EHR Association urges CMS to extend comment period for prior authorization...
The HIMSS EHR Association this week sent a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend the comment period on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization...
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Mary Kratz will offer more details during her HIMSS23 session "Advancing Interoperability Through Open-Source Simulation Environments." It's scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, at 4-5 p.m. CT at the...
View ArticleOne QHIN's plan to onboard providers
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View ArticleIn the era of public health threats, CDC modernization is a race against the...
Cloud ComputingGovernment & PolicyHealth Information Exchange (HIE)InteroperabilityPopulation HealthTo succeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must overhaul the way data is...
View ArticleEHR Association submits prior authorization comments to CMS
On March 13, the HIMSS EHR Association submitted its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed...
View ArticleAthenahealth focuses on the patient experience at HIMSS23
In a sneak peek at athenahealth's plans for the HIMSS23 Conference and Exhibition this April, CEO Bob Segert said that a key highlight will be the company's focus on improving the patient creating a...
View ArticleJonathan Bush's health data startup Zus Health raises $40M
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View ArticleHelping to reduce risk (and save time) with ready-to-administer syringes
Administering medication in an acute setting can come with significant waste. In a recent study, researchers discovered that the cost associated with wasting morphine, fentanyl and hydromorphone was...
View ArticleInnovation in healthcare – how do we fix it?
Innovation in healthcare seems to be stuck. The healthcare and healthcare technology communities have some of the best and brightest minds on the planet – but getting their solutions to market has...
View ArticleInteroperability is about more than compliance
Healthcare organizations are driving interoperability innovations to improve patient outcomes and physician experiences, and all medical organizations should prioritize interoperability in order to...
View ArticleFujitsu launches new cloud-based health data platform
Japanese ICT provider Fujitsu has unveiled a new cloud-based platform that allows the secure collection, storage, and leverage of health and health-related data.HOW IT WORKSBased on Microsoft Azure,...
View ArticleEpic at HIMSS23: Cosmos innovations, new MyChart features, interoperability...
Epic's plan for the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition next month is to showcase all the ways the company is helping health systems and other care providers, says Erika Koch, project...
View ArticleRoundup: 3 state HIEs move forward with new projects
Health information exchanges can play a vital role, particularly in value-based care because clinical data shared with and through HIEs means that the most complete and current data can be applied as...
View ArticlePoor telehealth experience has consequences
For millions who cannot access in-person healthcare, telehealth services are not a luxury. A poor telehealth experience can result in an incorrect diagnosis, misunderstandings, poor patient care and...
View ArticleInteroperability and patient safety promoted by integration of healthcare...
Juan Nanez will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "How Care Provider Access to Regional Data Reduces Hospital Readmissions." It is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CT at...
View ArticleAlcidion's Miya Precision goes live at Alfred Health
Alfred Health, the main healthcare provider in the inner southeast of Melbourne, is now live with Alcidion's Miya Precision modules for improving patient flow and bed management. WHAT IT'S...
View ArticleNorthwell Health selects Philips for patient monitoring standardization
Northwell Health this week announced a new seven-year agreement with Philips designed to standardize patient monitoring technology across its 21 hospitals and 850 outpatient facilities.WHY IT MATTERSBy...
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What Bulk FHIR can do for quality measurement and more
For the past decade or so, HL7's Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard has been enabling more widespread and intuitive data exchange across the healthcare ecosystem for a variety of...
View ArticleThis replicable CDS framework improves patient care
Darren Mann, Kathryn Kuttler and Dr. Peter Haug will offer more detail during the HIMSS23 session "Improved Patient Care Enabled by Real-Time Interoperable Clinical Decision Support." It is schedule...
View ArticleOracle Health tees up innovations on interoperability, burnout and more for...
Redwood Shores, California-based Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services, including Oracle Health and its acquired electronic health record...
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