Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Nearly all (95%) of healthcare executives are interested in end-to-end managed services to solve RCM challenges, according to a survey from Ensemble Health Partners. Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the NCQA Data Aggregator Validation program.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

John and Colin evaluated the many areas of health IT where the company is having an impact – and debated areas where Epic may actually not disrupt the market. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for September 18, 2024: Roles with many health systems, plus positions at vendors such as GE HealthCare and Microsoft.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2023

A study from CWH Advisors and Synchrony found that 63% of providers have RCM staffing shortages , and 61% expect to work with third parties for help. Further compounding the problem: 59% of providers rate patient health literacy as poor despite their education efforts.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

A report from Western New York HIE HEALTHeLINK and the Milbank Memorial Fund found that enrollment in a CMS Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model at a institution that was a member of the HIE led to a 24% decrease in hospital admission rates, a 21% drop in outpatient surgeries, and a nearly 33% reduction in hospital length of stay.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time. Read more… Unpacking the IT Needs of HIEs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information. About 75% of hospitals are members of regional HIE organizations, and 35% participate in regional and national HIEs. Staffing platform SnapNurse named Jeff Grant as Chief Executive Officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Zane Networks was named the technology partner for CRISP , the state-designated HIE for Maryland and the Washington, D.C. RCM provider AGS Health launched the AGS AI Platform for workflow and coding automation and compliance auditing.

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