Rare diseases (RD) affect 3.5–5.9% of the global population, yet patients often endure a diagnostic odyssey averaging around 5–6 years, navigating multiple specialties and referrals. This study investigates the use of information content (IC)…
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I’ve spent a fair amount of my career working with the underlying datasets and codes that make EHRs work, including ICD-9, ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, CPT, DSM, and HCPCS. Normally I’m not that excited…
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Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives…
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Started in 2018, Abridge now offers analytical generative AI to more than 55 specialties and many languages. In this video CEO and co-founder Shiv Rao, MD discusses their approach to quality, and how they…
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At the Utah HIMSS event we talked with guest Susan Matney, RN, PhD an expert in standardized terminologies, as she sheds light on the significant trend in health IT. Discover the global influence of…
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Regenstrief Institute, developer of the LOINC standard, and SNOMED International this week announced their new effort toward enabling wider healthcare data exchange: The LOINC Ontology.WHY IT MATTERSLOINC is used in nearly 200 countries worldwide…
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By Hannah Nelson
October 16, 2023 – Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International have announced the LOINC Ontology, a standardized terminology initiative focused on facilitating broader health data interoperability.
The LOINC Ontology aims to support providers and users…
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) have deployed Nervecentre’s electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) solution to improve safety, advance its digital maturity, and provide real-time insight into prescribing activities.The City Hospital (City) and Queen’s Medical…
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Tech suppliers and NHS providers need to work together to improve the sharing of information at discharge. They should begin by embracing the PRSB’s e-Discharge standard, writes Dr Nilesh BharakhadaAs a GP in North-West…
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