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Category: Healthcare Industry News
HIMSS21: Data silos hindered COVID-19 response
Date: August 11th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: HIE, Health IT, Interoperability, COVID-19, ONCOfficials at the two HHS agencies are co-leading a work group to assess the "effectiveness, interoperability and connectivity of public health data systems" used to detect public health threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as mandated by Biden's January executive order. They're required to issue a report summarizing their findings and offer recommendations.
Read MoreThe Value of HIEs from the Primary Care Provider Perspective
Date: August 9th, 2021Source: Journal of AHIMATopics: HIE, EHRs, Primary CareHIE-hesitant providers often express concerns that utilizing an HIE will consume more time. While this is occasionally true with some patient encounters, it is important to look at the bigger picture. For one encounter, it may be an additional step to access the HIE, but it may prevent the need for a second encounter or prevent a referral from being rejected. Another point is that the provider doesn’t necessarily go to the HIE for every encounter, as they often go in a targeted fashion, depending on the patient’s presentation.
Read MoreCMS Interoperability Rule, ADT, Fuels Direct Secure Messaging Growth
Date: August 4th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Interoperability, NotificationsThe CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule’s ADT notification standard has resulted in a significant increase in direct secure messaging.
Read MoreCertified Health IT Adoption a Step Toward Broad Interoperability
Date: July 21st, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Health IT, Interoperability, ONCWhile adoption of ONC 2015 certified health IT boosted data exchange, nationwide interoperability will require additional data standards and rules.
Read MoreONC releases timeline for interoperability network
Date: July 14th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Health IT, Interoperability, ONCHHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the timeline for implementing its interoperability framework, which seeks to facilitate cost-effective data sharing across networks. ONC plans to have the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement's network open for participation in the first quarter of 2022.
Read MoreEvent Notification EHR Integrations May Promote Primary Care Coordination
Date: July 13th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: EHRs, Care Coordination, InteroperabilityVHA primary care teams reported that an event notification EHR integration helped improve care coordination and fill in information gaps.
Read MoreHHS updates interoperability standards around gender identity
Date: July 9th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Health IT, Interoperability, Social Determinants of Health, ONCHHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology unveiled new standards to allow the electronic exchange of patient data surrounding social determinants of health, sexual orientation and gender identity data. OCR's second version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability will allow providers to begin planning to collect and use social determinants and gender identity data in clinical settings.
Read MoreHealth information exchange event notification can be a promising tool for better patient care
Date: July 9th, 2021Source: News-Medical.NetTopics: HIE, Care Coordination, Patient Care, NotificationsA new study from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute, IUPUI and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers reports that primary care physicians recognize the need for better coordination and welcome health information exchange (HIE) event notifications as a means of improving the flow of information to enable provision of better patient care.
Read MoreONC Chief: Data standardization key to integrating public health into info-sharing infrastructure
Date: July 5th, 2021Source: MedCity NewsTopics: Interoperability, Public Health, ONCONC head Dr. Micky Tripathi said that the agency is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to break down the data silos that exist between clinical systems, administrative systems and public health systems.
Read More5 things for payers to know about CMS' interoperability rule
Date: June 30th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health IT, InteroperabilityNew requirements that force CMS-regulated payers to exchange a subset of patient data elements—called the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability—with one another when patients request it will take effect on January 1, 2022.
Read MoreWhat Providers Should Know for CMS Interoperability Rule Compliance
Date: June 28th, 2021Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health IT, Interoperability, API, Patient access“Patients have a right under HIPAA to access their health information,” CMS officials noted in a fact sheet. “We believe they also have a right to know their health information is exchanged in a way that ensures their privacy and security. We are working to balance these important issues in a way that empowers patients to be in charge of their healthcare.”
Read MoreHealth Affairs Article Points to HIO Readiness & Engagement in TEFCA
Date: June 22nd, 2021Source: Health IT BuzzTopics: HIE, Health IT, TEFCAAlthough the number of operational HIOs has been in a steady decline since 2012, the financial viability of those remaining entities doubled (from 24 percent in 2012 to 52 percent in 2019). Additionally, many HIOs have a broad reach, based upon a number of different metrics, including: the number of participants, the number of providers that are either providing data or able to use the HIO, the different EHRs they are connected to, and in the work they do to facilitate exchange for a large number of patients.
Read MoreDigital health tools can help with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Date: June 22nd, 2021Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Health IT, Digital Health, Public Health, COVID-19"Digital health tools can further help on both dimensions of access and hesitancy," said Kaelin Goulet, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group, which tracks vaccine sentiment among other consumer interest issues.
