Shared decision-making tools that also integrate information about healthcare costs both help support patient empowerment and help patients manage their medical expenses, according to a new FAIR Health report. The report, which looked at…
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The Sequoia Project, a non-profit for nationwide health interoperability, has added four new members to its board of directors, including representatives from EHR vendor OneRecord and the Department of Defense (DoD). The new board…
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ONC has released a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit to support communities working toward achieving health equity through SDOH data sharing. The national SDOH data landscape continues to evolve as healthcare…
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Healthcare industry alliance DirectTrust facilitated an average of over 72 million direct secure messages monthly during Q4 2022, marking a continued growth trend in the past year. DirectTrust enables secure, identity-verified electronic exchange of…
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The medical industry is far from achieving racial health equity, according to a new report from Accenture. But it could be. The report, which outlines some of the stark racial health disparities still plaguing…
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A recent study showed that rates of follow-up care are lacking among children with mental health emergencies, underscoring the need for stronger patient engagement after hospitalization. These findings come in the midst of the…
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It’s a well documented fact that cancer screening rates went down during the pandemic, after offices had to defer patient access to preventive screenings to both preserve the medical workforce and keep patients socially…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will further delay its Oracle Cerner EHR implementation at the agency’s Ann Arbor Healthcare System until late 2023 or early 2024, according to reporting from FedScoop. Laura E….
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Oracle has signed a contract with Accenture to improve the training clinicians receive on using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cerner EHR platform, according to reporting from FedScoop. Oracle-owned Cerner had determined it…
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The risk of hospital readmission after a heart attack is markedly higher for Black people than White, a trend researchers said in JAMA Network Open should prompt further investigation into how systemic racism and…
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