By William Hersh MD – The rationale and implementation for reading data from the electronic health record and other clinical sources is relatively simple and straightforward. Especially now enshrined into law in the US by the 21st Century Cures Rule, and standardized by the FHIR application programming interface, accessing data for reading by clinicians, patients, and others is here to stay.
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By Matt Stewart – As AI continues to evolve into a must-have technology in almost every industry, healthcare organizations have continued to expand and accelerate their strategies. A recent survey found that more than half of healthcare executives expect AI will begin delivering tangible cost savings within three years at about a 90% increase.
New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest David Johnson, the author of two critically acclaimed books and the founder and CEO of 4sight Health. He joins Dr. Nick on Healthcare Upside Down to discuss digital exchange platforms, data liquidity, and the healthcare industrial complex.
By Derek Jones – According to the American Hospital Association, America’s hospitals and healthcare systems experienced an average loss of $50.7 billion per month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, that is how bad the situation has been over the past two years. However, telehealth proved to be the savior of the health industry.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Rachael Grimaldi, MD, Founder and CEO of CardMedic and an Anesthetist working in the NHS who founded the company while stranded out of her home country at the height of the pandemic on maternity leave.
By Art Gross – No, there isn’t such a rating system, but it might be something to consider. There are many different communication platforms that healthcare providers can use to communicate with each other, such as email, instant messenger systems, and even through social media sites.
By Jason Ausili PharmD – As interoperability provisions from the Cures Act enter their enforcement phase, pharmacy leaders within the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and pharmacy system vendors, met recently to discuss the state of pharmacy interoperability.
By Art Gross – As we wrap up another calendar year, getting ready for holiday break means wrapping up more than presents. Take a moment to go over a few items that you should review to make sure they are done for 2021 or ready to go in the new year.
By Tim Gronniger – By the end of the decade, all Medicare beneficiaries are expected to be in accountable care or other total cost of care arrangements, per a CMS Innovation Center whitepaper published earlier this year. The days of traditional fee-for-service – in which providers are paid by volume of services – are coming to an end.