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Regulatory Issues July 30, 2025
CMS QPP and MIPS Updates
The following is communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on QPP and MIPS updates.
Regulatory Issues July 30, 2025
The Continued Growth of Direct Secure Messaging
By Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser – As the ASTP blog indicates, the interoperability landscape has certainly shifted from when the Direct Project was introduced back in 2009/2010. At the time, there were significant government efforts for two interoperable exchange modalities, one for “push,” and one for “query.” Today, both of these modalities continue to grow.
Artificial Intelligence July 30, 2025
Human-augmented AI in Healthcare: The Smarter Future of Collaboration
By Dalton Han – AI is often viewed through a lens of fear and misunderstanding. Popular culture has long painted AI as a dangerous force, much like the films The Terminator and Ex Machina, portrayed machines as sentient beings poised to overtake humanity. But in reality, AI is neither sentient nor inherently dangerous.
Health Innovation July 29, 2025
Clinical Calculators in Healthcare and EHRs
By Victoria Mendonca MS MBA & Shane Bell – If you’ve spent any time around clinicians, you’ve probably heard names like CHA₂DS₂-VASc or HAS-BLED thrown around. These are not secret codes but examples of clinical calculators—tools that help healthcare professionals evaluate risks, guide diagnostic decisions, and determine appropriate treatments.
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Health IT Innovation
July 29, 2025
Clinical Calculators in Healthcare and EHRs
By Victoria Mendonca MS MBA & Shane Bell – If you’ve spent any time around clinicians, you’ve probably heard names like CHA₂DS₂-VASc or HAS-BLED thrown around. These are not secret codes but examples of clinical calculators—tools that help healthcare professionals evaluate risks, guide diagnostic decisions, and determine appropriate treatments.
Read MoreInteroperability
July 9, 2025
Sharing Health Data Update July 2025
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.
Read MoreRegulatory
July 30, 2025
CMS QPP and MIPS Updates
The following is communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on QPP and MIPS updates.
Read MoreHealthcare NOW Radio
July 27, 2025
AI in Population Health: Value vs. Hype
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. David Nash and Rick Howard to explores the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in population health. As AI continues to dominate industry conversations and drive vendor offerings, healthcare leaders are faced with questions: What is real, what is hype, and where does the value lie?
Read MoreHealthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
July 23, 2025
Revenue Cycle and Payer News – July 23, 2025
Reported payers and health insurance industry news from Independence Blue Cross, Humana, Peach State Health Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CareSource, Medica, Cigna, and more.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
July 2, 2025
Virtual Healthcare July 2025
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from Iris Telehealth, WovenX Health, DT Research, ATA Action, TeleRay, Craft Telemedicine, Wheel, Rauland, DataFirst, Tenovi, GlobalMed, and more.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
July 30, 2025
Human-augmented AI in Healthcare: The Smarter Future of Collaboration
By Dalton Han – AI is often viewed through a lens of fear and misunderstanding. Popular culture has long painted AI as a dangerous force, much like the films The Terminator and Ex Machina, portrayed machines as sentient beings poised to overtake humanity. But in reality, AI is neither sentient nor inherently dangerous.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
July 15, 2025
Do Your Risk Analysis
By Matt Fisher – The drumbeat of settlement agreements for alleged HIPAA violations by the Office for Civil Rights is continuing along with the consistent finding that the required risk analysis did not occur. The consistent announcement of settlements offers regular reminders to the healthcare industry that OCR is watching and expecting compliance to improve.
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- Human-augmented AI in Healthcare: The Smarter Future of Collaboration Posted on: July 30, 2025
- AI and Healthcare: How Industry Collaborators are Promoting Responsible Usage Posted on: July 29, 2025
- Breaking New Ground in Alzheimer’s Care Posted on: July 28, 2025
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup Posted on: July 25, 2025
- Putting the 5 Pillars into Practice: Real-World AI Implementation in Healthcare Posted on: July 24, 2025
- CMS Penalties for Directory Errors Loom for Payors Posted on: July 23, 2025
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