Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Surescripts recently announced its intention to become a QHIN , firmly positioning the company a player in the interoperability space. Surescripts is Actually an Interoperability Company According to Surescript’s 2022 National Progress Report , 1.23 We really are an interoperability company,” said McMartin.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Interoperability is game-changing not just in a clinical setting, but it holds tremendous potential for healthcare’s financial stakeholders as well. For example, prior authorization and patient eligibility are now key steps to ensuring price transparency and fewer financial surprises for patients. “So

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

For example, we are considering using AI to support physicians in ophthalmology , such as the prediction of retinal diseases, as well as neurology and radiology. Meanwhile, government hospitals in Thailand have [started installing] telemedicine kiosks to [provide more] healthcare coverage.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

The journey to achieve interoperability in healthcare has been too long and too expensive. To address this, companies have put effort into creating interoperability tools and platforms designed to make it easier to exchange data. To accelerate interoperability efforts, however, creating more technology may not the answer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For example, its clinics' providers also are certified health coaches who help patients develop personalized preventative care plans. "Because our clinics operate in both rural and urban communities, the ability to access patient data quickly and efficiently in one place via an EHR was imperative to our growth."

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Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2025

Ironically, the adoption and implementation of electronic health records technology accelerate some aspects of burnout due to the systems lacking interoperability and user-centered design workflows. The 2025 Medscape Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report found that nearly one-half of U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In a recent interview with Healthcare IT Today , Aidan Lee, Director of the Certification Program at OntarioMD , and Matt LaDuke, Director of Products, Integrations, and Service Management, shed light on the evolving landscape of electronic medical records (EMRs) and the state of interoperability in the healthcare sector.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems. And while EHRs have largely benefited the organizations that have adopted them, data accuracy is still a point of concern. Data entry is still fraught with human error.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The AI models of tomorrow will be fueled by a complete picture of each individual patient this is powered by a responsible infrastructure with an output of safe, and secure interoperable data. We have all seen examples of hallucinations in the GenAI use cases.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

For example, with Virtual Sitter with AI assistance, a single, remote staff member now can monitor significantly more patients than an in-person sitter, helping to increase the capacity of healthcare inpatient teams and significantly reduce costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Patient education is just one example of many where pharmacists could take a more active role in the healthcare system and we could all benefit from pharmacists’ expertise. Another area where we haven’t enabled pharmacists has to do with pharmacy interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. Healthcare Data Interoperability. The Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) that have been deployed over the past 15 years do a good job at capturing health data but are terrible at sharing it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

"Virtual care required a recast in strategy to address interoperability, patient experience, provider experience and cost," said Gerard Frunzi, director of virtual care at Centura Health. "Interoperability issues resulted in many manual steps to get information between systems and tasks completed.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2025

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Each of these three examples of connected health at home has a unique vision for bolstering households’ health and well-being. A physician, Pak spoke about Samsung Health’s growing Home AI ecosystem for supporting consumers in their health goals.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Insurers both large and small , for example, are partnering or even acquiring organizations that specialize in VBP; the same goes for physicians groups and groups that provide home care. EHR systems are common in Europe, and many European countries have made significant strides in adopting some aspects of VBP for drugs and treatments.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As the next phase in the evolution of interoperability, SDC allows for the secure and near real-time sharing of health data between devices at the point of care, regardless of the manufacturer. Traditionally, we think about interoperability as HIEs (health information exchanges), but in 2024 I expect to see new models emerge.

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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. The following are their answers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2024

Has momentum shifted to companies more on the digital health front vs. EHRs? He also talks about how HITECH made health IT and EHRs huge 15 years ago, but ponders whether today is more about digital health than EHRs. For example, MDRX, ATHN and CERN are history. Like what you hear? So are eClinicalWorks and Meditech.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Interoperability for better outcomes and clinical advances. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances. The key to unlocking the data is interoperability across the entire health ecosystem. More holistic view of the patient.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Electronic Health Records (EHRs): Technology (King): Digital systems that store and manage patient health information. Methodology (Queen): Interoperability: How do you ensure that EHRs can seamlessly exchange information between different healthcare providers and systems?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interoperability is essential for equitable access, enabling seamless data sharing between healthcare systems and community organizations. For example, plans can use SDOH data from survey results to identify members facing food, housing, or transportation insecurity and connect them with community agencies that can assist.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Enhanced Data Insights: By analysing large amounts of data, Care Studio can identify patterns and trends that may not be apparent in traditional EHRs. For example, it can be used to share information with patients and answer their questions. This can help clinicians identify potential risks and opportunities for early intervention.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Examples: Companies developing AI-powered diagnostics, gene editing therapies, or wearable devices for remote patient monitoring. Examples: Companies offering secure data storage for patient records, platforms facilitating telehealth consultations, or government agencies streamlining the approval process for new medical devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 5, 2024

They partner closely with clients there to implement their cloud-based Sunrise EHR , their dbMotion data integration platform, and more. For example, how are they addressing interoperability of health data across the provinces in Canada.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

" To make progress, healthcare provider organizations will need telehealth data-driven and EHR-based clinical research, databases and tools, she contended. " Nicklaus Children's Hospital developed a technology roadmap and implemented telehealth platform enhancements with a focus on interoperability and integration with its EHR.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2022

Much has been written about Larry Ellison’s vision of what he called a “National EHR Database.” To be clear, I’m not sure if this was Ellison’s goal with a “National EHR Database” or not. He gave the example of going to the ER and the ER doctor having access to your full records.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

For HHM Health , an FQHC serving the Dallas area, interoperability and access to medical records is vital for establishing trust with their patients and saving lives. Brown illustrated the importance of Prisma to their community with the following example: We had a brand new patient come in. Interoperability saves lives.

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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. And then what?

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

For example, a telehealth platform with a large network of doctors and patients becomes more attractive to new users. Examples of HealthTech companies with strong moats: Intuitive Surgical: Their da Vinci surgical system and the associated training and support create a high switching cost for hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dominique Demolle, Co-Founder and CEO at Cognivia The policy landscape has significantly evolved in recent years, both for pre- and post-marketing phases, with initiatives like the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid for example. However, in 2025, interoperability will need to become a household name all the way down to the bedside.

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