Our annual predictions for 2025 continue with our quest for interoperability. Throughout the next few weeks we will be asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2025. Check back as we cover value-based care, virtual care, and how AI will impact healthcare finance, security, RCM, and clinical issues.
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By Zac Amos – Radiology has long been at the forefront of healthcare, providing the vital imaging data needed to diagnose and treat patients. Today, the field has taken a significant leap forward with the latest technology — 3D printing.
By Matt Fisher – The HHS Office for Civil Rights is finishing 2024 with a flurry of HIPAA settlements and there is still more time to go. Each settlement offers a different insight into necessary compliance and oversight activities.
Our annual predictions for 2025 continue with AI solving clinical issues. Throughout the next few weeks we will be asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2025. Check back as we cover value-based care, interoperability, virtual care, and how AI will impact healthcare finance, security, and RCM.
By Micky Tripathi and Mariann Yeager – The “T” in Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement is an important part of what drives our work. So too is the public-private engagement we have created over the past seven years. As we launched TEFCA last year we did so with the expectation that we would need to make iterative adjustments over time to help it grow.
By Dr. Jans Aasman & Dr. Richard Wallace – Imagine querying a medical database to analyze patients with nervous system disorders, only to have the results include unrelated conditions like heart failure and burn injuries. These errors aren’t just technical nuisances—they can have life-or-death consequences in clinical settings.
By David Finn – Cybersecurity in healthcare will evolve significantly over the next few years to become more effective and more integrated into the business operations. Security will no longer be the sole domain of Security and IT – – it will be wherever and whenever business decisions are made in healthcare.
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 November that we think deserve sharing again.
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – As part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy’s vision of “better health enabled by data,” we are committed to advancing health equity and person-centered ways to promote the interoperable exchange of data on patients’ health-related social needs and broader social determinants and dynamic social drivers of health.