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Category: Healthcare Industry News
As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data in EHRs Hard to Harvest
Date: May 2nd, 2020Source: MedscapeTopics: EHRs, COVID-19EHRs document every step doctors or other health care workers take in treating a COVID patient, from medicines prescribed to signs of progress or setbacks. Data collected from large numbers of patients could quickly yield answers about which treatments are succeeding. But the pandemic is bringing into stark relief just how far the nation is from achieving the promised benefits, critics say.
Read MoreIn Times of Crisis, HIEs are Front and Center
Date: April 28th, 2020Source: HIMSSTopics: HIE, COVID-19Health information exchange (HIE) organizations play an essential role in aggregating and disseminating data to give local hospitals, public health officials and providers a better understanding of the virus’ spread and the patients being tested and treated.
Read MoreOutpatient visits plunged in second half of March, Commonwealth Fund says
Date: April 24th, 2020Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: COVID-19Outpatient and medical practice visits have fallen off a cliff since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by The Commonwealth Fund conducted by researchers from Harvard University and Phreesia, a healthcare software company.
Read MoreHere's how remaining $70B in COVID-19 funding will be distributed to providers
Date: April 22nd, 2020Source: Fierce HealthcareTopics: COVID-19The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allocated $30 billion to providers out of a $100 billion pot passed in an economic stimulus package by Congress a few weeks ago. Here is how the remainder will be allocated in the coming weeks:
Read MoreWhy Data Interoperability is Critical in the Fight Against the Pandemic
Date: April 6th, 2020Source: Health IT AnswersTopics: HIE, EHRs, Care Coordination, Big Data, COVID-19Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the need for longitudinal health data and interoperability have never been greater. Providers need access to the full picture of every patient they treat, and epidemiologists need to consolidate data from multiple sources to track the spread of the disease and determine where more aggressive containment strategies need to be employed.
Read MoreOutpatient care gets walloped by COVID-19 in March job losses
Date: April 3rd, 2020Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: COVID-19Dentists' offices, physicians' offices, home health providers and other outpatient healthcare sectors shouldered the brunt of healthcare's steep job losses in March as the novel coronavirus ravaged the economy and forced businesses to shed workers.
Read MoreThe CARES Act – Notable Provisions for Health Care Businesses
Date: March 30th, 2020Source: Chapman and CutlerTopics: COVID-19The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or the Act), a bill designed to provide financial support and resources to individuals and businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic, was signed into law on March 27, 2020.
Read More$100 BILLION-PLUS IN CARES ACT FOR HEALTHCARE: 3 WAYS TO GET IT
Date: March 29th, 2020Source: Health LeadersTopics: COVID-19Recent versions of legislation recognize the existential financial threat many healthcare organizations are under as they fight the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read More'What about us?': Frontline primary care practices fear for survival amid coronavirus
Date: March 26th, 2020Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: COVID-19Thousands of frontline primary care practices, already strapped for cash, are facing these wrenching decisions as part of a new financial crisis generated by the novel coronavirus advancing across the U.S. — with little chance of direct help from Congress, as the latest Senate stimulus package passed late Wednesday doesn't benchmark any funds for independent practices.
Read MoreOCR Shares COVID-19 PHI, Data Sharing Guidance for First Responders
Date: March 25th, 2020Source: HealthIT SecurityTopics: Emergency Services, HIPAA, COVID-19The Office for Civil Rights released guidance for how protected health information on patients exposed or infected with COVID-19 can be shared with first responders, such as law enforcement, paramedics, and public health authorities, in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Read MoreHospitals get $100B in massive stimulus deal as facilities face COVID-19
Date: March 25th, 2020Source: Fierce HealthcareTopics: Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, COVID-19Hospitals and community health centers could get $130 billion as part of a $2 trillion economic stimulus package to help meet the skyrocketing increases of COVID-19 cases.
Read MoreCOVID-19 economic stimulus deal includes billions in hospital funding
Date: March 25th, 2020Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, COVID-19Senate leadership and Trump administration officials announced early Wednesday morning that they reached an agreement on a $2 trillion COVID-19 economic stimulus deal that includes billions of dollars to bolster the healthcare system.
