Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2024

High-quality, reliable data is crucial to getting most things done in healthcare, especially for healthcare interoperability. However, having the data alone isn’t enough – we need to be able to share our data between healthcare entities. eHealth Exchange is proud to be one of the first Designated QHINs.

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Interoperability eHealth FHIR EHR 78

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Prior to the Meaningful Use incentives in 2005, only 20% of medical records were stored electronically. We are collecting so much data now,” continued Mueller. It’s now up to us to ensure that data is accurate, timely, and useful.

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Health Information Meaningful Use Interoperability Healthcare IT 134

Digital Health Today

JANUARY 28, 2021

Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was passed in 2009, healthcare has digitized rapidly, with electronic health records (EHRs) now ubiquitous across medical practices – except for within behavioral health. Why EHRs Haven’t Caught On in Behavioral Health.

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EHR Meaningful Use Digital Health Leadership 98

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

Health IT 97

Health IT EHR Interoperability Health Information 97

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica. David Harlow.

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Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 113

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This seems to me a reasonable way to identify duplicates, although one can question what happens when an EHR automatically generates text. And they charge what they consider a “reasonable” fee for handing the patient their own data. Several respondents pointed out that the primary purpose of EHRs is billing, not treatment.

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EHR Nursing Meaningful Use Health IT 105

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

—Matt Doyle @EpicShares #HIMSS23 #RealTalk #TEFCA pic.twitter.com/NtV2inP8Bq — CommonWell Health Alliance (@CommonWell) April 18, 2023 It’s become clear to me that exchanging healthcare data is going to include multiple layers. There’s no one solution that will solve the health data sharing problem.

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Interoperability FHIR Healthcare IT Health Data 137

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you’re looking at CMS compliance, population health efforts, Payer to Payer APIs, or EHR connectivity, they can help make sharing […]. For those not familiar with 1upHealth, the provide a FHIR platform for payers, providers, and developers.

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FHIR EHR Meaningful Use Interoperability 69

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2024

Their conversation touched on Ambient Assist in the mobile EHR, making Mirth Connect GDPR compliant, and partnering with CrowdStrike on zero trust. Read more… Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024. Read more… Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients.

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Mental health Meaningful Use Healthcare Cybersecurity Medical Billing 96

The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. We need EHRs which are clinically oriented with good user interfaces.

Digital Health 87

Digital Health EHR Interoperability Health Information 87

Redox

MAY 6, 2024

In the first two posts, I covered how Redox is overcoming current limitations with bulk FHIR and translating data between HL7 ® v2 and HL7 ® FHIR ®. Carequality is a nonprofit organization that has developed a framework for trusted, standards-based data exchange between healthcare organizations. Let’s dive in. What is Carequality?

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Interoperability Digital Health FHIR EHR 59

Chilmark Research

JANUARY 17, 2014

For many, the delay of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program evoked a collective sigh of relief, providing a much-needed extra year to focus on the challenging requirements for patient engagement and interoperability. Evidence for the positive impact of this data on quality, satisfaction, and in some cases cost is thin but growing.

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Meaningful Use EHR Health Data HIPAA 60

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Government Regulations – Meaningful Use. Data Blocking & Interoperability. Here's a summary of some of the top topics we discuss: Last Decade. Cloud Acceptance. Cybersecurity Explosion. Healthcare Consolidation. Physician Burnout. * Big Tech Entering Healthcare. Legal Cases & Violations

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Healthcare IT Meaningful Use Health IT Interoperability 64

Docnotes

MAY 31, 2017

EHR purchase / deployment / optimization is a multi-year initiative. You don’t want your patients / competitors / peers to know that your EHR doesn’t work as expected. The argument is that ONC has no place creating certification criteria for capabilities that aren’t part of “meaningful use.”

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EHR Meaningful Use Public Health Health IT 75

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

During the boom that was meaningful use and adoption of EHR software, consulting companies played an integral role in almost every large healthcare organization when it came to rolling out EHR software. Now that we’re […].

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Meaningful Use EHR Healthcare IT FHIR 52

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Having a certified EMR qualified physician practices for government incentive dollars to digitize medical records (similar to the meaningful use program in the US, just on a smaller scale). The organization has evolved and now is a champion for interoperability, data standards, analytics, eForms, and other technologies.

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EMR Meaningful Use Healthcare IT Interoperability 131

CMS.gov

MARCH 4, 2013

Growing EHR Adoption and Meaningful Use. In January, we passed the 210,000 mark for the total number of providers, including nearly 200,000 eligible professionals, who received a Medicaid or Medicare incentive payment for successfully adopting, implementing, or upgrading or meeting meaningful use of EHR technology.

