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By David Bucciferro – While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of ONC’s proposed rule to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support further access, exchange, and use of EHI, we have several serious concerns about the impact HTI-1 will have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

Find a new podcast or catch up on some of your favorites, here are all the newest episodes released this week on Healthcare NOW Radio. Have a great weekend!

Upcoming webinars for healthcare providers focused on adopting health information technology and participation in federal initiatives and quality reporting programs for transition to value based care. The webinars listed are free of charge so register today. Check back each week for new events.

Now on demand, FINN Voices with host Beth Friedman and guest Keith Olenik, Chief Health Information Officer at AHIMA. Tune in to hear industry insights on the data quality problem in healthcare and how AHIMA’s health information experts are addressing the root causes.

Business and financial news from Finn Partners, Carium, SeamlessMD, Babson Diagnostics, Fortified Health Security, Zipnosis, Advantus Health Partners, Cardinal Health, DHL Supply Chain, Vizient Inc., Carta Healthcare, and more.

By Art Gross – The Office for Civil Rights 90-day transition period commenced on May 12, 2023. As a HIPAA compliance company, we understand the importance of staying up-to-date with regulatory changes. Let’s delve into the transition period and its significance, and provide guidance on how your organization can ensure seamless compliance in this evolving landscape.

New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Louis Mendiola, Director of Provider Partnerships at MedArrive. Louis shares his origin story growing up in rural Nevada in a town called Winnemucca which provided him with great insight into the challenges of delivering local care.

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 TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.

By Jon Moore MS JD HCISPP and Dr. Thomas Graham PhD – Artificial intelligence is a tool; like any tool, it is capable of benevolent and malevolent applications. As with any novel technology, there is often an eagerness to adopt and utilize it. But what are the potential hazards?

Now on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Dawn Mattera, RN and Administrative Director of Critical Care Services at Holy Name Medical Center.

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Lucet, Practice Better, Intelerad, AHCA/NCAL, CliniComp, VITL, Clarify Health, HHAeXchange, Atlas Healthcare Partners, I-PASS, Avalon Healthcare Solutions, Amwell, and Edifecs, Inc.

By Ian Cohen – The new and emerging state privacy laws have created a challenging patchwork of rules that require all organizations to implement new data privacy protections. This is particularly true for healthcare organizations, who continue to bear the cost of third parties misusing their patients’ and customers’ data.

By Tony Schueth – Point-of-Care Partners had the opportunity to attend the latest HL7 Working Group Meeting held in New Orleans. Here are our highlights of the event, the factors that may have influenced attendance, and the themes of the sessions as well as our “Aha” moments.

By Jordan Everson & Kimberly Tavernia – According to a recent American Hospital Association survey, most hospitals know about the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and, among those, very few plan on sitting out.

By Emily Newton – Like many other industries, the medical sector is ramping up its AI adoption. This technology has shown significant potential in many use cases, particularly clinical trials, but some concerns remain. As more organizations use AI in medical research, more ethical questions emerge.

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Adrienne Boissy, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Qualtrics. Dr. Boissy talks more about person-centered care and why, despite so many failings, people still trust healthcare.

By Pamela J. Gallagher – The emergence of artificial intelligence is the topic on every healthcare leader’s mind. In many ways, though, AI is old news to those of us in healthcare finance. I can say from experience that once an AI technology comes onto the scene, there is no stopping it. AI is here to stay.

Our monthly round up of nurses news, from the associations, providers, hospital systems, and nurses themselves.

By David Burda – Accuracy is a pillar of healthcare consumerism. It’s the most important pillar. If we want patients and members to make informed decisions about their medical care and their health insurance, they need accurate information to make the right choices for them.

By Anthony Murray – I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Beth Friedman, Senior Partner at FINN Partners, as a guest on the FINN Voices show on Healthcare NOW Radio. The topic was innovation in payer and provider data exchange.

