Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.

NOW on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest John Lynn, founder and chief editor of Healthcare Scene, which includes Healthcare IT Today and Swaay.Health communities, publications, podcasts, newsletters, and conferences. They discuss the shifting landscape of healthcare IT following the spring conference season.

By Sanjay Subramanian – Why Real-Time Approval Requires Rethinking Payer Infrastructure – Prior authorization exists for a reason; it requires providers to obtain approval from a patient’s health plan before certain services or treatments are delivered. Insurers view it as a way to confirm medical necessity and control costs.

By Minal Patel & Brijraj Bhuptani – There is a moment every Physical Therapist knows. Your patient is on the table. They are telling you something important about their pain, their progress, the thing they finally did last weekend that they hadn’t been able to do in months. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice is already composing the note.