Read MoreCommunity health centers get $100M for COVID-19 response
Date: March 25th, 2020Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: COVID-19HHS is giving $100 million to community health centers across the country as the agency prepares for a surge in COVID-19 patients. The federally-funded clinics serve vulnerable populations, including those who are low-income, uninsured or homeless.
Read MoreCMS Offers Relief for Promoting Interoperability Program, MIPS
Date: March 23rd, 2020Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced relief and an extension of data submission deadlines for providers, facilities, and clinicians participating in Medicare quality reporting programs and the Quality Payment Program.
Read MoreHere are 6 ways the ONC's new rules for opening health record access will impact the industry
Date: March 11th, 2020Source: Fierce HealthcareTopics: HIE, EHRs, Patient Engagement, Information BlockingA rule from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will require patients are able to access their health information and share it with third-party apps.
Read MoreHospital physicians using more patient data transferred electronically, study finds
Date: March 11th, 2020Source: Medical EconomicsTopics: HIE, EHRsThe share of hospital physicians using patient information received digitally grew in 2018, according to a new study from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Read MoreColorado directs insurers to waive cost-sharing, promote telehealth services for COVID-19 testing
Date: March 9th, 2020Source: The Denver ChannelTopics: Telehealth, COVID-19Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has asked the state Division of Insurance to issue formal guidance to health insurance carriers in the state to promote telehealth services and to waive co-pays, deductibles, coinsurance and cost-sharing for people to be tested for COVID-19.
Read More5 Ways Healthcare Tech Is Helping Tackle Coronavirus
Date: February 21st, 2020Source: HealthTechTopics: HIE, Public HealthCollaboration tools and robotics are among the efforts to boost information sharing, patient care and public safety.
Read MoreCMS Develops New Code for Coronavirus Lab Test
Date: February 13th, 2020Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, COVID-19Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took further action to ensure America’s healthcare facilities and clinical laboratories are prepared to respond to the threat of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Read MoreJust how much are health systems spending on social determinants?
Date: February 10th, 2020Source: Fierce HealthcareTopics: Social Determinants of HealthAccording to researchers, SDOH programs accounted for at least $2.5 billion of spending, the bulk of which focused on housing insecurity ($1.6 billion) and employment ($1.1 billion). The remainder was spread across areas including education, food security, social and community context and transportation.
Read MoreACOs lack data on patient social needs, community partners
Date: February 6th, 2020Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: Accountable Care, Social Determinants of HealthAccountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’ social needs and the capabilities of community partners. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Health Affairs, based on qualitative data from 22 ACOs.
Read MoreGrowing numbers of docs embracing digital health tech
Date: February 6th, 2020Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: EHRs, Digital Health, TelehealthAdoption of digital health tools by physicians in the last three years has grown significantly, according to an American Medical Association survey of more than 1,300 doctors.
Read MoreOCR details rules for sharing patient info during coronavirus outbreak
Date: February 4th, 2020Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: HIE, Public Health, Disaster PreparednessIn the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the HHS Office for Civil Rights is detailing how patient information can be shared to protect public health under the HIPAA privacy rule.
Read MoreNew HIE Survey Results Show Significant Interoperable Health Data and Robust Link Between Community HIEs and Community and Social Service Organizations
Date: January 30th, 2020Source: mHealth TimesTopics: HIE, Social Determinants of Health, SHIECCommunity health information exchanges (HIEs) report robust connections with community and social service organizations and are moving significant volumes of data, according to the results of the first annual survey of HIEs by the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC). Results of the survey were presented by David Kendrick, MD, MPH, at the ONC Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday January 28, 2020
Read MoreHIEs Increasingly Connecting With Community, Social Service Organizations, Survey Finds
Date: January 29th, 2020Source: Healthcare InnovationTopics: HIE, Social Determinants of Health, SHIECCommunity health information exchanges (HIEs) are increasingly reporting connections with community and social service organizations and are moving significant volumes of data, according to the results of the first annual survey of HIEs by the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC).
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