and almost half of U.S hospital beds.

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Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ann Krutsko, Healthcare IT Researcher at ScienceSoft In healthcare, working with inaccurate patient data is a dangerous game. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems.

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The Evolution of the EHR Service Desk and Leveraging an Outside Provider

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2024

They do ask callers to distinguish between regular service and the “clinical service desk,” which mostly helps people use the EPIC EHR. UI Health switched its EHR to EPIC in 2020, planning to do intensive training for service desk workers after the switch. It can better scale up and down to handle 24/7 services.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others. The upshot?

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The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud

Optimum Healthcare IT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Read Time: 2 min Knowledge is power, and ServiceNow offers a centralized repository for knowledge articles that empower both users and support teams. Continue reading The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. EHRs are vital to both clinical and administrative operations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. What is your prediction for the EHR market in 2023?

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Poor EHR Workflows are Like Arthritis

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2021

I recently tweeted out a link to my article about Not All EHR Being Created Equal with some important comments about bad workflows and how many EHR users just think they’re “normal.” ” As social media is known to do, Martin A.

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These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Mark Pratt , Chief Medical Officer at Altera Digital Health The patient quietly sits while her physician delves into the data stored in her electronic health record, combing through different screens for specific information. Here’s how. It’s past time to deliver on this.

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The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud

Optimum Healthcare IT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Read Time: 2 min Knowledge is power, and ServiceNow offers a centralized repository for knowledge articles that empower both users and support teams. Continue reading The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the second in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. For more information on how to prepare for the ONC HTI-1 rule , read the first article in our Regulatory Talk series.

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Supplementing Your EHR To Improve Patient Care and Experience

Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Tom Romeo, general manager of healthcare IT, Quanum Solutions, Quest Diagnostics. As of 2017, nearly nine in 10 office-based physicians had implemented an electronic health record (EHR). Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Can Performance Analytics Impact the EHR Clinical Documentation Conundrum?

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 8, 2021

The following is a guest article by Michael Clark, CEO at DeliverHealth. EHRs have been implemented for nearly two decades in healthcare and many usability issues still remain. Of these, one of the top issues reported by physician users in virtually every EHR usability study is clinical documentation. The ONC concurs.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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Optimizing Healthcare IT: Four Innovative Ways to Use QR Codes

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ravi Pratap, Co-Founder and CTO at Beaconstac Technology provides the foundation of modern healthcare, with the potential to generate $410 billion in annual revenue by 2025. Efficient IT solutions in healthcare organizations ensure optimal patient care and seamless operational functionality.

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Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Mary’s Healthcare and Indiana’s Decatur County Memorial Hospital.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Director 1 – Healthcare Technology Management – The Alexzander Group Human Resource Consultants, Inc. Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Less than half (47%) said their EHRs are good at helping them save money.

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Digital and AI Are Top Health Priorities In 2019, but EHRs Continue To Dominate IT Spend

Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 23, 2019

Damo Consulting, a healthcare growth and digital transformation advisory firm based in Chicago, recently released its third annual Healthcare IT Demand Survey report. The article Digital and AI Are Top Health Priorities In 2019, but EHRs Continue To Dominate IT Spend appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Where Does it Hurt? Specialty Physician Shares Three Ways to Improve EHR Charting

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jason Handza , DO, Chief Medical Officer at Nextech Systems. It is no surprise that healthcare providers and other clinical staff want to experience consistent and improved charting capabilities to deliver better patient care. Tailor the Charting and Data Review Experience.

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Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

At the end of a clinical session, Sunoh generates a structured note tailored to the EHR within 30 to 60 seconds. The doctor can edit the note manually or using voice detection, and the results are fully integrated into the EHR. They currently support eClinicalWorks , but are working with other vendors to support more EHRs.)

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10 must-know perspectives on digital transformation for healthcare IT leaders

Redox

MARCH 15, 2024

That said, after doing a deep research dive, I’ve come across some great content that can help move your healthcare IT (HIT) down the digital transformation path. Data’s role in healthcare’s digital transformation Healthcare Revolution: Bold Predictions for 2024. EHR Intelligence. The Journal of mHealth.

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EHR-Enabled Autonomy: Optimization Strategies for Success

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2022

The following is a guest article by Devan Griner, MD, is board-certified plastic surgeon at Peak Plastic Surgery, based in Provo, Utah. He uses the all-in-one cloud suite from AdvancedMD. Before the pandemic, many private practice physicians faced significant pressure to merge or consolidate with large health systems for survival.

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How to Increase EHR Go-Live Efficiency with a Virtual Model

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following is a guest article by GP Hyare, Managing Director at ReMedi Health Solutions One year ago, the average EHR go-live involved hundreds of support personnel flying to a hospital and working on-site for four to six weeks.

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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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Patient activation vendor Phreesia achieved Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle Health EHR Expertise.

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Bonus Features – November 10, 2024 – 22% of health-related search terms have a potential risk of malware, just 35% of health IT leaders say AI is essential, plus 17 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies Only 35% of healthcare IT leaders view AI as essential , according to a recent report from Presidio.

