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Medicare ACOs Improving Care Coordination With Health IT, But Still Have Work To Do

Healthcare IT Today

A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. Folks, I know that reading OIG reports can be about as exciting […].

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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

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"Shared EHRs and HIE are only tools to increase information availability; their impact is dependent on the clinical workflow and delivery system context in which they are used," they wrote. THE LARGER TREND.

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Is It Time For The Federal Government To Create A National HIE?

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Earlier this year, ONC and CMS issued new draft guidelines requiring that all insurers and providers serving the Medicare population make their data available electronically by 2020.

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Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

Healthcare IT Today

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. As the industry standard, Direct Secure Messaging continues to expand nationally.

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Not All QHINs Will Be Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

By selecting a network that understands their unique needs, these entities can continue to serve their members and stakeholders – while gaining the broader access and connectivity that a large health information exchange (HIE) offers. . The Case for Federal Agencies. The Case for State and Regional Exchanges.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). The Harlow Group LLC. Health Care Law and Consulting. Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals).

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

HealthPolicyValentines pic.twitter.com/nZx2DcTCGI — MA Health Policy Commission (@Mass_HPC) February 13, 2024 Medicare could never negotiate your cost because you are priceless. Be sure to check out our coverage of previous #HealthPolicyValentines as well as some that we found interesting this year below. What does that mean for patients?