By Sonia Singh, Senior Director, AVIA Twitter: @HealthAVIA What’s Behind Door #1? Two very different answers emerge, depending on how health systems build their digital front doors Create a consumer-grade digital experience for your patients — something that rivals the ease-of-use of Airbnb or Lyft — or risk being lapped in a race you can’t afford to lose. This is…

By Dr. James Occhiogrosso, Dimensional Insight Twitter: @DI_tweet It would seem logical that newly-minted physicians entering the medical workplace would expect that some level of performance monitoring would apply. However, this complex and ever-changing world of hospital and physician performance measurement often makes the young medical practitioner apprehensive and questioning. Are such measurements in the context of pay-for-performance (or non-performance),…

Increases Transparency, Predictability, and Efficiency of RHC Program Funding Decisions The Federal Communications Commission (@FCC) took action to promote telehealth in rural America through reforms to the Rural Health Care Program that ensure limited program funds are disbursed efficiently and equitably, promote transparency and predictability in the program’s administration, and strengthen safeguards against waste, fraud, and abuse. The RHC Program…

Goal of Trusted Instant Messaging+ (TIM+) is to enable secure real-time electronic transmission of healthcare information DirectTrust (@DirectTrustorg) announced the development of Trusted Instant Messaging+ (TIM+), the industry-first standard to enable real-time communication of health information that incorporates trust network concepts to ensure secure transmissions between known, trusted entities within and across enterprises. DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare industry alliance…

The alphabet soup of acronyms in the world Artificial Intelligence. What are they? What do they mean? What is the difference between them? This is our ongoing reporting on AI and how it is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward using artificial intelligence. Read more posts…

By Joel Barthelemy, Founder, Chief Executive and Operating Officer, GlobalMed Twitter: @GlobalMed_USA There’s a predictable turning point in any debate about telehealth. Someone will concede that it can save money, provide clinical evidence, bring care to the underserved and even drive revenue. But inevitably they’ll worry that the quality of the virtual visit just isn’t as good as an in-person visit – that…

AHIMA and CHIME urge Senate to support lifting ban on federal funding for unique patient identifier Health information management leaders told members of Congress that removal of a nearly two-decade ban on the use of federal funds to adopt a nationwide unique patient identifier would allow collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the private…

By Dr. Kevin Keck, Chief Medical Officer, SCIO Health Analytics Twitter: @SCIOanalytics Healthcare organizations are looking to tap into the potential value of social determinants of health (SDoH) data. Using this data, companies can identify previously unaddressed gaps in care, the most effective communication channels, and the best approach to delivering the care members need. However, SDoH data on its own won’t…

By Jitin Asnaani, Executive Director, CommonWell Health Alliance Twitter: @Jitin Twitter: @CommonWell A little over six years ago, a group of EHR vendors came together to conceive of a unique collaborative effort with a single Vision in mind: that care data should follow the individual, regardless of where care has occurred – regardless of care setting, regardless of HIT platform,…