Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ensuring the efficient flow of information is fundamental to advancing interoperability. One of the HIPAA-compliant solutions CyncHealth uses to exchange information is Direct Secure Messaging. He shares why they chose SES and some of the business impacts resulting from the change.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Also on its policy agenda for the year ahead: advocating for data standardization, offering input for interoperability rulemaking and engaging with agencies and states to increase telehealth access. Creating standards synergy for 'Interoperability 3.0' Part 2 – with HIPAA. " Leary said.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

SecureFrame connects to your cloud account and audits your infrastructure for chosen compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA etc) which makes this process much faster. These systems are more flexible, more scalable, and lend themselves better to interoperability.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Hearing about these pain points from stakeholders is why I’d “repackage HIPAA” if I were a regulator for a day. In that manner, businesses that remained “outside of the purview of HIPAA” would be impacted. For example, menopause care management currently does not have a viable reimbursement pathway.

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Redox

MAY 6, 2024

To that end, when I talk with prospective customers of Redox, I often describe Carequality as the fastest way to go live with meaningful interoperability— measured in days rather than weeks or months. Currently, organizations are only required to respond to queries for the Treatment purpose of use , as defined by HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., advertising platforms).

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For example, eHealth Exchange participants are taking advantage of its single API to join Carequality and TEFCA with no additional subscription fees or paperwork to sign. We are fully invested in using Networked Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) for connecting with payers. The exact process varies from QHIN to QHIN.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Yesterday, we shared a number of the insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. For example, extensive pre-work to uplift network infrastructure is often a prerequisite for vital EHR enhancements. Charlie Clarke, Senior Vice President of Technology at hc1. Matt Donahue, CTO at CloudWave.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability. The solution to these challenges lies in the adoption of interoperable data systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2024

Digital cloud fax technology, the next step in fax’s evolution, enabled a greater volume of transmission more reliably; this technology currently transmits millions of HIPAA-protected documents daily. Larkin is a leading expert on Cloud Fax and how it can help address the challenges of data interoperability in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jim Cropper, Director of Sales at Brother International Healthcare technology development and modern security needs are continually evolving, calling for a shift toward digitization and interoperability to facilitate easier access to information, and more efficient and effective healthcare delivery.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 6, 2016

HHS has produced an 8 page fact-sheet on Ransomeware and HIPAA that is fantastic. Just 8 pages, packed with very readable, reasonable, reasoned, and backed by long standing Security and Privacy HIPAA Regulation. It is so good that I have very little to say as any emphasis I would add is already in the 8 pages.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Healthtech providers can adopt HL7 (Health Level Seven) or FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One example of leveraging AI as a tool to integrate new information sources could be by integrating natural language processing to both recognize audio, visual, and written communications and provide additional context or patient information from their EHR in real-time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

How Artificial Intelligence and Other Tech can Help Even when it comes to electronic health records (EHRs), an area where many countries are making strides , the issue of interoperability remains. This precludes the effective, timely, and secure transmission of patient data. Understanding processes before automating them is essential.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2023

Mike Semel said this is a telltale example of why health systems need to enforce HIPAA’s minimum necessary access rule , along with logging access and updating incident response plans. Read more… The Value of an Interoperability and Integration Partner.

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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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Lloyd Price

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Google Care Studio can be used to collect and organize patient data, and Google Bard can be used to generate reports, summaries, and other documents that can be used to help clinicians make better decisions. It is also HIPAA compliant, so clinicians can be confident that their patients' data is secure.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example, CRMs don’t do great with anonymous users and really only focus on the known, logged in patients. Many people reading this are probably wondering why a healthcare organization’s CRM doesn’t do this already. CRMs are great for certain tasks, but they have their limitations. Nowadays, people rarely log in unless they have to.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 21, 2024

For example, it can be used to share information with patients and answer their questions. Care Studio is designed to adhere to industry-wide regulations that protect patient data and govern how data can be used and processed, including HIPAA. In the trial phase, around 250 clinicians will be able to use it.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 9, 2024

Examples: Companies creating AI-powered diagnostics tools, developing gene editing therapies, or designing implantable biosensors for real-time health monitoring. Here are a few examples: Telemedicine: Telemedicine platforms allow patients to connect with healthcare providers remotely, using video conferencing or other technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2024

For example, in 2019, online appointment scheduling was still unavailable at many health systems. And though the industry has made strides toward greater interoperability, small and independent hospitals in major cities trail their counterparts in having information available at the point of care.

