On Monday, Rep. Mike Takano, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the committee’s Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., introduced companion legislation to the EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 offered…
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The following is a guest article by Ashley Perry, MPH, Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer at Socially Determined
When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, it decoupled the Public Health Emergency (PHE) from…
Subha Airan Javia, MD, FAMIAJackson Steinkamp, MDElectronic medical records (EMRs) – software systems where physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers store, retrieve, and act on clinical data – are fundamentally broken. This sentiment is…
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By Hannah Nelson April 24, 2023 – While electronic health information exchange (HIE) has increased in recent years, use among small and rural hospitals is lower than that of other hospitals, according to a new…
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) supports the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665), which would delay cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) for two years. These cuts were originally passed as part…
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At the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, industry experts discussed the significant financial challenges facing the healthcare industry. While technology has the potential to provide solutions, including generative AI and hyperscale companies,…
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By Hannah Nelson April 20, 2023 – While Veterans Affairs (VA) executives support elements of reform bills that would hold its EHR modernization (EHRM) project to a higher standard, the agency is requesting modifications before…
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The following is a guest article by Dave Cassel, Chief Customer Officer at Health Gorilla and Former Executive Director of Carequality
Talking about privacy and security in health information exchange is tricky. Saying you want…
Harmony Healthcare IT has launched Secure Record Delivery, a solution to help U.S. healthcare providers comply with the 21st Century Cures Act. The solution enables the transmission of an archived patient record from Harmony’s…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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