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ICYMI! Our latest #MassDataGov industry updates cover critical topics in healthcare policy and innovation: 🔹 Denny Brennan, MHDC's Executive Director, shares his insights on the use of standardized forms for #PriorAuthorization in Massachusetts, reviewing the impact of a new state law affecting long-term care. 🔹 Janice Karin, MHDC's Director of Policy, Technology, and Innovation, gives a quick overview of the newly finalized #MentalHealthParity rule, explaining its implications for providers and patients alike. 🔹 Interested in #QualityMeasures? Janice also points out a free Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services course focused on post-acute care measures—great for anyone interested in improving healthcare outcomes! Watch/listen to the full update: https://ow.ly/EHmR50Tlwsk

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HHS Proposes HTI-2 Rule to Enhance Healthcare Data Sharing and Interoperability - HIT Consultant #HHSProposesHTI2Rule: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed the Health Information Technology Implementation - 2 (HTI-2) rule to improve healthcare data sharing and interoperability. #KeyHighlights: The HTI-2 rule aims to enhance patient access to their health information, promote data sharing between healthcare providers, and improve interoperability across different systems. #ProposedChanges: The rule includes requirements for healthcare organizations to implement standardized application programming interfaces (APIs) for data exchange, use Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards, and adopt secure and standardized data formats. #BenefitsOfHTI2Rule: By implementing the HTI-2 rule, healthcare ai.mediformatica.com #health #interoperability #data #technology #proposedrule #providers #this #healthcare #publichealth #dataexchange #healthinformation #healthit #digitalhealth #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/45Y1KAq)

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Leaders from UPMC and Abridge discuss central framework guiding #AI implementation for healthcare at the #TopofMind Digital Health Summit. The core principles for implementing this technology focus on empowering healthcare professionals, enhancing the patient experience, and facilitating more informed healthcare dialogues. 

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12 key considerations for healthcare IT leaders running Epic on-premises.   As healthcare organizations look to enhance operations and elevate patient care, migrating Epic to the cloud can offer significant advantages. Let’s explore some of the critical questions you should be asking as you consider this transformation.   Pt. 1: Enhancing IT responsiveness   Q: How has your current on-premises setup impacted your IT department’s ability to respond to business or urgent clinical needs?   Many healthcare organizations running Epic on-prem struggle with IT responsiveness due to legacy infrastructure and scalability limitations. By migrating to the cloud, IT can respond more quickly to business needs and address urgent clinical demands. Spinning up compute and storage on-demand within minutes provides the flexibility and agility that on-prem systems can't match. #cloudtransformation #epicEHR #epic #patientcare #generativeai #healthcareit 

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🌐💉 Through ONC, HHS has released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule for public comment. "The Biden-Harris Administration has been working to expand interoperability and improve transparency when it comes to electronic health information," Xavier Becerra, HHS secretary, said in a press release. "Now we are building on that work to ensure that the entire system that supports patients and providers utilizes the best technology available in a safe and responsible way." The proposed rule includes two new sets of criteria under the ONC Health IT Certification Program that focus heavily on standards-based APIs to improve health data interoperability. #HealthcareRevolution #Interoperability #HTI2 #HealthTech #DataSharing #Innovation #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTechnology #DigitalHealth #HealthData #EHR #HealthInformation #HealthcarePolicy #HealthIT

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New blog post alert! POCP Regulatory Resource Center Lead, Kim Boyd, dives into the game-changing HTI-2 proposed rule released by the ONC. This rule aims to revolutionize interoperability and information sharing in healthcare. Here are some key highlights: 1. New Certification Criteria Public Health IT and Payer IT systems certification. 2. Impacted Stakeholders Health IT Developers, Healthcare Providers, Public Health Agencies, and Health Plan/Payers. 3. Technology and Standards Updates USCDI v4 adoption, multi-factor authentication, and more. 4. FHIR API Certification New API certification criteria aligned with CMS requirements. 5. ePrescribing and Real-Time Prescription Benefit Modernizes electronic prescribing and improves medication cost transparency. 6. Bulk Data Enhancements Latest HL7 FHIR Bulk Data Access implementation. Don't miss out on the full details and implications for your organization. Read the full blog and reach out to Kim Boyd for more insights! ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: A Leap Forward in Healthcare Interoperability https://hubs.li/Q02GgRNL0 #Healthcare #Interoperability #HealthIT #ONC #HTI2 #FHIR #USCDI #TEFCA

