The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services has signed a contract with the members of Pennsylvania’s Consortium of Health Information Exchanges and Findhelp, a closed loop referral platform vendor, to build a statewide…
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Background: Successful post-knee replacement rehabilitation requires adequate access to health information, social support, and periodic monitoring by a health professional. Mobile health (mHealth) and computer-based technologies are used for rehabilitation and remote monitoring. The…
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By Hannah Nelson
January 25, 2024 – Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services has awarded the members of Pennsylvania’s Consortium of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and health IT vendor findhelp a contract to build a social determinants of health (SDOH)…
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As part of a growing body of standards for healthcare, the ability for providers to access and understand the social determinants of the health of their patients to raise and achieve equity requires enough…
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What You Should Know:
– Elation Health, a provider of clinical-first technology for primary care, has announced a major expansion of its partnership with Surescripts, the nation’s leading health information network.
– This collaboration brings Surescripts…
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The Sequoia Project, the recognized coordinating entity of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, is seeking feedback on new versions of the Common Agreement, Qualified Health Information Networks Technical Framework, Participant/Subparticipant Terms of…
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By Hannah Nelson
January 19, 2024 – ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft Version 5, which includes new data elements aimed at driving health data exchange to reduce health disparities and…
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Mona Calhoun, Ph.D., MS, Med, RHIA, FAHIMA, President/Chair at AHIMA
What You Should Know:
– The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced the appointment of Mona Calhoun, PhD, MS, Med, RHIA, FAHIMA, as its President/Chair…
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Behemoth lab test company Quest Diagnostics is partnering with Google’s Fitbit to study how wearable technologies can improve metabolic health. The pilot study, dubbed Wearables for Metabolic Health (WEAR-ME), will combine Fitbit’s behavioral and biometric…
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By Hannah Nelson
January 17, 2024 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F).
The rule outlines requirements to streamline health information exchange (HIE) and prior…