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Curing Common HIPAA & EHR Spelling Headaches

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2021

(Fun Friday’s HIPAA vs. HIPPA chart reminded me of an oldie-but-goodie article I wrote years ago to help you always spell HIPAA correctly. And I hate it when I type EHR to abbreviate Electronic Health Records and it always autocorrects to HER, which I have also seen in published articles and even federal documents.

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Is your Replacement EHR Smart Enough for Value Based Care?

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2020

The following is a guest article by Charles Hutchinson, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer of InSync Healthcare Solutions. In the evolving landscape of value-based care (VBC), providers are finding that they need more from their EHRs than ever before.

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The Advantages of Human Scribes for Clinical Notes

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Integration with the EHR is much easier because a person is logging in and uploading the note. Speke works with all EHRs. Listen to the video for more details about how the service works, how they use feedback from both scribes and clients to improve quality, and the future of the technology. Tell us what you think.

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Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Tellingly, 70% of orgs with plans to deploy AI intend to adopt solutions via their EHR vendors.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – June 5, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 5, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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Abridge Aims at Transparency, Reliability, and Credibility with Their Ambient Clinical Voice Solution

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Abridge offers “deep integration” with the EHR so doctors can use its capabilities within their workflows. These make deep integration with the EHR work, and are much more accurate than off-the-shelf speech recognition systems. ” To Rao, “trust consists of transparency, reliability, and credibility.”

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CMS Issues E-Prescribing Final Rule: Quick Takeaways in a No-Slowing-Down Reg Cycle – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the fourth in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. While some EHRs already support this level of transparency, this marks the first time CMS has specified a standard for it. Key requirements include: 1.

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Corti Becomes Part of the Conversation

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

.” Watch the video for more details about testing, the quality process, and how the solution integrates with EHRs and CRMs. And for an exclusive look at our top stories, subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube. Tell us what you think. Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday.

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The Rise of the Stupid EHR

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2021

Back in the late 90s, I read an article in a trade magazine and the piece made such an impact on me that the ideas articulated have stayed with me to this day. The article, “The Rise of the Stupid Network,” was written by a man named David Isenberg who worked at AT&T Labs Research. […].

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Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Products Avo launched Ask Avo , an AI tool for clinical consults that integrates with EHR systems.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 10, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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Weekly Roundup – June 15, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Our first of recent several questions for the Healthcare IT Today focused on a thorny issue. Read more… Fast EHR and ERP Deployments at St.

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Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Pennsylvania-based Integrated Medical Health implemented eClinicalWorks EHR and healow.

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Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Net Health is integrating Tali , a voice-enabled AI assistant, into four of its restorative care EHR offerings.

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Automatically Generated Medical Notes, the Way You Would Have Written Them

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Watch the video for more information on EHR integration, how the ambient voice solution changes the physician/patient interaction, and more. .” After using the tool for about 20 days and applying recommended customizations, doctors find they hardly ever have to change the generated note. Tell us what you think.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Most Read Healthcare IT Today Articles in 2020

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Which EHR Phase Are We In? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 47

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Best Practices for Training During EHR Implementation

Healthcare’s Digital Evolution: Transforming Patient Care with Your EHR

Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Achieve Healthcare Data Accuracy with Artificial Intelligence

The Evolution of the EHR Service Desk and Leveraging an Outside Provider

To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud

Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Poor EHR Workflows are Like Arthritis

These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

The Importance of Program Management when Moving Your EHR to the Cloud

Impetus and Edict: What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs – Regulatory Talk Series

Supplementing Your EHR To Improve Patient Care and Experience

Can Performance Analytics Impact the EHR Clinical Documentation Conundrum?

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Optimizing Healthcare IT: Four Innovative Ways to Use QR Codes

Bonus Features – March 17, 2024 – 65% of nurses think AI will negatively impact healthcare, 14% of EHRs have known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, plus 24 more stories

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 13, 2024

Bonus Features – December 3, 2023 – Only 40% of orgs say EHRs help manage burnout, cost optimization is top strategy for 70% of payers, plus 19 more stories

Digital and AI Are Top Health Priorities In 2019, but EHRs Continue To Dominate IT Spend

Where Does it Hurt? Specialty Physician Shares Three Ways to Improve EHR Charting

Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation

10 must-know perspectives on digital transformation for healthcare IT leaders

EHR-Enabled Autonomy: Optimization Strategies for Success

How to Increase EHR Go-Live Efficiency with a Virtual Model

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

Bonus Features – November 10, 2024 – 22% of health-related search terms have a potential risk of malware, just 35% of health IT leaders say AI is essential, plus 17 other stories

Curing Common HIPAA & EHR Spelling Headaches

Is your Replacement EHR Smart Enough for Value Based Care?

The Advantages of Human Scribes for Clinical Notes

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – June 5, 2024

Abridge Aims at Transparency, Reliability, and Credibility with Their Ambient Clinical Voice Solution

CMS Issues E-Prescribing Final Rule: Quick Takeaways in a No-Slowing-Down Reg Cycle – Regulatory Talk Series

Corti Becomes Part of the Conversation

The Rise of the Stupid EHR

Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 10, 2024

Weekly Roundup – June 15, 2024

Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

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