CMS aims to streamline prior authorization with new rule
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View ArticleWHO and HL7 collaborate on global interoperability adoption
The World Health Organization signed an agreement with HL7 to jointly develop guidelines and advance the adoption of open interoperability standards that WHO says are critical to the development of...
View ArticleSequoia Project and AHIMA partner on new data usability initiative
Through a collaboration with the American Health Information Management Association, the Sequoia Project will provide technical assistance, testing support and facilitation to help make data exchanged...
View ArticleTeleassistance in radiology
By Nadine MeruRadiology is facing new challenges, such as a shortage of specialists. Large U.S. hospitals are responding by using a remote network access solution that brings relief to staff and...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Interoperability - HIEs and other frameworks beyond TEFCA
For all its enormous promise in enabling a new set rules of the road – and indeed an easier onramp for broader nationwide interoperability – the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is of...
View ArticleInteroperable standards unlock the value of disjoint data sources
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View ArticleOklahoma HIE tries to mandate data reporting but fails
Providers are no longer required to share data with the state of Oklahoma's newly operational health information exchange. The revised rules await Governor Kevin Stitt's approval.WHY IT MATTERSThe...
View ArticleONC publishes new USCDI v4 standards
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's just-announced United States Core Data for Interoperability Standard, version 4, includes new data elements that advance the Biden-Harris...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Perspective on improving CDC's data exchange capabilities
In a recent op-ed for Healthcare IT News, Eddie Ades writes about the need for significant changes in the way public health data is collected and communicated by the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleNZ clinicians hope for a patient-centred future, but hindrances abound: report
Like many healthcare systems around the world, New Zealand’s healthcare system is also under immense pressure, plagued by clinician burnout, patient dissatisfaction, and rising costs. To reimagine the...
View ArticleMere digitisation of records won't cut it for a smart hospital
A hallmark of a modern-day smart hospital is its ability to harness data to improve outcomes and processes. Achieving this capability by digitising records – while an imperative step to digital...
View ArticlePatients want health record access with usability, says Sequoia Project
In a new report released this week, researchers with the Sequoia Project showed how meaningful improvements in health information access for patients, caregivers and care partners are critical to...
View ArticleAccenture delivering New Zealand's national health data platform
The development of a single national platform for accessing health data in New Zealand is now underway as the contract to implement the project has been awarded to Accenture. In a statement, Te Whatu...
View ArticleDemocratizing HEDIS with open source CQL
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View ArticlePortuguese citizens' healthcare continuity in 10 EU states will likely extend
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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments
Success Stories & ROIHaving gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital...
View ArticleRamsay Health Care scaling AI adoption with Google Cloud
Ramsay Health Care, one of Australia's largest private healthcare providers, is partnering with Google Cloud to acquire the capability to harmonise and harness data across its network to improve...
View ArticlePoint-of-care data exchange gets a boost from AI
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View ArticleSenate bill would provide $20M in funding for behavioral health EHRs
New bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill aims improve the coordination of mental and physical healthcare with a funding and guidance to spur wider adoption of electronic health records for behavioral...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Epic's efforts to move the needle on data exchange, through TEFCA...
Some two dozen leading health systems– Cedar-Sinai, Johns Hopkins, Kaiser Permanente, NYU Langone and others – have pledged to take part in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, joining...
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