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Category: Healthcare Industry News
Accounting for the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: September 17th, 2020Source: Managed Healthcare ExecutiveTopics: HIE, Social Determinants of Health, Master Patient IndexWhen paired with claims data feeds, health information exchange (HIE) results, and interoperability connections with other healthcare partners, EMPIs can bring a patient’s complete healthcare status into focus.
Read MoreGlobal Pandemic: Accelerating The Adoption of HIEs
Date: September 15th, 2020Source: Electronic Health ReporterTopics: HIE, Innovation, COVID-19Each of these rapidly accelerating trends require health information exchange. The HIEs and member organizations that make up SHIEC are positioned in the sweet spot to effect these changes. This year of 2020, one of the most difficult years in memory, can be our opportunity to shine.
Read MoreONC Publishes Game-Changing Information Blocking Rule: Introduction and Overview
Date: September 11th, 2020Source: National Law ReviewTopics: Information Blocking, ONCIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the final Information Blocking Rule. This rule is widely seen as a game-changer that will have far-reaching effects on how electronic health information is accessed, exchanged, and used by patients, providers, and a wide range of participants in the health care industry.
Read MoreEHR Interoperability, Patient Data Access Key to Precision Medicine
Date: August 24th, 2020Source: EHR IntelligenceTopics: HIE, EHRs, Interoperability, Precision MedicineWhile the majority of medical treatments are geared to the average patient, precision medicine aims to cater to the individual and connect each patient with personalized treatment. However, EHRs are currently incapable of providing this type of customized care, and further optimization and increased interoperability are needed to achieve this type of care.
Read MoreHHS Invests in HIEs to Strengthen their Ability to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies
Date: August 19th, 2020Source: HIT AnswersTopics: HIE, Public HealthWith $2.5 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will award up to five (5) cooperative agreements under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE) Program.
Read MoreONC focuses on HIEs for data sharing
Date: August 13th, 2020Source: Search Health ITTopics: HIE, Public HealthHealth information exchanges could provide the interoperability backbone between providers and state and public health agencies, making real-time data readily available in times of crisis.
Read MoreCMS Releases 2021 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program
Date: August 7th, 2020Source: Health IT AnswersTopics: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (@CMSGov) released its proposed policies for the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
Read MoreHospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face Unprecedented Financial Challenges due to COVID-19
Date: July 7th, 2020Source: American Hospital AssociationTopics: Colorado Hospitals & Health Systems, COVID-19The AHA estimates an additional $120.5 billion in total financial losses from July 2020 through December 2020 should hospitals and health systems reach baseline patient volumes by July 2021, or an average of $20.1 billion per month. These estimates are in addition to the $202.6 billion in losses the AHA estimated between March 2020 and June 2020 bringing the total projected losses to hospitals and health systems in 2020 to at least $323.1 billion.
Read MoreColorado Expands Telehealth Coverage, Includes Home Health Care Services
Date: July 6th, 2020Source: mHealth IntelligenceTopics: Home Health, Colorado Healthcare Leaders, TelehealthA law signed today in Colorado expands Medicaid coverage for telehealth services to include RHCs, FQHCs, The Indian Health Service and home health care providers and boosts private payer coverage.
Read MoreOutpatient visits rebound, but some specialties like pediatrics lag behind
Date: June 25th, 2020Source: Healthcare DiveTopics: Primary Care, Pediatrics, COVID-19Overall, outpatient visits are down 11% as of the week of June 14, compared to the prior-year period. However, the cumulative deficit is much larger. When looking at the period between March 15 through Saturday, visits are down nearly 40% from the same period a year earlier.
Read MoreUsing Social Determinants to Promote Health Equity During a Crisis
Date: June 19th, 2020Source: Health IT AnalyticsTopics: Social Determinants of Health, COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health equity challenges, leading organizations to leverage social determinants data to get ahead of poor outcomes.
Read MoreOver 40% of Hospitals Predict it will Take a Year for Revenues to Return to pre-COVID Levels
Date: June 17th, 2020Source: Health LeadersTopics: Hospital RevenueOne-fifth of integrated health systems reported monthly revenue drops exceeding 50%, according to an AMGA survey.
Read MoreIt’s Time for a New Kind of Electronic Health Record
Date: June 12th, 2020Source: Harvard Business ReviewTopics: HIE, EHRs, Population Health, Big Data, NotificationsThe Covid-19 pandemic presents the U.S. health care system with a mind-boggling array of challenges. One of the most urgent is coping with a simultaneous glut and dearth of information.
Read MoreAs 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 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.
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