The AI Tool that Matters Most for Clinical Care Isn’t ChatGPT
Right-now value could come from extractive AI, a tool that gives organizations the power to put even handwritten text sent via images or PDF by digital fax into a structured data play.
Why a Former ONC Chief Thinks TEFCA Is Inherently Flawed
Last week, the ONC announced that TEFCA had finally gone live. This followed years of the ONC heralding the project's potential to boost interoperability and increase patients’ access to their healthcare data. However, former ONC Chief Don Rucker believes that TEFCA is built on an archaic data exchange protocol that will prevent the initiative from being useful.
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These Are the Top-Rated Autism Therapy Centers in Texas
There are a number of criteria for selecting the best autism therapy centers. Parents choosing a facility or professionals seeking to improve their offerings should consider certain standards to ensure the right fit.
Crossing the Interoperability Finish Line: Will TEFCA Help?
TEFCA’s goal is to establish a universal floor for interoperability across the country by developing the infrastructure model and governing approach for users in different networks to securely share basic clinical information with each other.
The Data Tsunami is Here—And it’s Time for “Smart” Views of Clinical Data
The healthcare industry must prioritize the development and implementation of universal tools that can efficiently navigate, interpret, and derive value from the growing wealth of health data.
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.
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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Price Transparency is the New North in the PBM World
In this episode hear how improving benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability with smart integrations and real-time eligibility can streamline healthcare workflows.
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.
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.
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.
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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Simplify Salon & Spa Employee Management with Meevo’s Comprehensive Software
Meevo offers an all-in-one solution for managing salon and spa employees. From scheduling and time tracking to payroll and promotions, Meevo streamlines operations and supports growth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.