Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI is becoming an essential tool in healthcare and is being leveraged to create new efficiencies this includes better documentation, streamlined data extraction, and predictive modeling that contribute to enhanced clinical efficiencies and higher-quality care. However, a strong foundation is crucial before leveraging such innovations.

Health Information 122

Health Information Life Science EHR RCM 122

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For many of us in health IT communications, TEFCA has been greeted with both excitement and skepticism. With any document this complex, there is significant room for interpretation and assumptions. . For example, the specifications might codify the name of a data element, but the data a provider captures within that element can vary.

Interoperability 111

Interoperability Health IT HIE Health Information 111

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Use cases described by the Healthcare IT Today community included incorporating public health data, improving behavioral health, peering into patient registries, and focusing on n=1 health. Read more… The Value of Health Data for Business Intelligence.

Healthcare IT 94

Healthcare IT RCM Patient Experience Health Data 94

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A Look at Epic Culture and Interoperability with Brendan Keeler. The former Epic employee, now at HTD Health, talked to John Lynn for more than two hours. Part 1 of the interview focused on what it was like to work at Epic , as well as what opportunities exist to improve interoperability systems today.

Healthcare IT 80

Healthcare IT Interoperability Leadership Healthcare Innovation 80

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2023

Getting More From Health Data – Clinical Architecture It wasn’t that long ago that we were lamenting that we did not have enough electronic data in healthcare. Before we can leverage that data, it needs to be of sufficient quality to be useful. Now we are drowning in it.

Health Data 115

Health Data Interoperability Health IT Patient Experience 115

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A.

Health Data 128

Health Data HIE Health Information Mental health 128

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2025

We’ll see the emergence of ‘trusted AI networks’ where healthcare organizations share validated clinical algorithms and outcomes data, creating a foundation for true interoperability. Patients increasingly demand, and deserve, unfettered ownership and control over how their information is shared and protected.

Health IT 98

Health IT Nursing Interoperability Health Information 98

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There are a lot of components to consider and talk about in regards to interoperability and data sharing. Today we are going to focus on the innovative technologies and standards that are currently being employed to make our dreams of a better system of interoperability and data sharing a reality.

Interoperability 84

Interoperability FHIR EHR Health Information 84

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. Cross-Community Patient Discovery (XCPD) Health Data Locator and Revoke Option - Rev. Health IT Vendors should review this supplement and determine if the capabilities within meet their interoperability needs.

FHIR 119

FHIR HIE Interoperability Health Data 119

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

John Blair, III, MD, CEO at MedAllies It’s been well-documented for years that the healthcare industry has an interoperability problem. The commercial efforts to date to push interoperability forward have made true advances. The following is a guest article by A.

Interoperability 75

Interoperability Public Health Health Information Health Data 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

Since its founding in 2005, MAeHC has worked to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in the state by guiding organizations in the implementation and meaningful use of health IT. It has also spearheaded interoperability, standards development and HIT policy initiatives.

eHealth 167

eHealth Meaningful Use Leadership Health Data 167

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

HCA Healthcare , one of the leading providers of care in 20 states and in the United Kingdom, has smartly been investing to improve the quality of the health data they collect. That is a much more complex data quality challenge.” With good data quality, HCA was able to implement an innovative sepsis detection application.

Nursing 124

Nursing Interoperability Health Data Healthcare IT 124

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) is indeed an instance of transformational change. billion documents to date. and US territories including Puerto Rico.

Interoperability 111

Interoperability eHealth FHIR HIE 111

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Given that clinicians have different styles, it’s hardly surprising that they document care in different ways. Unfortunately, however, these idiosyncrasies are one of the obstacles that stand in the way of better interoperability, according to an article by Corepoint Health.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability mHealth EHR EMR 60

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics. “The real point of interoperability is continuous, real-time computing,” according to Rucker.

FHIR 128

FHIR Interoperability Healthcare IT Medicare 128

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Document exchange and interoperability vendor Concord Technologies launched Concord Connect , which routes patient records to the appropriate system. Sales Highmark tapped Sword Health to provide Virtual Pelvic Health as a free benefit for eligible members. Kabilah : AI platform for nursing workflows.

RCM 53

RCM Connected Care Healthcare IT Interoperability 53

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2025

Products EMR vendor Canvas Medical launched Hyperscribe , an open source AI copilot that uses ambient audio to write clinical documentation and orders. Connecticut-based Middlesex Health chose CipherHealth to implement a medication affordability program.

Interoperability 45

Interoperability RCM EMR Healthcare IT 45

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We talk a lot about sharing data and how it will improve patient outcomes and interoperability, but do we talk enough about how to do it safely? Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom.

Health Information 128

Health Information HIPAA Interoperability eHealth 128

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The content of this article is taken from a panel Kno2 hosted as part of the recent Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference , in collaboration with DirectTrust™ within a track dedicated to the sharing of health data to advance health equity.