Health IT business news from SeamlessMD,Health Gorilla, eHealth Exchange, TeleVox, Greenway Health, RosettaHealth, AVIA, Axis Research & Technologies, 4medica, OM1, Wondr Health, Hydreight Technologies, Inovalon Inc., AvaSure, Cylera, Safe Security, and more.

By Matt Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights continues its focus on compliance with the right of access under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The latest settlement represents the 44th instance since OCR announced the first right of access settlement in 2019.

New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Frank Veith, MD, Surgeon, Professor, and author of “The Medical Jungle” where he lays out the six pillars of his pioneering tenure as a vascular surgeon in some of the most prestigious vascular programs in the country and the groundbreaking—and at times controversial—advancements for which he tirelessly advocates.

We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from Superior HealthPlan, Florence, Zipnosis, TytoCare, Reliq Health Technologies, AMD Telemedicine, Let’s Talk Interactive, GlobalMed, Southcoast Health and more.

By Nick Barger, PharmD – You might have heard that the ONC recently released a proposed rule aimed at advancing healthcare through interoperability and technology upgrades. If you’ve been wondering what this means for health IT vendors, we have you covered.

Starts July 7th – Join AHRA for the pinnacle of their year-long 50th anniversary celebration. Experience their proud history, look at the challenges and successes of today through a different lens, and look toward the future of imaging with inspirational keynotes, education, and networking.

CRISP Shared Services, the nonprofit providing innovative and industry-leading technology and other critical collaborative support services to health information exchanges across the nation, has named Marc Rabner, MD, MPH as its first-ever chief medical officer.

By Devin Partida – Unlike other sectors where nonprofits serve lower-income populations, health care nonprofits usually serve people with higher-than-average incomes and they tend to have strong financial resources. They’re also far more common than for-profit hospitals.

In honor of Memorial Day and our living vets, take time this day to remember and honor our service men and women. Check out and follow some of these hashtags throughout the year. Thanks for your service from everyone at Answers Media Network.

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guests Henry Sachs III, MD, President of Bradley Hospital in Rhode Island, and Ellen Hallsworth, Director of Bradley REACH. They talk more about their treatment philosophy and how Bradley REACH is addressing physician burnout.

By Karen Youmans MPA RHIA CCS – Healthcare providers can receive incentive payments through value-based programs based on the quality of care provided to Medicare patients. Value-based programs move payments to providers based on quality rather than quantity.

By Patrizia Cavazzoni MD – AI and ML are no longer futuristic concepts; they are now part of how we live and work. The FDA uses the term AI to describe a branch of computer science, statistics, and engineering that uses algorithms or models to perform tasks and exhibit behaviors.

Now on demand, Health Unabashed episode with guest Ardy Arianpour, CEO & Co-Founder of SEQSTER. The idea of having all your health data in one place isn’t a new one. The decentralization of health data is a major challenge for patients and providers alike.

Business and financial news from NextGen Healthcare, SeamlessMD, Consensus Cloud Solutions, Lucem Health, Fairtility, Intelligent Medical Objects, Rimidi, Conifer Health Solutions, Verato, and more.

By Andrew Lockhart – The healthcare industry utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation across various use cases, including precision medicine, imaging, clinical documentation, and patient communication. However, many healthcare leaders are not using AI to its full potential.

New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Lyle Berkowitz, MD, CEO of Keycare, a virtual care platform that connects to the existing infrastructure of health.

Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from CVS Health, IBX, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, CareSource, Cigna, AHIP, Superior HealthPlan and more.

By Bulat Lutfullin – The healthcare industry is on the brink of a technological revolution that could change the way we diagnose, treat, and manage diseases. AI has the potential to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and optimize resource utilization.

The Tate Chronicles episode now on demand. Host Jim Tate talks to Julie Skaff, the Chief Operating Officer at Viz.ai, about using artificial intelligence to accelerate care coordination, reducing systemic delays that stand between patients and life-saving treatments.