Read MoreHospitals, insurers invest big dollars to tackle patients' social needs
Date: June 22nd, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Social Determinants of Health, health equityIn the past decade, dozens of studies funded by state and federal governments, private hospitals, insurers and philanthropic organizations have looked into whether addressing patients’ social needs improves health and lowers medical costs.
Read MoreOpinion: Better data sharing among MCOs, public health, Medicaid could boost vaccination efforts
Date: June 21st, 2021Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: HIE, Social Determinants of Health, COVID-19, health equityThere are steps we can take to help address these disparities and close the gap to get more of our fellow Americans vaccinated. One crucial step is to increase data sharing between state public health departments, Medicaid agencies and Medicaid MCOs.
Read MoreHHS to invest $80M in public health IT training
Date: June 17th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: HIE, Health IT, Social Determinants of Health, ONC, health equityThe Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program looks to train more than 4,000 people over a four-year period. ONC will award up to $75 million to the recipients and use the rest for administrative costs. The goal is to create a continuous pipeline of diverse public health technology professionals, authorities said.
Read MoreFour Ways Data Transparency Helps Advance Shared Savings in Your Post-Acute Network
Date: June 10th, 2021Source: Healthcare IT TodayTopics: HIE, Health IT, Accountable Care, Post-Acute Care, Data transparencyAccessing and using current patient data generated during post-acute care stays is one way in which ACOs can track what’s happening to their patients in real-time. By doing that, information needed to improve care is revealed in a timely manner…and shared savings can grow.
Read MoreAutomation and Security Can Help Healthcare Organizations Get Ahead
Date: June 7th, 2021Source: HealthTechTopics: HIE, Health ITData center automation — the managing and automating of a data center’s workflows and processes — is one area in which healthcare organizations can set themselves apart. A recent report from Mordor Intelligence states, “The boom in social networking analytics, cloud computing and mobile computing is projected to positively impact the need for automation and data centers.” The report also notes that automation plays a vital role in data centers by performing looked-for tasks. It can eliminate errors, save time and optimize processes for better cost savings.
Read MoreBuilding a social determinants of health strategy: data is the key
Date: June 7th, 2021Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: HIE, Health IT, Data Analytics, Social Determinants of HealthFor managed-care plans focused on improving population health and reducing overall costs, the goal has to be on prevention, not just treatment. One increasingly popular strategy is targeting members based on social determinants of health (SDOH), which accounted for around $2.5 billion in spending between 2017 and 2019, according to a 2020 study. But how can plans make sure their investments in SDOH initiatives will bear fruit and make them more competitive in the market?
Read MoreInvesting In The Data Systems We Need To Create The Health System We Deserve
Date: June 4th, 2021Source: Health AffairsTopics: HIE, Data Analytics, Social Determinants of HealthAddressing barriers to the acquisition of standardized race and ethnicity health care data is critical for ensuring all health care stakeholders have the information they need to contribute to resolving the deeply entrenched structural and programmatic barriers to better care and health for all Americans.
Read MoreHow the Evolution of Networking Infrastructure Supports Smart Hospitals
Date: May 26th, 2021Source: HealthTechTopics: HIE, Health IT, Data Security, HIPAA, Healthcare Quality ImprovementDigital communications were once limited to emails, text messages or alerts from routers or email servers. With the advent of PACS, telemetry waveforms, EHRs, cloud-based storage portals, private blockchain and other network-based security tools, healthcare is generating far more data than any other industry.
Read MoreHealth IT Innovation Is Key to Medication Management Reform
Date: May 25th, 2021Source: HealthTechTopics: HIE, Health IT, Medication Reconciliation, Healthcare InnovationThe move toward medication management reform requires comprehensive and validated clinical data securely integrated into health IT systems at the point of care. This data must be actionable, and it must be available to the entire care team, including the clinical pharmacist. Without the right health IT to support it, a transition to comprehensive medication management (CMM) will be severely hindered.
Read MorePartnering With Communities On Race, Ethnicity, And Language Data
Date: May 19th, 2021Source: Health AffairsTopics: HIE, Health IT, Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, health equityFrom planning and collection to use and interpretation, the data life cycle directly reflects larger socio-political realities, affecting data standards, the creation and implementation of algorithms, and the sharing and harmonizing of data across systems.
Read MoreStates to get $3 billion from HHS for behavioral health
Date: May 18th, 2021Source: Modern HealthcareTopics: Behavioral Health, COVID-19HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will give states and territories $3 billion in block grants to support behavioral health, the agency said Tuesday.
Read MoreA Janus-Like Moment for HIEs in the U.S. Healthcare System?
Date: May 12th, 2021Source: Healthcare InnovationTopics: HIE, EHRs, TEFCAThe leaders of those HIEs with the strongest strategic and financial foundations appear likely to do well going forward, even as key policy elements in the strategic and operational landscape remain unresolved
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