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Traditional EHR systems often fall short in supporting the essential functions of Enhanced Care Management (ECM) under #CalAIM. ECM requires seamless coordination across physical, behavioral, and social determinants of health, proactive member engagement, and real-time data exchange—capabilities that extend beyond the scope of many EHRs. Our Incedo #CareManagement platform is fully aligned with ECM and fills the gap of traditional EHR systems. Incedo offers an integrated whole-person approach to care management and facilitates collaboration across providers and managed care plans to improve outcomes for California’s most vulnerable populations. If you’re looking for a complete #ECM solution, let’s talk about how Incedo can help. https://hubs.ly/Q02RnVwW0 #HealthcareInnovation

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As AI continues to reshape every facet of healthcare, what does that mean for planning and responding to crisis scenarios. Join crisis and communications experts Steve Behm, Practice Lead for Crisis and Reputation at Real Chemistry and Eric McNulty, Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI), for an engaging discussion about the powerful impact of AI in managing healthcare crises and more. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LBkf4i

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As AI continues to reshape every facet of healthcare, what does that mean for planning and responding to crisis scenarios. Join crisis and communications experts Steve Behm, Practice Lead for Crisis and Reputation at Real Chemistry and Eric McNulty, Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI), for an engaging discussion about the powerful impact of AI in managing healthcare crises and more. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LBkf4i

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As AI continues to reshape every facet of healthcare, what does that mean for planning and responding to crisis scenarios. Join crisis and communications experts Steve Behm, Practice Lead for Crisis and Reputation at Real Chemistry and Eric McNulty, Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI), for an engaging discussion about the powerful impact of AI in managing healthcare crises and more. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LBkf4i

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🏥 As of 2022, 96% of hospitals engaged in at least one form of electronic public health data exchange, according to an ONC blog post. However, data exchange barriers persist, with about three-quarters of hospitals reporting at least one obstacle to public health reporting in 2022. The most common challenge was hospitals' perception that public health authorities (PHAs) could not electronically receive information. Hospitals also reported technical complexities and exchange costs as barriers to electronic public health reporting. ONC data found lower rates of electronic public health reporting across small, rural, independent and critical access hospitals. 🌐📊 #HealthcareInnovation #DataExchange #PublicHealth #HospitalChallenges #HealthIT #MedicalTechnology #HealthData #DigitalHealth #PatientCare #HealthInformation #HealthTech #HealthcareSolutions #HealthSystem #EHR

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How can digital technology improve the experience of providers and patients? In this Health Data Management video, Frederick Health CMIO Dr. Kristin Conley explains how new #EHR tools like #GenerativeAI can reduce clinicians' administrative tasks and facilitate more #PatientEngagement. https://hubs.ly/Q02CNpyW0

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Ready for the next supply chain disruption? AHA and Health-ISAC joint threat bulletin on how cyberattacks are targeting the healthcare supply chain. "Organizations should prioritize applying risk management assessment principles to their critical suppliers and partners. Consider supply-chain outages, and availability, determine impact to business operations and care delivery, and identify alternative suppliers or use multiple suppliers to create redundancy. The idea is to eliminate the single points of failure in healthcare supply chains and minimize disruptions to healthcare delivery in the event of ransomware attacks on critical suppliers..." https://lnkd.in/gK7n-SAd #healthcare #hospital #supplychain #healthcaresupplychain #hospitalsupplychain #medicalsupplychain #cybersecurity #resilience #cybercrime #ransomware #supplychaindisruptions Is your healthcare organization ready for the next supply chain disruption? Reach out to me to learn more about strengthening comprehensive resilience at your organization. Resilience Key Performance Indicators Emergency Preparedness & Response Planning Built Environment & Infrastructure Resilience Supply Chain Disruption Resilience Healthcare Information Technology Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures Staff Training & Capacity Building Mental Health Support & Services Community Resilience & Resiliency Partnerships Resilience Data Transparency & Analysis

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We know there is so much opportunity around digital health data, but it's increasingly clear that we're using today's tools and mindset to capture value. The right EMR system can help patients and providers.

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