Category: Healthcare Industry News
Medicare telehealth visits increased 63-fold from 2019 to 2020, new government data shows
Date: December 6th, 2021Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Telehealth, COVID-19New government data puts in stark relief how dramatically telehealth use exploded last year, with the share of Medicare visits conducted virtually skyrocketing from just 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020.
Read MoreContact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches U.S.
Date: December 5th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Public Health Reporting, Public Health, COVID-19The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines.
Read MoreHospitals are at the center of a health data revolution
Date: December 3rd, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Health IT, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19Healthcare systems have a long history and strong track record of being responsible stewards of this data, bolstered by laws that incur substantial punishments if violated. We are uniquely placed to ensure that patient data is protected and used only for legitimate academic purposes.
Read MorePatient Portal Use Linked to Shorter Hospital Stays, Health Outcomes
Date: November 29th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Patient Engagement, Patient Care, Patient accessA study’s results found that patients with access to active patient portal account had shorter average length of stay in the hospital.
Read MoreHarnessing Electronic Health Data in the Palm of Your Hand
Date: November 27th, 2021Source: Health IT AnswersTopics: HIE, Health IT, COVID-19, ONCMore than a decade of federal policy has sought to ensure patients have electronic access to their health information. The ONC 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) Final Rule, published in 2020, built upon previous federal initiatives to modernize patient access to their health information by promoting the adoption of secure, standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs).
Read MoreEHR Documentation Styles May Impact Work Hours, Clinician Burden
Date: November 23rd, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: EHRs, Patient CareWriting clinical notes in a localized time period in the morning or afternoon may lead to decreased clinician burden and EHR documentation times.
Read MoreIndustry Voices—Health plans look to HIEs while expanding population health work
Date: November 22nd, 2021Source: Fierce HealthcareTopics: HIE, Health IT, Interoperability, Population Health, Value-Based CareMany of the largest and most innovative HIEs in the U.S. include both clinical and claims data in their networks, and they work closely with both payers and providers to deliver valuable insights used to improve health outcomes.
Read MoreFeds: Gender-Inclusive EHR Data Standards Support Health Equity
Date: November 9th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, EHRs, health equityThe implementation of gender-inclusive EHR data standards will help support health equity for gender-marginalized patients, according to ONC leadership.
Read MoreHow Telehealth, RPM Interoperability with EHR Systems Boosts Care
Date: November 2nd, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: EHRs, Health IT, Interoperability, Telehealth, COVID-19When surveyed, providers noted that interoperability of telehealth solutions with EHR systems promotes better care and rapport with the patient.
Read MoreInteroperability: Where it's headed, and where IT leaders will be investing
Date: November 1st, 2021Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Health IT, InteroperabilityFive CIOs, a COO and a CMIO chart a course for the complex demands of data exchange, and discuss the technologies and strategies they plan to focus on in the next five years.
Read MorePublic Health Data Exchange, Health Equity Require Team Effort
Date: October 19th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Health IT, Social Determinants of Health, health equity, Data exchangeRecent recommendations from a RWJF commission highlight the need for a public health data exchange infrastructure centered on health equity.
Read More'A quiet suffering': Primary care struggles with COVID-19 strain, telemedicine rollbacks
Date: October 11th, 2021Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Telehealth, COVID-19Despite broad bipartisan support for the service, the return of restrictions — even nominal ones — could sound the death knell for telehealth services offered by cash-strapped primary care offices, many of which have faced closure at one point over the past year and a half.
Read MoreThe need for ethical data models for comprehensive data sharing
Date: October 10th, 2021Source: MedCity NewsTopics: HIE, Health IT, Interoperability, Artificial IntelligenceIt is imperative for health systems to form data sharing partnerships that allow for the analysis of de-identified clinical data, while effectively and comprehensively protecting patient information.