Health Data 98

Health Data Health Information HIPAA Nursing 98

Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

scheduling, billing, documentation) Reimbursement models: How do you ensure providers are adequately reimbursed for telehealth services? Wearable Health Trackers: Technology (King): Smartwatches and fitness bands that collect data on activity levels, sleep patterns, heart rate, and more.

healthcare technology 76

healthcare technology Interoperability EHR Telehealth 76

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Many CHWs work in small, community-based organizations, which operate off of short-term programmatic grants, have limited administrative support, and use outdated documentation tools, including paper and Excel spreadsheets. Unfortunately, this collaboration between CHWs and traditional healthcare providers isnt as easy as it sounds.

EHR 72

EHR Interoperability Telehealth Primary Care 72

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR eHealth 60

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

Interoperability 60

Interoperability EHR FHIR eHealth 60

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

New data standards announced last December by the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology (ONC) are an extraordinarily significant expansion of regulations around health IT and could hijack product roadmaps for years to come.

EHR 131

EHR Health IT Interoperability healthcare technology 131

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 24, 2025

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them how can data collection and analysis be improved to better identify and address health inequities across different demographic groups? Timi Leslie, Executive Director at Connecting for Better Health Data sharing is critical for equitable access to healthcare.

Health Data 78

Health Data Interoperability Healthcare IT Public Health 78

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2025

Nakashima presents an interesting history of eHealth Exchange (originally named the National Health Information Network), including how close it came to being shut down after it first demonstrated in 2006 that the electronic exchange of patient documents was feasible. It is still around and thriving as a non-profit.

eHealth 72

eHealth FHIR Public Health Health Information 72

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2023

Information will be moving more freely, to be sure – but the providers on the receiving end may not be able to make much use of the data they get. Read more… Turning Health Data Sharing Into Meaningful Outcomes. Storing data and achieving interoperability hasn’t helped most health care organizations.

Interoperability 96

Interoperability Life Science Healthcare IT Primary Care 96

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With EHNAC’s incorporation into DirectTrust, DirectTrust anticipates bringing to fruition new accreditation programs, with a program focused on Credential Service Providers related to consumer access and use of health data as an early target. DirectTrust members can expect a continuation of the same membership benefits and experience.

Interoperability 112

Interoperability Health Information Accountable Care Pharmaceuticals 112

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

If we can’t achieve the Zen of reliable data in the short term, the next best thing is ensuring the data we receive from someone else is semantically correct. If you receive data that is not semantically interoperable, the best you can do is make it a readable document. What are you excited for at ViVE2023?

Interoperability 135

Interoperability Health Information Connected Health Healthcare IT 135

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 3, 2017

I propose that “The most technically advanced” document format be considered the Prime, with all of the other formats considered Transforms (XFRM) from that prime document. Thus if the Document Source can create a C-CDA 2.1; Yet if a Document Source only can create a C32 and PDF, then the C32 would be the prime.

FHIR 40

FHIR Health Information Interoperability EHR 40

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare’s National Network Data Exchanges , analyzes not only quantitative comparisons of the data currently exchanged on HINs but also the work that still needs to be done in order to spread the true value of the networks across all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. The paper, 2023: State of U.S.

Health Information 167

Health Information eHealth Digital Health Interoperability 167

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.

Interoperability 78

Interoperability eHealth FHIR EHR 78

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2023

At the recent HIMSS23 Conference in Chicago, Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture – a company that provides solutions for healthcare data quality, interoperability, and clinical documentation – delivered a spotlight session that highlighted the work of Babbage and his important lesson. It is achieved over time.

Health Data 110

Health Data Healthcare IT Interoperability Health IT 110

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the video interview below, Christensen shares how his company took their years of clinical documentation experience acquired through their WebChartMD platform and pivoted to now provide training data services to health IT organizations. You couldn’t just throw more data at the problem.

Healthcare IT 124

Healthcare IT Health Data Health IT Interoperability 124

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As this year is going to be a lot about making the most with the resources you have, automating data security is also freeing precious engineering time for more valuable work. Technologies like AI and ML have a big role to play in data-digitization, prediction-analytics and interoperability of digital healthcare data.

Interoperability 122

Interoperability Life Science EHR Health Data 122

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Lastly, data analytics resolves remaining duplicates and checks for overlays. Using intelligent automation to improve health data produces better results faster than manually performing the tasks. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 50% of all medical documentation mistakes result from administrative errors.

RCM 130

RCM Patient Experience EHR Pharmaceuticals 130

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2022

Code, test and maintain electronic clinical quality measures using Clinical Quality Language (CQL) and Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR). Source solutions from, and contribute to, relevant open-source projects and participate in community events such as Health Level Seven (HL7) Connectathons.

Health IT 88

Health IT FHIR Interoperability Healthcare IT 88