As health data sharing continues to evolve, the mere collection of patient data is no longer sufficient; it’s imperative that the data collected have tangible value for overburdened clinicians increasingly being requested to gather…
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In Asia, getting health information systems to connect and understand each other has been lagging, and healthcare providers and their patients are missing out on the benefits.Now, governments are moving to turn things around,…
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Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules in…
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What You Should Know:
– The Sequoia Project, an advocate for health information exchange and health IT interoperability, was chosen by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to continue as…
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The following is a guest article by Deven McGraw, Co-Founder of Ciitizen® and Lead for Data Stewardship and Data Sharing at Invitae Corporation
HIEs and HINs Should take Key Actions Now to Prepare for the…
Data sharing and interoperability are spreading too slowly in health care, and even if a doctor manages to get all the data, its varied formats make it hard to draw insights from.
eClinicalWorks has tackled…
As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. That’s a hard thing to do…
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Patient involvement is vital in creating the new digital world of healthcare, but often citizens often feel fear and distrust about the use of their personal data for research and analysis.A session at HIMSS23…
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Two of the biggest billing problems in U.S. healthcare involve coverage, eligibility and claims. First of all, will the insurer pay for the treatment the doctor requests? Second, how much is covered and how…
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When my optometrist notices an odd lesion on one of my eyes, we agreed we should let my PCP know. The optometrist printed his report that I would bring to my next PCP exam,…
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