Read MoreVirtual care is here to stay, but providers need to make the experience more seamless
Date: October 5th, 2021Source: MedCity NewsTopics: Health IT, Telehealth, Data Analytics, COVID-19At a recent panel discussion, healthcare executives agreed that telehealth will remain an important part of care delivery post-pandemic, so now is the time for providers to figure out how best to incorporate these services alongside in-person care. Actionable data will prove to be a key resource for providers as they tweak their strategies.
Read MoreClinical Research Requires EHR Optimization, Data Interoperability
Date: October 4th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, EHRs, InteroperabilityStakeholders should promote EHR optimization for health data interoperability in support of pragmatic clinical research, a new study says.
Read MoreAssessing the Future of Public Health Data Exchange, Interoperability
Date: September 28th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Health IT, Interoperability, Data Analytics, Public Health, COVID-19, ONCAs COVID-19 continues to underscore the need for an enhanced health interoperability infrastructure, a panel of past health IT coordinators and the current ONC leader discussed the future of public health data exchange at HL7's 35th Annual Plenary. Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, ONC national coordinator for health IT, noted that COVID-19 highlighted the need for an enhanced public health data interoperability infrastructure.
Read MoreWhat Do APIs Mean for Health Interoperability, Data Exchange?
Date: September 20th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health IT, Interoperability, APIApplication programming interfaces (APIs) could serve as a key feature of the national interoperability infrastructure for health data exchange.
Read MoreThe Potency of Collaborative Networks in a Post-Pandemic United States
Date: September 14th, 2021Source: Healthcare InnovationTopics: HIE, Health IT, SHIEC, Regional health improvement collaborativesAs Lisa Bari of SHIEC and Craig Brammer of The Health Collaborative write, there is enormous potential in regional health improvement collaboratives and HIEs collaborating to improve the health of their communities.
Read MoreChallenges to Public Health Reporting Experienced by Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2019
Date: September 7th, 2021Source: ONC Data BriefTopics: HIE, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Public Health Reporting, COVID-19, ONCWhile new challenges may have emerged or become exacerbated during the pandemic, this analysis identifies potential ongoing barriers to health information exchange among hospitals and public health agencies and provides insights into hospitals’ readiness to support key public health activities prior to the pandemic.
Read MoreHow entrepreneurs can meet the moment in digital healthcare innovation
Date: September 6th, 2021Source: MedCity NewsTopics: HIE, Health IT, Patient CareAs the popularity of digital healthcare only continues to grow, the innovative entrepreneurs who balance all factors of the ‘consumer’ patient experience will find the highest adoption.
Read MoreDigital connectivity and equity are increasingly seen as vital to health
Date: August 21st, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Digital Health, Telehealth, health equityVirtual care's benefits were obvious during COVID-19, when, in many cases, it was safer for patients and health systems to connect remotely, and it enabled patients to continue care when, nationally, there was a drop-off of preventive care and chronic illness management.
Read MoreNRHI, SHIEC Partner to Support HIEs, Interoperability Infrastructure
Date: August 17th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Interoperability, SHIEC, ContextureNRHI and SHIEC have teamed up to form an organization that aims to support local HIES and strengthen the national interoperability infrastructure.
Read MoreCMS lays out the future of value-based care
Date: August 13th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Value-Based CareCMS hopes to remake the U.S. healthcare system over the next decade by prioritizing coordinated, team-based care, measuring outcomes that matter to patients, and holding providers more accountable.
Read MoreHow HIEs Help Hit Healthcare Compliance, Cost Savings Goals
Date: August 13th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Interoperability, ComplianceHealth information exchanges could be the key to solving interoperability challenges and achieving a nationwide infrastructure of health data exchange.
Read MoreInnovation At The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services: A Vision For The Next 10 Years
Date: August 12th, 2021Source: Health AffairsTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Value-Based Care, InnovationAfter launching more than 50 alternative payment models that reward health care providers for delivering high-quality and cost-efficient care, the Innovation Center has learned a great deal and is ready to build a stronger and more sustainable path forward. Beneficiaries, providers, and other stakeholders are encouraged by the work of existing models and are calling on the Innovation Center to leverage those lessons.
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