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Avalon Healthcare Solutions, Rhapsody, Diverge Health, HCTec, CereCore, Qualifacts, Edifecs, athenahealth, XSOLIS, Manifest MedEx, ModMed, Medicus IT, Particle Health, Virsys12, Tempus, CareCloud, Angle Health, & MedMinder Systems.

By Scott Gray – Digital transformation within the healthcare industry has expanded rapidly throughout the past decade. The adoption of novel technologies has allowed providers to improve their internal processes, deliver more efficient care, and better meet the needs of patients in crisis.

Starts June 25th – The HFMA Annual Conference is the premier event in healthcare finance, drawing more than 3,000 participants from across the nation and offering 4 strategy-focused general sessions, more than 70 educational sessions, and 7 content tracks over 4 days.

In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.

By Jane Austen – Healthcare revenue cycles struggle with claim denials. Denial management investigates each denial, determines why it was denied, and determines how to fix the problem and reduce future denials. Sophisticated and robust automation, designed to meet providers’ needs and achieved through AI and ML, empowers organizations to…

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Asif Shah Mohammed, Partner at ECG Management Consultants. Asif talks further about parity between virtual and in-person visits, nontraditional partnerships, and the evolving regulatory landscape.

By David Burda – According to a new survey, PCPs that got paid under one or both types of VBR contracts were more likely to participate in accountable care organizations, to participate in patient-centered medical homes, and to screen patients for social determinants of health.

The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of April that we think deserve sharing again.

By Art Gross – On May 11, 2023, the PHE declaration expired. With this, the relaxed regulations and waivers put in place during the pandemic expired, and providers need to return to full compliance with HIPAA regulations. Be sure your policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI are up to date.

CMS encourages you to submit Promoting Interoperability measures and improvement activities for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

Health IT business news from Waystar, Dedalus, MDClone, Conifer Health Solutions, WellDoc, The Leapfrog Group, CHOC, UCLA Health, TimelyCare, Iris Telehealth, OM1, Cylera, Included Health, Clearwater, Luma Health, Iterative Health, eHealth Technologies, and more.

By Devin Partida – Most health care professionals have experienced the effects of burnout brought on by the pandemic. The long-term solution lies in lightening their workload. Healthcare technology can help with burnout and improve care, so it might be the best option.

New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest David Nash, MD, the founding Dean Emeritus and Professor of Health Policy at Jefferson College of Population Health.

This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc, Lavita AI, Informatica, West-Com Nurse Call Systems, Vitalchat, Outbound AI, integrate.ai, Castle Biosciences, Inc., BeCare Link, Spectral MD Holdings, Ltd., Iterative Health, Weave, DrFirst, Accelex, & more.

By Katie Brenneman – The healthcare landscape encompasses a varied range of professionals, each playing an essential role in the quality of patient care and the success of a business. It’s important to recognize that the efficacy of staff is reliant on good communication and collaboration.

Now on demand, Hello Healthcare episode with host Alan Tam and guests Sharon Line Clary and Anthony Cadieux from Advent Health. They dive into the world of precision marketing for enhancing patient experiences and shaping the future of healthcare communication.

Cleveland Clinic announced the appointment of Vickie Eaton Johnson as the global health system’s inaugural Chief Community Officer. She will be a member of the executive team and lead community strategy for the entire organization.

Some thoughts on the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, which expired at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.

Starts June 6th – Join healthcare innovators and investors at the dhis in Boston, MA. Topics will include direct-to-consumer healthcare, underserved populations, important regulatory/policy changes, distributed vs. centralized care, women’s health, IaaS and IoT in healthcare.

As the nation honors their dedication and sacrifice during National Nurses Week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of more than $78 million in grants to support workforce training programs in 17 states and address staffing challenges nursing professionals face in the care economy.

