Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 9, 2020

As expected, HHS together with CMS and ONC have released the 21st Century Cures Act Final rule that most people have been calling the Information Blocking rule and/or the Interoperability Final rule. You can find the blog post announcing the final rule here and the Cures Act final rule landing page here. You can download […].

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Before I dive into the specifics of these new requirements from CMS, let’s consider what this means for EHR vendors: more work and increased investment on top of what’s waiting when the next regulatory shoe drops. Both will require EHRs to redevelop different aspects of their roadmap simultaneously.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Introducing GlobalMed’s New Interoperability Tools. Often vendors will assure you they can integrate with your EHR and workflows. Then the telemedicine solution is deployed and you discover the vendor’s version of integration is limited to their video platform, allowing you to launch a video consult from your EHR.

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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. Later in the month, Epic Systems, Athenahealth, and other EHR vendors announced plans to halt charges for interfaces and transactions related to HIE. per patient per year.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Epic Systems: This electronic health record (EHR) giant has a massive network of hospitals and clinics, and their software is deeply integrated into their workflows, creating a strong network effect and high switching costs. Epic Systems: Epic is a dominant player in the electronic health record (EHR) market. Subscribe Today!

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Redox

MARCH 14, 2024

Over the next several weeks I will release a series of blogs highlighting the way Redox is helping our customers overcome these gaps to uncover the possible. Instead of making many API calls to get the data you need, you can make one API call that kicks off a process culminating in an output containing all the EHR data you requested.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Exec Summary The athenahealth Patient Digital Engagement Index (PDEI) is a metric that tracks patient use of digital tools that interact with electronic health records (EHRs). The index measures three core digital activity categories: access to care, financial activity, and healthcare information. Subscribe Today! Subscribe Today!

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Often vendors will assure you they can integrate with your EHR and workflows. Then the telemedicine solution is deployed and you discover the vendor’s version of integration is limited to their video platform, allowing you to launch a video consult from your EHR. Imagine that I’m an urgent care center physician and we use EHR System 1.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Most EHR vendors I’ve talked to have planned to be part of the network through someone like CommonWell (see MEDITECH’s QHIN and TEFCA approach here ), but I’ll be watching to see if that changes as QHINs develop. It’s reasonable to expect that there will be more QHINs in the future.

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The Digital Health Corner

MARCH 26, 2018

I hope and believe that all of the above roles I engage in add to the quality of this blog. now that it has entered the digital world (albeit tepidly) via EHRs and IT support. However, interestingly, interoperability of blockchain itself remains as much a Holy Grail as interoperability of digital healthcare data.

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Clear Arch Health

JULY 14, 2023

In this podcast episode, Clear Arch Health subject matter experts explore remote patient monitoring and the value of EHR integration and electronic health records interoperability. The post The Value of Electronic Health Records Interoperability for RPM appeared first on Clear Arch Health.

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InTouch Health

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has become an integral part of hospital system operations in recent years, making interoperability a must-have for HIT innovations. EHRs are meant to make the process of sharing important medical information and histories easier for both providers and patients. By Joe DeVivo.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Several factors are converging to make cognitive architecture a hot topic in HealthTech: Increased data availability: The explosion of medical data from various sources (EHRs, wearables, genomics, etc.) Ensuring data accuracy, privacy, and interoperability is crucial. Why is it "one to watch" in 2025? Subscribe Today!

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Vidyo

AUGUST 30, 2018

It’s very satisfying when clients tell me how easily Vidyo integrated with Epic, their EHR. It’s satisfying because, as emphasized in The Telehealth Interoperability in Clinical Systems Imperative, interoperability with any electronic health record system is imperative to the overall success of a virtual care initiative.

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Xealth

MARCH 19, 2025

Xealth supports this process by automating and tracking the use of digital health programs with the EHR. One example shown involved a home physical therapy program in which therapists provide customized exercises digitally through the EHR for patients to do at home. UPMC found that therapists saved 1.5

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This acquisition will further extend the Netsmart CareFabric platform by enabling interoperable data sharing between opioid treatment program (OTP) facilities and the providers that treat and coordinate other types of care for individuals with SUD. Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Netalytics on this transaction.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The 29 members of the EHR Association shared concerns with ONC about upcoming deadlines for Certified EHR Technology deadlines given the complexity of needs specified in HTI-1 and beyond. A survey published in JAMIA found 73% of digital health vendors are using standards-based FHIR APIs when integrating with EHR systems.

