interoperability
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Health IT Firms Could Be Fined Up to $1M for Info Blocking Starting 9/1
Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. EHR vendors are the entities that are most at risk of being fined — they could face penalties up to $1 million.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Better Data Quality Means a Better Future for Public Health
Public health is heavily dependent on collecting and sharing accurate patient data. Standards for data collection and interoperability can move the needle toward better health data, but it is up to healthcare organizations to take ownership of their data quality by following best practices and adopting technologies that can detect and eliminate bad patient data before it is disseminated.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Interoperability and Price Transparency in the 21st Century Cures Act: A Payer’s Perspective
A webinar sponsored by Intelligent Medical Objects April 11 will explore how payers are meeting the needs of the 2016 21st Century Cures Act when it comes to providing unfettered access to structured medical data for members.
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The Healthcare Interoperability Policies Driving the Conversation at ViVE
Sandy Vance, HLTH’s senior adviser, Interoperability, offered a preview of the interoperability pavilion at ViVE and what she hopes to achieve at the conference this year.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech, Hospitals
Is Interoperability Tech Worth the Investment? Experts Say Yes for 3 Reasons
Panelists at a recent healthcare conference expressed optimism about the automation technology that health plans, pharmacy benefit managers and providers can adopt to facilitate real-time data sharing. They said that such technology has potential to improve medication adherence, reduce costs and save time for both providers and payers.
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Smile Digital Health Snags $30M to Tackle the Industry’s Interoperability Woes
Smile Digital Health recently raised $30 million in Series B capital. The startup sells its health data fabric platform to providers, payers, digital health vendors and researchers. The platform gives customers the ability to store, search and evaluate patient information.
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Health IT, Health Tech, Hospitals, SYN
Report: Majority of Top Health Systems are Spending More on Interoperability This Year
More than half of technology leaders at the country’s top 50 health systems by net patient revenue said they’re investing more money into interoperability initiatives in 2023 than they did last year, according to a new report. Participating in health information exchanges is a key way that health systems strengthen their interoperability strategy.
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3 Data Management Lessons Healthcare Should Learn from Other Industries
Healthcare could learn from the data improvement strategies that other industries have implemented in the past decade, a new report said. For example, the military, aerospace industry and aviation sector have all developed ways to standardize data, decrease silos and make information more accessible between organizations.
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Former Execs From Datavant & Grand Rounds Create Health Data Startup
Crescendo Health recently launched with a $3.4 million initial investment. The startup provides clinical researchers with software tools that make it easier to gather study participants’ longitudinal health data.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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How Nebraska’s HIE Is Leveraging Real-Time Data to Improve Maternal, Postpartum Health
The next generation of HIEs must think beyond the transfer of information and explore how they can use real-time health data to improve population health outcomes, according to the CEO of Nebraska’s HIE. A key way that her HIE is seeking to improve population health outcomes is through a program it launched six months ago to improve equity in maternal and postpartum care through identifying high-risk patients and sharing real-time information with providers.
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Experts Unpack the True Meaning Behind 3 Healthcare Buzzwords
A panel of healthcare data experts recently broke down some of healthcare’s most common buzzwords at HLTH. While the experts agreed that many industry professionals still struggle to grasp the true denotations of words and phrases like “interoperability” and “reimagining healthcare,” the panelists said these terms can be quite meaningful once they’re unpacked.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers, Payers
From transactions to transformation: How to deliver on the patient-centric promise
We’ve been talking about improving patient satisfaction and creating a more patient-centric care experience for years. But we’ll never get there if we continue to be focused on transactional healthcare, which is where our efforts toward interoperability have traditionally been drawn.
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MedCity Influencers, Policy, Payers
Could value-based care be more than its shortcomings?
Value-based care has provided a platform and a mechanism, where for the first time, health plans, providers and employer groups are sitting around the table with their sleeves rolled up, ready to collaborate and partner as opposed to sitting across the table with their arms crossed and their heels dug in.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Interoperability is the secret to effective healthcare
The future of healthcare is unfolding with interoperability and FHIR at the forefront. Access to data can lead patients and healthcare teams to make better, more informed and effective decisions about clinical care.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
TEFCA promises true data interoperability, but industry must address security challenges
There’s no doubt that a full rollout of Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA will save lives and improve patient care and outcomes. Challenges remain, however, centered on how to maintain data privacy and security as the number of electronic connections increases exponentially among data networks.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
