The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Wednesday published its long-awaited Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability proposed rule for public comment.WHY IT…
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Revenue cycle management is a great place for operational improvement technologies. These technologies can leverage process and task mining to give leaders a bird’s-eye view of their teams’ workflows.But according to 20-year healthcare veteran…
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Like many in the U.S., Ohioans are experiencing a historic shortage of behavioral healthcare resources. But population health management tools from Alera Health will help the Ohio Behavioral Health Providers Network better integrate mental…
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Medical documentation by practicing physicians has been a challenge since the creation of the medical chart. During his years of practice, Dr. Will Carracino, chief medical information officer at Florida-based not-for-profit health system Lee…
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Mickey Tripathi, U.S. National Coordinator for Health IT, and Troy Tazbaz, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s digital health director, stepped down from the Coalition for Health AI last week. While the announcement followed concerns…
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There has been a lot of discussion around the ways in which artificial intelligence can be used in telehealth, balancing the need for efficiency with patient security and privacy.Howard Hu, CEO of Whereby, vendor…
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange this past week offered its comments today in response to the publication of a proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security regarding cybersecurity reporting requirements.WHY IT MATTERSThe…
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Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by reporting and analytics technology and…
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Queensland Virtual Hospital extends to emergency careThe Queensland state government has set aside A$27 million ($18 million) to expand the Queensland Virtual Hospital’s services to cover emergency care.
Based on a media release, the new…
Like many hospitals and health systems, Northwell Health – New York’s largest health system and private employer – was challenged by ongoing staff shortages, high labor costs and reliance on contract agency labor across…
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