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AMD Telemedicine

MAY 3, 2023

This blog was originally published in December 2020 and was updated in May 2023. Integration vs. interoperability with EHR EHR integration is also a critical factor in your telemedicine implementation plan and a mandatory feature for a scalable enterprise platform that provides continuity of care.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2018

9 in 10 hospitals and health systems prioritize improving the consumer/patient experience, but only 30% of providers are building these capabilities, I wrote in the Health Populi blog discussing Kaufman Hall’s research. EHCs can: Simplify interoperability, enabling data to move into applications.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Interoperable Consent Standards My main focus is on enabling Health Information to flow given proper Security and Privacy. I have been involved (sometimes lead) the efforts to define an Interoperable Standard for these use-cases in IHE for Document Sharing Exchanges (BPPC, APPC, XUA), and in CDA (CDA Consent), and in FHIR (FHIR Consent).

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 23, 2018

Interoperability is an overlapping set of technical and policy challenges, from data access to common data models to information exchange to workflow integration – and these challenges often pose a barrier to healthcare innovation. Microsoft has been engaged for many years on developing best practices for interoperability across industries.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The partnership encompasses a diverse array of services, including robust training programs, novel research endeavors, informative publications, access to state-of-the-art Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology, and dedicated clinical support tailored to minority communities that have long faced challenges in accessing quality care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. DoJ Joins False Claims Whistleblower Suit Against EHR Vendor Modernizing Medicine – Everyone seems to flock to judgments and lawsuits like this one. 2022 Predictions for Healthcare Interoperability – A third predictions post doing so well. Are Blogs Still Worthwhile?

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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. • Lane, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Clinical Informatics Director, Privacy, Information Security & Interoperability, Sutter Health. Lygeia Ricciardi, President, Clear Voice Consulting.

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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. • Lane, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Clinical Informatics Director, Privacy, Information Security & Interoperability, Sutter Health. Lygeia Ricciardi, President, Clear Voice Consulting.

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E-CareManagement

APRIL 12, 2015

The ONC blog capsulizes the report: Health information blocking occurs when persons or entities knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the exchange or use of electronic health information. Place Less Weight on the Interests of EHR vendors. The report also proposes a baseline of potential solutions. Name Names, Shine the Light.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 17, 2024

This blog explores the potentials and challenges of digital health solutions in FQHCs and RHCs in 2024. Streamlined Operations Implementing electronic health records (EHRs) and practice management systems can streamline administrative tasks, reduce paperwork, and improve the efficiency of FQHCs and RHCs.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JULY 8, 2024

Technological Barriers Interoperability Issues One of the primary technological barriers is the lack of interoperability between different RPM devices and healthcare information systems. Many RPM systems operate on proprietary platforms, making it difficult to integrate data seamlessly into Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” Telehealth leader Joe Kvedar, MD, notes in a recent blog posting , “A valid prescription is a valid prescription, and the fact that one was issued via telemedicine makes it no less so. In general, electronic prescriptions have been a singular area of success in digital healthcare.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I’ll start this blog in the same way that I started my talk : I am not a generative AI expert. A tremendous milestone in itself, Google has been able to structure all of their tooling in HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ® ), ensuring standardized use and avoiding implementation scatter.

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Xealth

JULY 16, 2024

Aligning with Interoperability Requirements In addition to enhancing security, Xealth’s platform aligns with the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) interoperability rules. The recent HTI-2 proposed rule aims to improve patient engagement, information sharing, and public health interoperability.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Nikhil Krishnan, founder of Out of Pocket Health—and a treasured source of healthtech comic relief—recently published two blogs: one with his own predictions, and another featuring some of his readers’ predictions. Original prediction: We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g.,

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 26, 2017

I am very pleased with my chapter in the book, 32 pages: "Interoperability Within and Across Healthcare Systems". I cover quite a bit of ground on Privacy and Security related to EHR and HIE. Much of the material comes from my blog, but even that had to be rewritten to fit the editorial style of a book.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In this blog, well explore best practices for meeting HEDIS measures, highlight case studies that showcase real-world successes, and introduce how DrKumo s advanced solutions empower providers to meet compliance goals while delivering exceptional care.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 27, 2018

Live blogging notes during meeting. 10B contract w/Cerner = HUGE opportunity, 1ce in a lifetime, to rally around and use it to make something BE interoperable, and show the way to the rest of the healthcare landscape on how to do it. Blogs, LinkedIn, posts, graphics… Specific activities announced on the regular.

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Digital Health Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Platforms provide an efficient way to capture and organize these touchpoints and enable interoperability between otherwise fragmented data silos. The EHR landscape is also fragmented, as each hospital customizes its EHR systems according to its unique clinical workflows. Shifting to value-based healthcare.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This is a cross-post from my personal blog. Ardy Arianpour , Seqster (app, pronounced “seekster”): “Solved Interoperability Through Patient Centricity” – combines EHR data, consumer genetics, and data from devices / wearables. At last: I.T. that’s focused on patient value, patient empowerment.

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