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including comment period for SVAP due 5/22, funding opportunity: 2023 LEAP in Health IT, SEN, several upcoming events & more.

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Mimi Winsberg, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder at Brightside Health. Dr. Winsberg emphasizes the need to maintain the human component of care, no matter how intuitive our technology becomes.

Health IT product news from FemGevity, Let’s Talk Interactive, Teladoc Health, AvaSure, Eagle Telemedicine, Caregility, Suki, Ontrak, Certis Oncology Solutions, OM1, Iterative Health, Verana Health, Roche, Credo, athenaHealth, Raintree, Fortified Health Security and more.

Healthcare NOW Radio celebrates National Nurses Week. Don’t forget to thank the nurse in your life for all they do.

Looking for a conference to attend this Summer? Check out these five events to consider: World Medical Innovation Forum, Health 2.0 Conference, HMFA Annual Conference, thINc360, and the Civitas Networks for Health Annual Conference.

We are celebrating Nurses Week and have rounded up thoughts and insights from nurses, about nurses, and about nursing. And of course we want to thank all the nurses and healthcare workers that continue to work the front lines every day.

Business and financial news from NextGen Healthcare, Carium, AvaSure, Geisinger Health, Lirio, Ayin Health Solutions, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Human API, Conduit Health Partners, OncoHost, HHAeXchange, symplr, Vytalize Health, Hydreight Technologies, DexCare, and more.

By Deepali Narula – A three-pronged approach hospitals should follow to navigate denials, optimize revenue and mitigating staffing shortages Three out of four hospitals in the U.S. have experienced revenue cycle issues since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beth Friedman, host of FINN Voices and I set out to find out just what vendors feel they have on the hospital and practice must have lists while they are navigating with financial constraints and looking for technology solutions. Take a listen.

By David Burda – If there’s one thing healthcare is good at, it’s finger-pointing. It’s always someone else’s fault that costs are too high, quality is too low or access is too limited. The same is true with the sharing of patient health data.

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 TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.

The Tate Chronicles episode now on demand. Host Jim Tate talks to Marcus Perez, President at Altera Digital Health at HIMSS23 in Chicago. Altera is a global company that offers health IT designed to enable clinicians to spend more time with patients and less interacting with technology.

Vizient Inc. released its latest Workforce Intelligence Report, finding that regular nursing hours have begun to stabilize but continue to be supplemented by overtime and contract labor hours at higher than pre-pandemic levels.

By Matt Fisher – Announced merger of Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger through the creation of a new non-profit parent entity ostensibly focused on value based care. The merger, which is still only announced, will bring together two prominent players in the integrated network space.

By Art Gross – When it comes to HIPAA compliance, it’s easy to feel as if you’re being pulled in a million different directions at once. In part, this could be due to the fact that there are 4 different rules that go into HIPAA: the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the Breach Notification Rule, and the Omnibus Rule.

By Lee A. Fleisher MD, Jean D. Moody-Williams RN MPP, Jonathan Blum – CMS and HRSA are federal agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that play important roles in protecting the health and safety of Americans as they engage with the U.S. healthcare system.

By David Garner – This is Nurses Week and we are highlighting challenges and issues facing our nursing professionals. Can analytics and AI help with today’s challenges? Garner says yes as he identifies some of the top issues.

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Sarah Richardson, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Tivity Health. Sarah talks about the limitations (and potential) of the EMR, the growth of consumerism, and the importance of taking a deep breath.

By David Burda – What I looked for in the Rock Health survey were any signs that patients are assertively using technology to interact with businesses in the healthcare industry like they use technology as consumers to interact with businesses in other industries like banking or retail goods.

What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from KNB Communications, HITMC, Amendola Communications, Brafton, ClarityQuest, FINN Partners & more.

Is five a magic number that people will click on to find out what’s on the list? I don’t know but here are some 5 things that made me click and thought I should share. About healthcare payments, mobile, ChatGPT, and drug pricing to name a few.