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Redox

JANUARY 12, 2021

Read further to explore how Redox and Amazon Web Services (AWS) combine to deliver the Redox data interoperability platform on top of AWS’s scalable infrastructure. The Redox data interoperability platform enables data liquidity with a better, faster, and more effective method of data exchange than traditional integration approaches.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2023

Established interoperability standards will facilitate health information and data sharing across outsourced platforms. Being able to designate the geography and obtain better performance for cost allows faster processing power for MRI results or AI components, for example.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Healthcare software vendors prioritize projects that use HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ® ) over those built on other standards for many reasons. In addition to the benefits of FHIR, interoperability mandates are moving the market incrementally, but towards FHIR domination. Let’s dive in.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Improved compliance with regulations: SSI facilitates easier compliance with data privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA by enabling patients to manage their data consent and access logs efficiently. This offers more control over their privacy and minimizes data oversharing. This transparency builds trust and fosters informed consent.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 25, 2018

PingMD is HIPAA compliant and allows you to connect with your physicians the same way you might communicate with a friend or colleague via text messaging, image sharing and so forth. Jeremy Knibbs for example commented recently in his article Digital Upheaval Asks Demanding Questions Of Austalia’s Health Sector that. "Digital

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

One recent example is the Clinic’s collaboration with Oscar (the health insurance company). Oscar and the Clinic collaborated and created an interoperability solution that yielded better analytics leading to improved ability of clinicians to manage patients and improved patient engagement. Health Care Law and Consulting.

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Health Blawg

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

One recent example is the Clinic’s collaboration with Oscar (the health insurance company). Oscar and the Clinic collaborated and created an interoperability solution that yielded better analytics leading to improved ability of clinicians to manage patients and improved patient engagement.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. Inovalon has been around for about 20 years.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 30, 2018

Michael sees the persisting lack of interoperability as something that harms the patient, harms the provider, and raises cost. Aprima belongs to CommonWell, has done some FHIR development, and Michael would like to see Congress condition Medicare reimbursement on real interoperability. Inovalon has been around for about 20 years.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The inclusion of social services organizations in the CA DxF is also unique as these entities are not recognized as healthcare providers under HIPAA and data sharing has been limited. These are just examples and may vary based on the organization’s existing technical infrastructure and requirements.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2024

For example, a provider may have their cloud-based EMR and accounting software serviced by two separate vendors. Thanks to EiPaaS, systems have low latency and become increasingly interoperable, so every program talks to each other, allowing doctors to access data shortly after it is uploaded into the system.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When a PHR is connected to the patient’s legal medical record it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.” Patients who can review and revise clinician notes can see better patient safety outcomes, for example. These are called tethered PHRs or connected PHRs.

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Redox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Learn more about the status of X12 and DICOM ® at these two standout presentations featuring real world customer examples: Light up X12, but don’t let it burn Nick Hatt and Garrett Rhodes CMS has proposed regulations requiring the use of FHIR API to automate prior authorization processes and streamline communication between payers and EHR systems.

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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. As one example, the report lauds GHC’s eHRA model, which is based on a shared EHR and shared clinical staff for data review.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

She gave the example of an air filter that needs to be cleaned, or a broken air conditioner. She said providers shouldn’t just be asked to collect the data, but that, “[they] should be part of the solution in making that happen in the community for that person.”

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