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EHR Meaningful Use HIE Medicare 26

TheraNest

AUGUST 4, 2019

Choosing mental health software for electronic health records (EHR) can be tricky. From practice size to growth trajectory to deciding to do your own billing–every detail must be accounted for to ensure you choose an EHR system that is the best fit for you. One of the most important issues surrounding EHR is the security of records.

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Mental health EHR Private practice Meaningful Use 61

Health System CIO

JUNE 2, 2015

NextGen’s community HIE Attesting to MU 2 (acute in 2014, ambulatory in 2015) Push & pull methods of data exchange CRISP’s magic button to give docs “a broader scale of information.” Push & pull methods of data exchange. LISTEN NOW USING THE PLAYER BELOW OR CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR iTUNES PODCAST FEED.

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eCare HIE Meaningful Use Mental health 60

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

healthcare providers’ initiative or, should we say, their need to comply with Meaningful Use. This federal regulatory document called for sharing EHR data with. In fact, clinicians may also benefit from them when it comes to patients’ medical data, especially clinical notes and EHRs. In fact, it was.

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EHR Meaningful Use Healthcare IT Health Information 72

Health System CIO

JUNE 27, 2018

Rather than having to eliminate staff positions when implementing an EHR, CIO Patrick Yount is redefining those positions to help the organization become "more efficient, more patient-facing, and more service-oriented.” Identifying “data bottlenecks” in the claims process. Portal functionality as a key factor in EHR selection.

Patient Experience 60

Patient Experience EHR Meaningful Use Mental health 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation.

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EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

This selection focuses on collecting and understanding data, using it to create information that can be used to improve health and healthcare. I discussed the current state of the EHR with Michael Nissenbaum of Aprima. The EHR has always been a data collection tool, a mechanism for data aggregation.

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EHR Interoperability Life Science FHIR 60

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Shelby Chamberlain, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Patient Discovery To effectively raise capital in the healthcare space requires delivering to investors a product that has a clear market fit, solves a meaningful need, and delivers the proof points required to establish a concrete path to profitability. Since the U.S.

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Healthcare Innovation Life Science Meaningful Use Health Information 121

HIStalk Interviews

JUNE 4, 2018

Expanse for us represents the development over several years of an EHR that we designed for the post-Meaningful Use era. We saw an opportunity in 2011 and 2012 to build a brand new EHR, and in particular, emphasize the provider experience. There are major established players in the EHR space. Very different.

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EHR Meaningful Use Interoperability 77

Chilmark Research

MARCH 6, 2014

We have been sold on the transformative promise of more proactive patient populations, fueled with education, armed with their own data, and empowered to become interactive with a connected fleet of software and hardware. EHRs Look Inward. HIEs Look Backward.

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HIE EHR Meaningful Use Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The IMDRF recognizes that the regulated community touched by this guidance is more software-focused than hardware-focused (and is not the traditional medical device regulated community), thus requiring some new approaches to data gathering and analysis. Comments Digital health figures in FDA's 2018 strategic roadmap.

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Digital Health Healthcare Innovation Meaningful Use Primary Care 113

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 17, 2018

Federal healthcare organizations, such as CMS, have spent billions of dollars over the years trying to bridge the gap between medical data and quality patient care with interoperability requirements and data integration, the mesh used to try and bridge the gap. By Thanh Tran, CEO, Zoeticx.

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Federal healthcare Interoperability Meaningful Use EHR 87

Import Immunity

MARCH 23, 2015

My plan was to just go quietly into the night, but looking through the recently-released Meaningful Use 3 requirements convinced me that I really ought to put this out there. They defined some technical specs for sharing data (at the time, IHE profiles) and got together in a room to show that the technology “worked”.

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Interoperability EHR Meaningful Use HIPAA 68

Redox

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Functionally, this type of tool is called an immunization registry , and, luckily for us, it has existed for decades. By aggregating regional data, these repositories help to raise immunization levels with child-specific reminders to providers as they see patients and to parents of children behind in immunizations.

Meaningful Use 52

Meaningful Use EHR Public Health Medicare 52

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 2, 2018

We spoke a bit about the TEFCA — the interoperability framework proposed by ONC under the 21st Century Cures Act — which is intended to create a framework of trust that will ensure that healthcare records can be transferred and used in creation of longitudinal records for everyone. Gregory Church, CEO 4Medica. David Harlow.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability HIE Meaningful Use Healthcare Innovation 60

Meaningful HIT News

MARCH 12, 2014

NantHealth launches Clinical Operating System – biggest of big data startups – with $1B (Feb. Tavenner: 2014 is your last chance for a hardship exemption for Meaningful Use 2 (Feb. DeSalvo: True EHR interoperability – and a national HIE – is possible by 2017 (Feb. Here are links to all of them, in chronological order.

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Meaningful Use HIE Interoperability EHR 28