Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2023

There have been public statements from ONC and to extent from the Sequoia Project that TEFCA will be modernized to computable data – i.e. FHIR data. FHIR has been around for over 10 years so it is worth pondering why it was not incorporated into TEFCA from the start.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2024

He points to the rollout of TEFCA and the emergence of certified Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) as a sign that things are heading in the right direction. CCDAs are cumbersome to work with, but I am excited about where the industry is going with the FHIR expansion that is coming.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Storage of Information in Various Systems While serving diverse medical institution needs, Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) parallel existence complicates information access and exchange between doctors, patients, and different medical centers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canvas Medical, the EMR that enables clinicians and developers to power the future of care delivery, has raised $24MM in Series B funding led by M13 with participation from Haystack and previous investors Inspired Capital, IA Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and Irongrey. Founded in 2015, Canvas is reimagining the EMR for the future of healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

OneRecord CEO and co-founder Jennifer Blumenthal will join Milliman IntelliScript, where she will further the effort to help patients exercise their right under the 21st Century Cures Act to access and control their health information via consumer-directed exchange. More information is at milliman.com. About OneRecord, LLC.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

It takes time to write a programming library that can extract each field from an EHR and present it to an outside program, even given the modern FHIR standard (itself complex and evolving). These observers point out that patient data is extraordinarily large and complex. The API gap is, Bari says, “when regulation meets reality.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

.” On Monday, PointClickCare appealed the Court’s preliminary injunction, warning that a backdoor exception for Real Time bots would threaten the security of critical health information.

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HIStalk Interviews

AUGUST 8, 2018

We are very pro consumers getting their health information. We also do tens of millions of doctor requests for information for continuity of care and things like that, for which we don’t charge, of course. Health insurance examples would be prior authorization, medical management, risk adjustment, and quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 9th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, Keith Boone, Enterprise Architect at Audacious Inquiry.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Sonja Tarrago, MD, Director of Commercial Strategy at DexCare The future of healthcare hinges on achieving true interoperability, defined as the seamless exchange of patient health information across health systems in a way that improves patient care quality and clinician efficiency.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As stakeholders within the healthcare ecosystem, we must be very mindful of how we use AI to help organizations gather the data and insights they need without mismanaging patients’ personal health information or sacrificing their privacy rights.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

At eHealth Exchange, which is one of the first Qualified Health Information Networks™ (QHINs™) under TEFCA, we have a front-row seat to the framework’s ongoing implementation. Currently, eHealth Exchange is one of seven Designated QHINs exchanging health information via TEFCA. But we believe that is a mistake.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For health information technology (HIT) and electronic health record (EHR) vendors, new regulations that promote interoperability and transparency for PA workflows are an opportunity to significantly improve the experience for providers and the patients they serve.

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